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Biden says ‘erratic’ Trump shouldn’t get intel briefings
February 07,2021
WASHINGTON- President Joe Biden said Friday that Donald Trump’s “erratic behavior” should prevent him from receiving classified intelligence briefings ...
Iran top diplomat urges Biden to return tonuclear deal
February 07,2021
Iran’s foreign minister urged Washington to act fast to return to the nuclear accord, pointing out that legislation passed by parliament forces the government to harden ...
Biden expands quick bid to undo Trump’s immigration policies
February 03,2021
SAN DIEGO-The Biden administration on Tuesday announced steps to address harm to thousands of families that were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border, expanding efforts to quickly ...
Japan’s PM extends state of emergency over COVID-19 pandemic
February 03,2021
TOKYO- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Tuesday extended the state of emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic in struggling regions for one month to March 7...
Pakistan’s top court orders alleged Daniel Pearl killer moved from prison
February 03,2021
ISLAMABAD- Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered the release from prison on Tuesday of Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh, a ringleader in the kidnapping and murder of U.S. journalist Daniel ...
Over half in New Delhi may have had COVID, government survey suggests
February 03,2021
NEW DELHI- More than half of New Delhi’s 20 million inhabitants may have been infected with the coronavirus, according to a government serological survey whose findings echoed earlier ...
Pandemic’s deadliest month in US ends with signs of progress
February 03,2021
PROVIDENCE- The deadliest month yet of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. drew to a close with certain signs of progress: COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are plummeting, while vaccinations ...
Russian police detain over 450 at protests against jailed Kremlin critic Navalny’s jailing
February 01,2021
MOSCOW- Police detained more than 450 people at rallies in Siberia and Russia’s Far East on Sunday as supporters of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny took to the streets to protest ...
Modi breaks silence on months long farm protests
February 01,2021
NEW DELHI- India’s prime minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday protesters that stormed New Delhi’s Red Fort had caused “insult” to the country, his first ...
Biden could change course in high court health care case
February 01,2021
WASHINGTON- The pending Supreme Court case on the fate of the Affordable Care Act could give the Biden administration its first opportunity to chart a new course in front ...
Uzbekistan joins global carbon neutrality race to 2050
February 01,2021
HONG KONG -- Uzbekistan will become the latest nation to join the global race to carbon neutrality by 2050. In collaboration with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ...
Biden warns of growing cost of delay on $1.9T econ aid plan
January 31,2021
WASHINGTON- President Joe Biden is warning of a steep and growing “cost of inaction” on his $1.9 trillion COVID relief plan as the White House searched for ...
Serum Institute of India to launch another COVID-19 vaccine by June
January 31,2021
NEW DELHI- India's vaccine maker Serum Institute of India (SII) on Saturday said it was hopeful of launching another COVID-19 vaccine Covovax by June this year. ...
Biden faces scrutiny over reliance on executive orders
January 30,2021
President Joe Biden and aides are showing touches of prickliness over growing scrutiny of his heavy reliance on executive orders in his first days in office. ...
Uzbekistan orders 15 million doses of coronavirus vaccine
January 30,2021
Uzbekistan has ordered 15 million doses of coronavirus vaccine for vaccination of 20% of country population, Vice Chief of Sanitary and Epidemiological Well-Being Service ...
Iran says it will not reverse nuclear steps before U.S. sanctions are lifted
January 30,2021
Tehran will not accept U.S. demands that it reverse an acceleration of its nuclear programme before Washington lifts sanctions, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday...
EU to debate Russia sanctions after Navalny protest arrests
January 26,2021
BRUSSELS- The European Union will consider fresh sanctions on Russian individuals on Monday after more than 3,000 people were arrested across Russia on Saturday to demand the release ...
Russia arrests 350 protesters demanding Navalny’s release
January 24,2021
MOSCOW- Russian police on Saturday arrested hundreds of protesters who took to the streets in temperatures as low as minus-50 C (minus-58 F) to demand the release of Alexei Navalny, the country’s top opposition figure...
Roundup: India’s COVID-19 recovery rate improves to 96.82 pct
January 24,2021
NEW DELHI- The recovery rate of COVID-19 patients in India Saturday increased to 96.82 percent, the country's federal health ministry said...
