Loading...

Search results for: World

Facebook 'refriends' Australia

Facebook 'refriends' Australia

-- 2021-02-23 16:33:32

Australia and the social media group have been locked in a standoff for more than a week after the government introduced legislation that challenged Facebook and Alphabet Inc’s Google’s do...

Malaysia court halts deportation of 1,200 Myanmar nationals

Malaysia court halts deportation of 1,200 Myanmar nationals

-- 2021-02-23 16:11:35

A Malaysian court has allowed a temporary stay of deportation of 1,200 Myanmar detainees who were scheduled to be sent back on Tuesday, according to a lawyer for rights groups that petitioned to stop...

6,500 migrant workers died in Qatar in 10 years

6,500 migrant workers died in Qatar in 10 years

-- 2021-02-23 15:49:16

More than 6,500 migrant workers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have died in Qatar since it won the right to host the World Cup 10 years ago. The findings, compiled from governm...

Western countries increase pressure on Myanmar junta

Western countries increase pressure on Myanmar junta

REUTERS 2021-02-23 15:32:57

The European Union said it is considering sanctions on Myanmar while the United States penalised two more generals for links to the military coup, as Western countries sought to press the junta to avo...

Glamorous life of El Chapo's detained wife 'like a soap opera'

Glamorous life of El Chapo's detained wife 'like a soap opera'

-- 2021-02-23 12:45:34

The arrest on drug trafficking charges of Emma Coronel Aispuro, a former beauty queen and wife of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, follows a telenovela-style life that strad...

US Supreme Court paves way for release of Trump's tax returns

US Supreme Court paves way for release of Trump's tax returns

-- 2021-02-23 12:20:34

Donald Trump suffered a major setback on Monday in his long quest to conceal details of his finances as the US Supreme Court paved the way for a New York City prosecutor to obtain the former president...

Offices in Britain to remain deserted for months

Offices in Britain to remain deserted for months

-- 2021-02-23 10:57:45

It is premature to write off big cities such as London which will bounce back strongly as the pandemic wanes, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday after unveiling a plan that will keep...

US video providers asked to address misinformation by TV channels

US video providers asked to address misinformation by TV channels

-- 2021-02-23 10:43:55

Two US lawmakers on Monday sent letters to a dozen cable, satellite and streaming video companies urging them to address their “disseminating misinformation to millions” of users from some...

Italy's envoy to Congo killed in attack on UN convoy

Italy's envoy to Congo killed in attack on UN convoy

-- 2021-02-22 20:30:44

Italy’s ambassador to Democratic Republic of Congo, his bodyguard and a driver from the World Food Programme were killed on Monday when their convoy was attacked in the east of the country, Ital...

Italian ambassador killed in Congo while in UN convoy

Italian ambassador killed in Congo while in UN convoy

AP 2021-02-22 18:29:14

The Italian ambassador to Congo and an Italian carabineri police officer were killed Monday while traveling in Congo in a UN convoy, the Foreign Ministry said. In a brief statement, the ministry said...

Please be patient as we prioritise India's vaccine needs, Serum CEO says

Please be patient as we prioritise India's vaccine needs, Serum CEO says

-- 2021-02-22 17:04:54

Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s biggest vaccine maker by volume, on Sunday asked for patience from foreign governments awaiting their supply of COVID-19 shots, saying it had been dir...

India may approve 45 investment proposals from China

India may approve 45 investment proposals from China

-- 2021-02-22 16:39:01

India is set to clear 45 investment proposals from China, which are likely to include those from Great Wall Motor and SAIC Motor Corp, government and industry sources told Reuters, as military tension...

Strike threat by South Korean doctors sparks fears of vaccine rollout disruption

Strike threat by South Korean doctors sparks fears of vaccine rollout disruption

-- 2021-02-22 14:13:55

Doctors in South Korea have threatened a protest strike against legislation to strip them of licences following criminal convictions, sparking fears about possible disruption of a coronavirus vaccinat...

Global coronavirus cases exceed 111 million

Global coronavirus cases exceed 111 million

-- 2021-02-22 13:09:15

Over 111 million people have been infected with coronavirus (Covid-19) across the globe until Monday, according to the data compiled by Johns Hopkins University (JHU). The total case count reached 11...

US nears dark milestone of 500,000 Covid-19 deaths

US nears dark milestone of 500,000 Covid-19 deaths

-- 2021-02-22 11:38:53

The United States faces a dark milestone this week despite a recent decline in Covid-19 cases as it prepares to mark a staggering half-million deaths, with President Joe Biden planning to memorialise...

