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Thursday, July 9, 2020

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HEADMISTRESS,SANTA CRUZ HSS, FORT COCHIN.   

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                   CRICKET ENTERS A NEW ARENA OF  BIO-SECURE ENVIRONMENT 
HeadLines09.07.2020 #321, Thursday
1.Alarming COVID-19 spike in Kerala with 301 cases on Wed; 90 through contact.
2. 16 more COVID-19 cases in Ernakulam, special team to trace source of virus.
3.Kasaragod resident who died on Tuesday had COVID, Kerala toll at 30.
4.Gold smuggling: CBI sleuths visit Customs office, Swapna Suresh's friend brought to Kochi.
5.Tamil Nadu CM urges Kerala chief minister to issue entry passes to Kanyakumari fishermen.
6.Need more medical workers, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray tells Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan.
7.Nirav Modi case: Assets worth over ₹329 crore confiscated under Fugitive Economic Offenders Act.
8.Harvard, MIT sue U.S. immigration authorities over new rule for foreign students: report.
9.Sattankulam custodial deaths :  CBI takes over probe.
10.Travel curbs boost legal gold market, thwart smugglers.
11.India arrests South Korean CEO, 11 others for gas leak at LG Polymers.
12.SBI to invest 17.60 billion rupees in Yes Bank.
13.World-champion snowboarder Alex Pullin dies.
14.US registers three million coronavirus cases.

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15.ENGLAND 35/1 in 17.4 overs.aganist the Windies in the rain hit  test match at Southampton. Joe Denly 14*, Rory Burns 20*.No more play was possible due to rain, so the first day back for international cricket lasted just 17.4 overs.The match is being played in a "bio-secure environment".Players are not allowed to use saliva to polish the ball and umpires will not take jumpers and caps from bowler (ADDED BY CKR)

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Headlines Vocab
1. sleuth /sluːθ/കുറ്റാന്വേഷകന്‍ a person who investigates crimes;
 detective"Agatha Christie’s super sleuth , Hercule Poiro t is world famous"

2. confiscate 
/ˈkɒnfɪskeɪt/മുതല്‍ സര്‍ക്കാരിലേക്ക്‌ പിഴയായി പിടിച്ചെടുക്കുക
​ officially take something away from somebody, especially as a punishment
"The teacher threatened to confiscate their phones if they kept using them in class."

3. snowboarding 
/ˈsnəʊbɔːdɪŋ/
Snowboarding is a recreational activity and Winter Olympic and Paralympic sport that involves descending a snow-covered slope while standing on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet.

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Headlines Vocab by Lalji Daniel, MGHSS Pathanapuram
Headlines Extracted from leading news portals by Nishad Abdulkareem GHSS Cherthala South(edited-CKR)

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