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World no closer to answer on COVID origins, says expert

World no closer to answer on COVID origins, says expert

Reuters 2021-03-05 18:36:53

Despite a high-profile visit to China by a team of international experts in January, the world is no closer to knowing the origins of COVID-19, according to one of the authors of an open letter callin...

Indian farmers plan major road blockade to mark 100th day of protests

Indian farmers plan major road blockade to mark 100th day of protests

-- 2021-03-05 18:10:49

Indian farmers who have been protesting for months against deregulation of produce markets plan to block a major expressway outside New Delhi on Saturday, the 100th day of their campaign, they said....

Pope Francis departs Rome for risky, historic Iraq tour

Pope Francis departs Rome for risky, historic Iraq tour

-- 2021-03-05 17:53:53

Pope Francis left Rome on Friday to start a four-day trip to Iraq, his most risky foreign trip since his election in 2012 and the first visit by a pontiff to the country. An Alitalia airplane carryin...

YouTube removes five Myanmar TV channels

YouTube removes five Myanmar TV channels

-- 2021-03-05 16:05:33

YouTube has removed five channels of Myanmar's military-run television networks hosted on its platform in the wake of the coup in the Southeast Asian country. "We have terminated a number of channels...

17 per cent of total food available globally wasted in 2019: Here’s what the UN said

17 per cent of total food available globally wasted in 2019: Here’s what the UN said

-- 2021-03-05 15:57:03

Households, retailers, institutions and the hospitality industry threw almost one billion tonnes, or 17 per cent of the food available to consumers worldwide in 2019, the United Nations (UN) has said....

US Senate mulls $30b in funding to boost chipmaking sector

US Senate mulls $30b in funding to boost chipmaking sector

-- 2021-03-05 15:46:21

The US Senate is considering including in a new bill to boost competitiveness against China $30 billion in funding for previously-approved measures to supercharge the country’s chipmaking indust...

Myanmar diplomatic revolt against junta widens

Myanmar diplomatic revolt against junta widens

REUTERS 2021-03-05 11:52:25

Myanmar’s junta lost a tug of war over leadership of its UN mission in New York and the United States unveiled new sanctions targeting military conglomerates after the deaths of dozens of civili...

China’s top legislature to review draft decision on improving Hong Kong electoral system

China’s top legislature to review draft decision on improving Hong Kong electoral system

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-03-05 11:21:52

The Chinese National People’s Congress (NPC) is going to review the draft decision of improving the electoral system of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region(HKSAR) during its annual session....

China will guard against interference by external forces in Hong Kong’s affairs, premier Li says

China will guard against interference by external forces in Hong Kong’s affairs, premier Li says

-- 2021-03-05 10:16:07

China will “resolutely guard against and deter” interference by external forces in Hong Kong’s affairs, Premier Li Keqiang said, amid criticism from western countries over Beijing&rs...

US blocked Myanmar junta effort to empty $1.0 billion New York Fed account

US blocked Myanmar junta effort to empty $1.0 billion New York Fed account

REUTERS 2021-03-05 08:17:58

Myanmar’s military rulers attempted to move about $1 billion held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York days after seizing power on Feb 1, prompting US officials to put a freeze on the funds,...

Tsunami warning issued as powerful quake hits near NZ

Tsunami warning issued as powerful quake hits near NZ

AP 2021-03-04 21:45:18

Officials in New Zealand issued a tsunami warning for coastal areas after a shallow, powerful earthquake struck off its northeastern coast on Thursday night. There were no immediate reports of serious...

US, UK suspend tariffs and seek aircraft row resolution

US, UK suspend tariffs and seek aircraft row resolution

-- 2021-03-04 21:30:23

The United States agreed a four-month suspension of retaliatory tariffs imposed on British goods such as Scotch whisky over a long-running aircraft subsidy row, with both sides pledging to use the tim...

Nineteen Myanmar police seek refuge in India, more expected

Nineteen Myanmar police seek refuge in India, more expected

REUTERS 2021-03-04 20:49:28

At least 19 Myanmar police have crossed into India to escape taking orders from a military junta that is trying to suppress protests against last month's coup, an Indian police official said on Thursd...

Meghan accuses Buckingham Palace of 'perpetuating falsehoods'

Meghan accuses Buckingham Palace of 'perpetuating falsehoods'

BBC 2021-03-04 20:45:37

The Duchess of Sussex has said Buckingham Palace could not expect her and Prince Harry to be silent if it was "perpetuating falsehoods about us". In a clip of Oprah Winfrey's interview with the coupl...

"I will shoot whoever I see": Myanmar soldiers use TikTok to threaten protesters

"I will shoot whoever I see": Myanmar soldiers use TikTok to threaten protesters

-- 2021-03-04 17:01:18

Armed Myanmar soldiers and police are using TikTok to deliver death threats to protesters against last month's coup, researchers said, prompting the Chinese video-sharing app to announce it wa...