Israel's beaches blackened after offshore oil spill

Israel's beaches blackened after offshore oil spill

-- 2021-02-22 09:55:16

Israel is trying to find the ship responsible for an oil spill that drenched much of its Mediterranean shoreline with tar, an environmental blow that will take months or years to clean up, officials s...

Malcolm X's family releases letter that alleges FBI, police role in his death

Malcolm X's family releases letter that alleges FBI, police role in his death

-- 2021-02-22 09:48:14

Members of Malcolm X’s family have made public what they described as a letter written by a deceased police officer stating that the New York Police Department and FBI were behind the 1965 killi...

Trump ally Erik Prince accused of helping evade UN Libya sanctions

Trump ally Erik Prince accused of helping evade UN Libya sanctions

Reuters 2021-02-22 09:43:42

Erik Prince, the private security executive and supporter of former US President Donald Trump, “at the very least” helped evade an arms embargo on Libya, according to excerpts from a Unite...

Turkey sees window of opportunity for Iran, US on sanctions, Erdogan tells Rouhani

Turkey sees window of opportunity for Iran, US on sanctions, Erdogan tells Rouhani

-- 2021-02-22 09:37:08

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on Sunday he saw a window of opportunity for Iran and the United States on sanctions after recent statements, adding he wan...

China, India complete troop pullout from disputed lake area

China, India complete troop pullout from disputed lake area

-- 2021-02-22 09:30:14

Indian and Chinese troops have completed a pullout from a lake area on their disputed border in the western Himalayas, setting the scene for disengagement at other friction points, the two countries s...

Indian farmers vow to engage more protesters outside Delhi

Indian farmers vow to engage more protesters outside Delhi

-- 2021-02-22 09:17:10

More than 100,000 farmers and farm workers gathered in India’s northern Punjab state on Sunday in a show of strength against new farm laws, where union leaders called on supporters to amass outs...

Nigerian air force passenger plane crash kills seven

Nigerian air force passenger plane crash kills seven

-- 2021-02-21 20:35:27

A small Nigerian air force passenger plane crashed just outside Abuja airport due to engine failure on Sunday, killing all seven people on board, the air force said. “First responders are at th...

Huge crowds in Myanmar undeterred by worst day of violence

Huge crowds in Myanmar undeterred by worst day of violence

Reuters 2021-02-21 19:10:46

Huge crowds marched in Myanmar on Sunday to denounce a February 1 military coup in a show of defiance after the bloodiest episode of the campaign for democracy the previous day, when security forces f...

Modi suggests special visa scheme for doctors, nurses in South Asia

Modi suggests special visa scheme for doctors, nurses in South Asia

-- 2021-02-21 16:38:01

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested creating a special visa scheme for doctors and nurses so that they can travel quickly within the region during health emergencies, on the request of the r...

Cuban anti-Communist anthem featuring Gente de Zona goes viral

Cuban anti-Communist anthem featuring Gente de Zona goes viral

-- 2021-02-21 15:07:18

A group of Miami-based Cuban musicians including reggaeton duo Gente de Zona launched an impassioned anti-Communist anthem this week that has gone viral, sparking a furious state response. Gente de Z...

Argentina's health minister resigns after reports of VIP vaccine access

Argentina's health minister resigns after reports of VIP vaccine access

-- 2021-02-21 14:10:39

Argentina’s health minister resigned on Friday following reports that people had been able to use connections to get access to COVID-19 vaccines to which they were not entitled. Gines Gonzalez...

Saudi Arabia to invest over $20b in its military industry over next decade

Saudi Arabia to invest over $20b in its military industry over next decade

-- 2021-02-21 13:49:25

Saudi Arabia will invest more than $20 billion in its domestic military industry over the next decade as part of aggressive plans to boost local military spending, the head of the kingdom’s mili...

Myanmar protesters gather again defying killing

Myanmar protesters gather again defying killing

-- 2021-02-21 13:15:58

Tens of thousands of opponents of Myanmar’s Feb. 1 military coup gathered on Sunday in towns from north to south, undeterred by the bloodiest episode of their campaign the previous day when secu...

UN, US voice concern as Myanmar ships arrive in Malaysia to pick up detainees

UN, US voice concern as Myanmar ships arrive in Malaysia to pick up detainees

-- 2021-02-21 12:33:20

The UN refugee agency on Saturday said that six people registered with it were among 1,200 Myanmar nationals to be deported by Malaysia next week, while the United States voiced alarm that the plan co...

Trump to address CPAC in 1st post-White House appearance, start war with own party leaders

Trump to address CPAC in 1st post-White House appearance, start war with own party leaders

Reuters 2021-02-21 10:56:56

Former US President Donald Trump will seek to return to the political spotlight in an address to a major meeting of conservatives, a source familiar with his plans said on Saturday, as the Republican...