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Biden's announcement on Saudi Arabia to come on Monday

Biden's announcement on Saudi Arabia to come on Monday

REUTERS 2021-02-28 18:23:34

US President Joe Biden on Saturday said his administration would make an announcement on Saudi Arabia on Monday, following a US intelligence report that found Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ha...

Philippines receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccine from China

Philippines receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccine from China

-- 2021-02-28 17:27:36

President Rodrigo Duterte attended a ceremony to mark the arrival of the initial 600,000 doses of Sinovac Biotech’s CoronaVac, which were delivered by a Chinese military aircraft. The Philippin...

At least seven dead on bloodiest day of Myanmar protests against coup

At least seven dead on bloodiest day of Myanmar protests against coup

Reuters 2021-02-28 17:08:55

Myanmar police fired on protesters on Sunday in the bloodiest day of weeks of demonstrations against a military coup and at least seven people were killed and several wounded, political and medical so...

Biden scores legislative win as House passes $1.9tn relief plan

Biden scores legislative win as House passes $1.9tn relief plan

-- 2021-02-28 11:09:41

US President Joe Biden scored his first legislative win as the House of Representatives passed his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early Saturday, though Democrats face challenges to their ho...

US seeks to put Saudi crown prince in his place, for now

US seeks to put Saudi crown prince in his place, for now

-- 2021-02-28 10:59:44

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may have been spared direct punishment after a US intelligence report implicated him in the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but he has not emerg...

All cattle on pariah ship 'should be killed': Spanish government

All cattle on pariah ship 'should be killed': Spanish government

Reuters 2021-02-28 10:48:46

More than 850 cows that have spent months on a ship in the Mediterranean are no longer fit for transport and should be killed, Spain’s Agriculure Ministry said on Saturday, confirming an earlier...

US needs at least 600,000 more migrant workers, says Mexico

US needs at least 600,000 more migrant workers, says Mexico

-- 2021-02-28 10:39:42

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Saturday that he would press for a deal to get legal guarantees for workers from Mexico and Central America when he speaks with his US counterpart...

Thailand kicks off Covid-19 inoculation campaign

Thailand kicks off Covid-19 inoculation campaign

-- 2021-02-28 09:33:40

Thailand kicked off its Covid-19 inoculation campaign on Sunday, with cabinet ministers, health officials and medical professionals among the first in the queue to receive vaccinations. The first dos...

Religiosity aiding spike in militancy, says Pakistan expert

Religiosity aiding spike in militancy, says Pakistan expert

AP 2021-02-27 20:20:16

Militant attacks are on the rise in Pakistan amid a growing religiosity that has brought greater intolerance, prompting one expert to voice concern the country could be overwhelmed by religious extrem...

White House asks ‘Trump who?’

White House asks ‘Trump who?’

REUTERS 2021-02-27 19:05:25

US President Joe Biden's White House has made it clear it plans to ignore Donald Trump's speech on Sunday to a conservative conference in Florida, where the former president is expected to go on the a...

Myanmar police launch most extensive crackdown

Myanmar police launch most extensive crackdown

Reuters 2021-02-27 18:51:40

Police launched their most sweeping crackdown in three weeks of protests against military rule on Saturday in towns and cities across Myanmar, and one woman was shot and wounded and dozens of people w...

Biden scores legislative win as House passes $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan

Biden scores legislative win as House passes $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan

Reuters 2021-02-27 17:22:41

President Joe Biden scored his first legislative win as the House of Representatives passed his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early Saturday, though Democrats faced challenges to their hope...

Children abducted in Nigeria's Niger state released, says governor

Children abducted in Nigeria's Niger state released, says governor

REUTERS 2021-02-27 16:48:40

Gunmen in Nigeria on Saturday released 42 people, including 27 students, who were kidnapped from a boarding school last week in the north-central state of Niger, the state’s governor said. Th...

Woman killed as Myanmar police crack down on protests

Woman killed as Myanmar police crack down on protests

-- 2021-02-27 16:08:20

Three media outlets of Myanmar have said a woman was shot and killed in the central town of Monwya in Myanmar on Saturday as police cracked down on protests against military rule. Myanmar has been in...

US imposes visa ban on individuals who harm journalists, dissidents

US imposes visa ban on individuals who harm journalists, dissidents

-- 2021-02-27 15:54:33

The United States has announced a new visa restriction policy aimed at individuals who, acting on behalf of any foreign government, carry out activities against journalists and dissidents beyond their...

Clashes in Iraqi city leave four dead, dozens injured

Clashes in Iraqi city leave four dead, dozens injured

-- 2021-02-27 14:32:28

At least five protesters were killed and more than 175 people injured on Friday in clashes between demonstrators and security forces in the southern Iraqi city of Nassiriya, a Reuters witness and othe...