Three Myanmar police seek refuge in India

Three Myanmar police seek refuge in India

-- 2021-03-04 16:33:44

Three Myanmar police constables have crossed over to India’s northeastern state of Mizoram to seek refuge there, rather than carry out orders given by the military junta, an Indian police offici...

Mali, Emirates facilitated Venezuelan gold trade in 2020?

Mali, Emirates facilitated Venezuelan gold trade in 2020?

-- 2021-03-04 14:11:31

Venezuela sent gold to Mali in 2020 via Russian-owned planes to exchange for euros and US dollars that President Nicolas Maduro’s government used to remain afloat despite US sanctions, an opposi...

ICC to probe war crimes in Palestinian Territories, angering Israel

ICC to probe war crimes in Palestinian Territories, angering Israel

-- 2021-03-04 11:56:17

The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor has said her office will formally investigate war crimes in the Palestinian Territories, a move welcomed by the Palestinian Authority and denounced by...

Myanmar protesters back on streets after bloodiest day since coup

Myanmar protesters back on streets after bloodiest day since coup

REUTERS 2021-03-04 11:25:41

Myanmar pro-democracy activists pledged on Thursday to hold more demonstrations after the United Nations said 38 people had been killed in the most violent day of unrest since last month’s milit...

Apparel makers seek new stimulus package, 15 years for loan repayment

Apparel makers seek new stimulus package, 15 years for loan repayment

FE REPORT 2021-03-04 07:58:31

The country's apparel manufacturers on Tuesday demanded a fresh stimulus package for the upcoming Eid festivals to help continue their business. They also sought 14 to 15 years’ time duration f...

Myanmar forces kill more than 35 protesters since coup

Myanmar forces kill more than 35 protesters since coup

-- 2021-03-03 20:21:30

Myanmar's security forces have killed at least 35 people during protests against military rule since February 1 coup, according to Reuters. The junta has appeared more determined than ever to stamp o...

10 killed in South Sudan plane crash

10 killed in South Sudan plane crash

Xinhua 2021-03-03 17:44:21

Ten people were killed in a commercial plane crash in South Sudan's Jonglei state on Tuesday evening, a senior government official said Wednesday. Denay Jock Chagor, Jonglei state governor, confirmed...

Former UN expert urges foreign firms to suspend all business in Myanmar

Former UN expert urges foreign firms to suspend all business in Myanmar

-- 2021-03-03 17:21:07

Foreign firms should suspend all business in Myanmar to send a clear message to the military that its coup will hurt its people and ruin its economy, a former United Nations expert on the country said...

World Bank preparing COVID-19 vaccine funds for African countries

World Bank preparing COVID-19 vaccine funds for African countries

-- 2021-03-03 16:31:41

The World Bank is preparing emergency financing to help about 30 African countries access COVID-19 vaccines, the global lender has said, as the continent scrambles to secure doses and start immunising...

Amazon issues apology to Indian viewers for hurting religious beliefs

Amazon issues apology to Indian viewers for hurting religious beliefs

-- 2021-03-03 16:24:38

Amazon.com Inc's Prime Video streaming service on Tuesday issued a rare apology to its Indian viewers for some scenes in its original political drama series "Tandav", which allegedly offended Hindu re...

Myanmar security forces kill nine protesters on Wednesday

Myanmar security forces kill nine protesters on Wednesday

-- 2021-03-03 16:14:42

Myanmar security forces opened fire on protests against military rule on Wednesday killing nine people, witnesses and media reported, a day after neighbouring countries called for restraint and offere...

Rockets land at Iraqi air base hosting US, coalition forces

Rockets land at Iraqi air base hosting US, coalition forces

REUTERS 2021-03-03 14:19:33

Several rockets landed on Wednesday at Iraq’s Ain al-Asad air base that hosts United States, coalition and Iraqi forces, two security sources said. No casualties have been reported so far, the...

El Salvador president cheers big Congress election win

El Salvador president cheers big Congress election win

-- 2021-03-03 12:41:41

El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, declared a major victory in legislative elections, citing a projection that his party and its allies had won the biggest congressional majority in the coun...

Myanmar police disperse protests as ASEAN diplomatic bid stalls

Myanmar police disperse protests as ASEAN diplomatic bid stalls

REUTERS 2021-03-03 12:11:48

Security forces fired in the air and used tear gas to break up anti-junta demonstrations in Myanmar’s two biggest cities on Wednesday, witnesses said, a day after a regional diplomatic push to h...

UK royal Meghan awarded $630,000 after court privacy win against Mail

UK royal Meghan awarded $630,000 after court privacy win against Mail

-- 2021-03-03 11:37:18

Meghan, Britain’s Duchess of Sussex, was awarded 450,000 pounds ($630,000) on Tuesday as a provisional payment towards her legal costs after she won a privacy claim against the Mail on Sunday wh...