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Myanmar military ‘reaches out’ to Rohingya in Rakhine

Myanmar military ‘reaches out’ to Rohingya in Rakhine

-- 2021-02-05 18:03:41

After its takeover, the military administration in Myanmar has 'reached out to Rohingya in Rakhine State which is seen as military junta's "desire to gradually bring back normalcy" in the Rakhine stat...

China accuses BBC of pushing 'fake news' on COVID-19 outbreak

China accuses BBC of pushing 'fake news' on COVID-19 outbreak

-- 2021-02-05 17:34:26

China has accused the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) of pushing “fake news” in its reporting on the coronavirus outbreak. The country also demanded an apology from the corporation...

Malaysians get a taste for drive-in dining

Malaysians get a taste for drive-in dining

Reuters 2021-02-05 16:27:17

Diners in Malaysia can now enjoy restaurant meals from the safety and comfort of their vehicles after an eatery started a drive-in service for people eager to eat out during a coronavirus lockdown. T...

Turned down 800 times: Foreign graduate's German dream shattered

Turned down 800 times: Foreign graduate's German dream shattered

REUTERS 2021-02-05 16:23:06

When Abdul Kader Tizini graduated with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from RWTH Aachen, one of Germany’s top technical universities, he thought it would be a matter of weeks b...

Bosnia finds first robot rock band musician -- Robby Megabyte

Bosnia finds first robot rock band musician -- Robby Megabyte

-- 2021-02-05 16:17:03

Bosnia’s most popular rock band, Dubioza Kolektiv, has a new recruit who sings and plays musical instruments - a humanoid robot called Robby Megabyte. Students from Sarajevo University’s...

Pfizer withdraws application for emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine in India

Pfizer withdraws application for emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine in India

-- 2021-02-05 16:07:22

Pfizer Inc has withdrawn an application for emergency-use authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine in India that it has developed with Germany's BioNTech, the company said on Friday. The US company, whi...

NY money manager charged in $1.8b Ponzi-like fraud

NY money manager charged in $1.8b Ponzi-like fraud

-- 2021-02-05 14:15:01

The founder of a New York money manager and two associates were criminally charged on Thursday with running a $1.8 billion Ponzi-like fraud where thousands of victims were falsely promised steady retu...

US to build up capacity to accept refugees

US to build up capacity to accept refugees

-- 2021-02-05 13:59:50

US President Joe Biden has said that he plans to raise annual refugee admissions to 125,000 in the coming fiscal year, a more than eight-fold increase after former President Donald Trump slashed level...

High levels of toxic heavy metals found in some baby foods

High levels of toxic heavy metals found in some baby foods

REUTERS 2021-02-05 08:59:37

US congressional investigators found “dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals” in certain baby foods that could cause neurological damage, a House Oversight subcommittee said in a report re...

US calls for dialogue to resolve India farmers' protests

US calls for dialogue to resolve India farmers' protests

REUTERS 2021-02-05 08:23:42

The US embassy in New Delhi urged India’s government on Thursday to resume talks with farmers whose months-long protests over agricultural reforms erupted into violence last week. India’s...

Turkey denies criticism of response to university protests

Turkey denies criticism of response to university protests

Reuters 2021-02-04 22:02:24

Turkey’s foreign ministry on Thursday dismissed international criticism of its response to the month-long protests at one of the country’s top universities, warning that such criticism cou...

Palestinian cave-dwellers anxious over Israeli settler incursions

Palestinian cave-dwellers anxious over Israeli settler incursions

Reuters 2021-02-04 19:54:33

Home for Palestinian Barakat Mour is a hillside cave in the West Bank, which he says is often under threat from Israeli settlers in the occupied territory. “You’ll be sitting with your wi...

Ugandan rebel commander found responsible for war crimes

Ugandan rebel commander found responsible for war crimes

Reuters 2021-02-04 18:56:28

A former Ugandan child soldier who became a commander of the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army was convicted on Thursday of dozens of crimes, including widespread rape, sexual enslavement, child abdu...

US extends nuclear arms control treaty with Russia for five years

US extends nuclear arms control treaty with Russia for five years

Reuters 2021-02-04 18:18:28

The United States on Wednesday extended the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) with Russia for five years, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. "Extending the New START Treaty ensu...

World food price index rises in January, at highest level since July 2014: FAO

World food price index rises in January, at highest level since July 2014: FAO

Reuters 2021-02-04 17:39:05

World food prices rose for an eighth consecutive month in January, hitting their highest level since July 2014, led by jumps in cereals, sugar and vegetable oils, the United Nations food agency said o...