Myanmar police crack down on protesters

Myanmar police crack down on protesters

Reuters 2021-02-27 12:57:29

Myanmar police moved decisively on Saturday in a bid to prevent opponents of military rule gathering throughout the country after Myanmar’s UN envoy urged the United Nations to use “any me...

Thai Buddhists mark holy day on 'Temple of Zoom'

Thai Buddhists mark holy day on 'Temple of Zoom'

Reuters 2021-02-27 10:54:53

More than 200,000 Buddhist devotees gathered via Zoom video link on Friday to attend an annual prayer and lantern ritual held in Thailand to mark Makha Bucha Day, one of the religion’s holiest h...

Biden admin mulling halt to 'offensive' arms sales for Saudis

Biden admin mulling halt to 'offensive' arms sales for Saudis

REUTERS 2021-02-27 10:52:41

President Joe Biden’s administration is considering the cancellation of arms deals with Saudi Arabia that pose human rights concerns while limiting future military sales to “defensive&rdqu...

How a rare February landslide in the Himalayas left more than 200 dead

How a rare February landslide in the Himalayas left more than 200 dead

Reuters 2021-02-27 09:03:25

A landslide 20 kilometres west of Nanda Devi, India’s second-highest peak, resulted in a flash flood on Feb. 7 that left more than 200 dead, and swept away two state hydro-electric projects, acc...

UK seeks G7 consensus on digital competition

UK seeks G7 consensus on digital competition

-- 2021-02-27 08:59:45

Britain is seeking to build a consensus among G7 nations on how to stop large technology companies exploiting their dominance, warning that there can be no repeat of Facebook’s one-week media bl...

Saudi crown prince approved Khashoggi murder: US intelligence

Saudi crown prince approved Khashoggi murder: US intelligence

-- 2021-02-27 02:07:18

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved of an operation to capture or kill dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi who was murdered in 2018, according to a declassified US intelligence assessment...

Myanmar envoy appeals to UN to stop coup as police break up protests

Myanmar envoy appeals to UN to stop coup as police break up protests

REUTERS 2021-02-26 22:47:34

An envoy for Myanmar’s ousted government called on the United Nations to use “any means necessary” to stop a military coup on Friday, as police cracked down on anti-junta protesters...

Boeing 777 makes emergency landing in Moscow after engine sensor problem

Boeing 777 makes emergency landing in Moscow after engine sensor problem

Reuters 2021-02-26 22:36:10

A Rossiya Airlines Boeing 777 cargo plane made an emergency landing at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport on Friday due to a problem with an engine control sensor, the airline said. The plane was a...

Indian coast guard find 81 Rohingya adrift at sea, asks Bangladesh to take them

Indian coast guard find 81 Rohingya adrift at sea, asks Bangladesh to take them

Reuters 2021-02-26 20:49:19

India's coast guard found 81 survivors and eight dead on a boat crammed with Muslim Rohingya refugees adrift in the Andaman Sea, and were repairing the vessel so that it can return safely to Banglades...

US air strikes on Iran-backed militias in Syria kill at least one fighter

US air strikes on Iran-backed militias in Syria kill at least one fighter

-- 2021-02-26 18:55:39

US air strikes against Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria killed at least one fighter and wounded several others in what US officials said was a calibrated response to rocket attacks against Americ...

'IS bride' Shamima not allowed to return to UK

'IS bride' Shamima not allowed to return to UK

BBC 2021-02-26 17:34:21

Shamima Begum, who left the United Kingdom for Syria to join the Islamic State (IS) group as a teenager, will not be allowed to return and fight her citizenship case, the Supreme Court of the country...

Scores of female students abducted in Nigeria

Scores of female students abducted in Nigeria

-- 2021-02-26 15:08:30

Scores of students were abducted by gunmen who stormed an all-girls school in Nigeria's northwestern state of Zamfara on early Friday, a local official said. Abubakar Dauran, Zamfara state commission...

Russian diplomats leave North Korea on hand-pushed rail trolley

Russian diplomats leave North Korea on hand-pushed rail trolley

-- 2021-02-26 14:08:08

A group of Russian diplomats and their families made an unusual exit out of North Korea on a hand-pushed rail trolley due to strict Covid measures. The eight people travelled by train and bus before...

India rescues 81 Rohingya on drifting boat, 8 dead, one missing

India rescues 81 Rohingya on drifting boat, 8 dead, one missing

REUTERS 2021-02-26 14:04:02

India's coast guard found 81 survivors and eight dead on a boat crammed with Rohingya refugees adrift in the Andaman Sea, an Indian foreign ministry official said on Friday, adding the survivors would...