AstraZeneca to supply 31 million COVID-19 shots to EU in first quarter, a 60% cut - EU source
January 24,2021
BRUSSELS- AstraZeneca Plc has informed European Union officials on Friday it would cut deliveries of its COVID-19 vaccine to the bloc by 60% to 31 million doses in the first quarter ...
Biden Unveils ‘Wartime’ Strategy to Tackle Coronavirus Pandemic
January 23,2021
President Joe Biden has warned Americans that there are difficult days ahead regarding the coronavirus pandemic and predicted the US death toll will surpass half a million next month as he unveiled his “wartime undertaking” to tackle ...
Biden to block Trump’s plan to lift COVID-19 European travel restrictions
January 20,2021
WASHINGTON- U.S. President-elect Joe Biden plans to quickly extend travel restrictions barring travel by most people who have recently been in much of Europe and Brazil soon ...
Iraq tightens security along flashpoint Syria frontier, military says
January 20,2021
AL-QAIM- Iraq is tightening security along its 600 km (400 mile) border with Syria to curb the movement of Islamic State militants, drug smuggling and other illegal activities...
Biden Inauguration: Executive Orders to Reverse Trump Policies
January 18,2021
Details are emerging of a raft of executive orders planned by US president-elect Joe Biden as soon as he takes office this week.
Mr Biden will issue decrees to reverse ...
France Says Iran Is Building Nuclear Weapons Capacity, Urgent to Revive 2015 Deal
January 18,2021
PARIS- Iran is in the process of building up its nuclear weapons capacity and it is urgent that Tehran and Washington return to a 2015 nuclear agreement, France’s foreign ...
Pompeo, in Tuesday speech, to accuse Iran of al Qaeda links: sources
January 13,2021
WASHINGTON- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to use newly declassified U.S. intelligence on Tuesday to publicly accuse Iran of ties to al Qaeda, two people familiar ...
India starts shipping COVID-19 vaccine to cities
January 13,2021
NEW DELHI- India has started shipping COVID-19 vaccines to multiple cities, four days ahead of the nationwide inoculation drive.
The first consignment of vaccines ...
‘We’ll act with urgency’: Pelosi says House will impeach Trump
January 12,2021
WASHINGTON- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday the House will go ahead with impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump as she pushes Vice President Mike ...
Yemen’s Houthis condemn US move to brand them terrorists
January 12,2021
A leader of Yemen’s Houthi movement said on Monday the Iran-aligned group reserved the right to respond to any US move to blacklist it after the Trump administration announced its intent to designate it as a foreign terrorist organisation...
Landslides kill 11, injure 18 in Indonesia’s West Java
January 11,2021
JAKARTA- Two landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 11 people and injured 18 others in western Indonesia, according to officials...
Kazakh ex-president’s party set to retain hold on power in Sunday’s vote
January 11,2021
ALMATY- A party led by Kazakhstan’s powerful ex-president Nursultan Nazarbayev is set to sweep Sunday’s parliamentary election, as it has done for decades ...
Pakistani authorities work to restore power after blackout
January 11,2021
ISLAMABAD- Authorities have restored electricity supply to parts of several main Pakistani cities and work on power restoration is continuing on Sunday after a major fault at a thermal ...
Pakistani Hazara Families Refuse to Bury Dead after Attack
January 06,2021
Islamabad– Hundreds of members of Pakistan’s ethnic Hazara community have held a protest against the killing of 10 coal miners in a targeted attack in the southwestern province ...
Saudi Arabia Will Open Land, Air Borders with Qatar after Three Year Blockade
January 06,2021
Kuwait’s foreign ministry announced Monday that Saudi Arabia will open its air and land borders with Qatar in the first steps toward ending a diplomatic crisis that has deeply divided regional U.S. allies since 2017....
Biden, Trump to Converge on Georgia Before Pivotal US Senate Vote
January 05,2021
President-elect Joe Biden and President Donald Trump will both visit Georgia on Monday, a day before voters in the state cast their ballots in dual contests that will determine which party ...