Myanmar junta blocks Facebook

Myanmar junta blocks Facebook

Reuters 2021-02-04 16:57:06

Myanmar's junta blocked Facebook in the name of ensuring stability on Thursday and activists said at least three people were arrested at a street protest against the coup that ousted elected leader Au...

Makeup tutorials to give cancer patients a boost in pandemic

Makeup tutorials to give cancer patients a boost in pandemic

Reuters 2021-02-04 12:56:06

Surrounded by lipstick and eye-shadow, Aisha Quashie brushes her cheek with foundation as she mirrors makeup artist Laura Hunt thousands of miles away in London. The 39-year-old, who finished treatme...

Britons mourn 'hero' Captain Tom Moore

Britons mourn 'hero' Captain Tom Moore

-- 2021-02-04 11:50:26

Prime Minister Boris Johnson joined people across the United Kingdom on Wednesday in clapping outside their front doors in a tribute to Captain Tom Moore, the centenarian who touched the hearts of mil...

Minority-owned businesses struggle to access credit during Covid: Survey

Minority-owned businesses struggle to access credit during Covid: Survey

-- 2021-02-04 11:10:04

The vast majority of US small businesses took a hit to their revenue last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, with minority-owned businesses struggling the most and worrying more about accessing...

UN says charges against Suu Kyi 'compound' undermining of rule of law

UN says charges against Suu Kyi 'compound' undermining of rule of law

-- 2021-02-04 10:59:07

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pledged on Wednesday to mobilise enough international pressure on Myanmar’s military “to make sure that this coup fails” as the UN S...

Canada first to list Proud Boys terror group dubbed neo-fascist

Canada first to list Proud Boys terror group dubbed neo-fascist

-- 2021-02-04 10:27:31

Canada named the far-right Proud Boys a terrorist entity on Wednesday, saying it posed an active security threat and played a “pivotal role” in last month’s attack on the US Capitol...

Half of Afghans need humanitarian aid as violence surges

Half of Afghans need humanitarian aid as violence surges

-- 2021-02-04 10:21:33

Half of Afghans need humanitarian aid but rising violence is preventing deliveries, a senior European Union humanitarian official has said, reiterating calls for a ceasefire between the Afghan governm...

Britain mourns 'hero' Captain Tom Moore

Britain mourns 'hero' Captain Tom Moore

Reuters 2021-02-03 21:40:07

With flowers and lights, Britain paid tribute on Wednesday to Captain Tom Moore, 100, who touched the hearts of millions by offering a simple message of hope and self-sacrifice during the COVID-19 loc...

Biden brings baby crib to White House

Biden brings baby crib to White House

AP 2021-02-03 18:53:29

There's a crib in President Joe Biden's White House. Upstairs in the family residence, the bed is set for the president's youngest grandchild, Beau Biden Jr. The baby was born last year to Biden's on...

Myanmar coup: Fitness coach unwittingly films video as takeover unfolds

Myanmar coup: Fitness coach unwittingly films video as takeover unfolds

BBC 2021-02-03 18:06:10

Pumping her arms back and forth, fitness instructor Khing Hnin Wai dances for the camera, performing ordinary exercises on an extraordinary day in Myanmar, reports BBC. At first glance, the video app...

Suu Kyi faces lawsuit for possessing illegal communication devices

Suu Kyi faces lawsuit for possessing illegal communication devices

-- 2021-02-03 17:45:16

Police in Myanmar have filed several charges against the detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi following Monday's military coup. The charges include breaching import and export laws, and possessi...

Myanmar military frees 400 people detained in coup

Myanmar military frees 400 people detained in coup

-- 2021-02-03 17:11:49

The Myanmar military has released about 400 people, including formerly ruling party lawmakers, and has ordered them to go home, lawmakers from the party said Wednesday. Senior officials of the Nation...

32 killed in Uganda road crash

32 killed in Uganda road crash

-- 2021-02-03 14:35:46

Thirty-two people were killed and five others injured in a road accident in the western Ugandan district of Kasese late Tuesday, a humanitarian agency has said. Irene Nakasiita, communications office...

Protesting Indian farmers draw global attention with social media solidarity

Protesting Indian farmers draw global attention with social media solidarity

-- 2021-02-03 13:43:18

Protesting Indian farmers won global attention on Wednesday with prominent Western activists joining pop superstar Rihanna in support of their months-long campaign against agriculture reforms they say...

Pakistan court orders release of mastermind in Daniel Pearl case

Pakistan court orders release of mastermind in Daniel Pearl case

REUTERS 2021-02-03 13:24:45

Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered the release from prison on Tuesday of a British-born militant who had been convicted in the kidnapping and murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl by al Qaeda and P...