Check out this news round-up for highlights of the week gone by

Check out this week’s news round-up to stay updated about everything that is happening around you.

Owing to the change in the global arena, society, politics, and ethos seem to be changing as well. Amidst the fast-changing geopolitical scenario and the ongoing pandemic, there are other important news and issues that need to be acknowledged. From floods destroying life and property to shift in global politics, many other things happening in India and the world that are making headlines. We have covered them for you in our weekly news round-up.

Take a look at the news round-up of the week:

World News

A Swiss town experiences Lindt Chocolate snowfall due to a malfunction

Kakao-Regen im Oltner Industriequartier: Lüftungsanlage ist schuld daran https://t.co/O9Iorni5Iz pic.twitter.com/3LWZCsHeE0

— Olten (@olten) August 15, 2020

Wild boar faces the death sentence after snatching nudist’s laptop in Germany

Elsa the bag snatching wild boar became famous for being chased by a nudist in Berlin

An online petition to save her from being culled has now been signed thousands of timeshttps://t.co/gFnCdWYRPI

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 18, 2020

Pizza Express set to shut 73 restaurants and axe around 1,100 jobs

Pizza Express has revealed plans to close almost a fifth of its UK restaurants under a financial restructuring that places 1,100 jobs at risk https://t.co/f8nfYLTTLi

— SkyNews (@SkyNews) August 18, 2020

Tech News

Apple becomes world’s most valuable company after crossing $2 trillion market cap

BREAKING: Apple becomes first U.S. company to hit $2 trillion market value. https://t.co/v1BHYd1nYZ pic.twitter.com/Uwubi7ZMiE

— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) August 19, 2020

The new Samsung Galaxy Buds Live will remind your desi hearts of Rajma

#GalaxyBudsLive with active noise cancellation. Keep the noise out. Let the sound in.
Learn more: https://t.co/40NMnY9lPi pic.twitter.com/5bOscia42G

— Samsung Mobile (@SamsungMobile) August 15, 2020

An era comes to an end as Microsoft starts phasing out Internet Explorer in order to bring in Microsoft Edge, a new internet platform.

.@Microsoft is finally killing Internet Explorer: https://t.co/OqND1QG9T3 pic.twitter.com/9jfV3miQU9

— Consequence of Sound (@consequence) August 18, 2020

National News

Indore gets cleanest city tag for 4th year in a row; Surat 2nd, Navi Mumbai 3rd.

Indore was adjudged India's cleanest city for the fourth straight year in the central government's cleanliness survey announced todayhttps://t.co/LEA8OuZoYu

— CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18Live) August 20, 2020

Pranab Mukherjee on ventilator support, health declines as signs of lung infection emerge.

"Decline" In Pranab Mukherjee's Health, Signs Of Lung Infection: Hospital

Read more here: https://t.co/I4NofYAnpq pic.twitter.com/upZhHpiW4r

— NDTV (@ndtv) August 19, 2020

Heavy rains disrupted normal life in many parts of the country, including Delhi and Gurgaon and led to worsening of the flood situation in Uttar Pradesh 

Flood Situation Worsens In UP, 875 Villages In 16 Districts Affected https://t.co/anruobqAn8 pic.twitter.com/4Rp4pa0dOQ

— NDTV (@ndtv) August 21, 2020

A fact sheet from the ministry shows that in the first seven months of this year, 90 locals have joined various terror groups.

The Centre's move to bring development to J&K has not improved the security situation. "Too many locals are still joining the ranks of terrorists despite the growing number of encounters, becoming a huge concern for security forces operating in Kashmir"https://t.co/STsPgtkFhG

— RealReport (@report_real) August 21, 2020

20 hospitalised after ammonia gas leak at milk dairy unit in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor

Minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy has spoken with the Chittoor District Collector and ordered an inquiry into the incidenthttps://t.co/nBaz9qj73n

— Livemint (@livemint) August 21, 2020

Sports News

The cricketer who lifted Blind World Cup sells vegetables. Naresh Tumda was amongst the playing 11 in Indian blind cricket team that lifted Blind World Cup on March 20, 2018. 

Cricketer who lifted Blind World Cup 2018 sells veggies in Ahmedabad https://t.co/pUq4dOJ8il

— TOI Sports News (@TOISportsNews) August 21, 2020

Neymar made a record with 16 take-ons vs Atlanta equalling Messi’s record

⏰ 89th minute - Atalanta lead 1-0
⏰ 90th minute - Atalanta 1-1 PSG
⏰ 93rd minute - PSG lead 2-1

The #UCL serves up another memorable quarter-final 🔥😅 pic.twitter.com/Zi2HC9qMA0

— SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) August 12, 2020

Science News

Chandrayaan-2 completes one year on moon orbit, all instruments performing well: ISRO

Chandrayaan-2 was launched on July 22, 2019, and inserted into the lunar orbit on August 20, exactly a year ago.https://t.co/CbXrEjswF0

— News18.com (@news18dotcom) August 21, 2020

Entertainment News

Content Creators join Students in urging authorities for postponement of the NEET and JEE exams

Already few students have died from suicide after SC’s decision. #postponeNEETandJEE

Watch Video: https://t.co/OuFJAjnhl7 pic.twitter.com/KQkQXVl9OP

— Dhruv Rathee 🇮🇳 (@dhruv_rathee) August 20, 2020

Aamir Khan met with the First Lady of Turkey, Emine Erdoğan before shooting his next

I had the great pleasure of meeting @aamir_khan, the world-renowned Indian actor, filmmaker, and director, in Istanbul. I was happy to learn that Aamir decided to wrap up the shooting of his latest movie ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ in different parts of Turkey. I look forward to it! pic.twitter.com/3rSCMmAOMW

— Emine Erdoğan (@EmineErdogan) August 15, 2020

Fans convey their sadness as Hasan Minhaj’s Patriotic Act comes to an end

What a run. @patriotact has come to an end. I got to work with the best writers, producers, researchers, and animators in the game. My 2 babies were born and grew up with the show. TY to @Netflix and everyone who watched. Now it’s time to return these screens to Best Buy 😎 pic.twitter.com/4s4TrsKWe6

— Hasan Minhaj (@hasanminhaj) August 18, 2020

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