Reuters 2021-02-01 12:31:18
Myanmar’s military seized power on Monday in a coup against the democratically elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained along with other leaders of her National Le...
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Rohingya refugees condemned the overthrow of a democratically elected government in Myanmar by the military on Monday, a community leader said in Bangladesh, where a number of them live after fleeing...
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Chanting slogans against Russian President Vladimir Putin, tens of thousands took to the streets Sunday across the country to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up...
Reuters 2021-02-01 10:47:36
Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the World Health Organization and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg are among those nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, all backed by Norwegian lawmake...
REUTERS 2021-02-01 08:59:05
Myanmar’s elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior ruling party figures were detained in morning raids on Monday amid fears of a military coup following a disputed election, her National...
Reuters 2021-01-31 21:59:50
Britain will next week formally apply to join a trans-Pacific trading bloc of 11 countries, with negotiations set to start later this year, the government said on Saturday. Since leaving the European...
Reuters 2021-01-31 21:40:21
Iran has hosted the political leader of Afghanistan’s Taliban during the past week, offering Tehran’s own help as a mediator in peace talks between the insurgents and the Afghan government...
Reuters 2021-01-31 20:05:43
International troops plan to stay in Afghanistan beyond the May deadline envisaged by the insurgent Taliban’s deal with the United States, four senior NATO officials said, a move that could esca...
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Police detained more than 1,000 people and broke up rallies in Moscow and across Russia on Sunday as supporters of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny took to the streets to protest his jailing, despite bit...
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A civil court in India has rejected an injunction application filed on behalf of Cutish-Biotech against Serum Institute of India (SII), claiming Trademark ‘Covishield’ of the Covid-19 Vacc...
-- 2021-01-31 17:43:29
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 public comments on a months-long...
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Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the World Health Organisation and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg are among those nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, all backed by Norwegian lawmakers who...
Reuters 2021-01-31 16:37:09
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 his jailing, despite biti...
Reuters 2021-01-31 16:32:53
Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party re-elected its 76-year-old chief Nguyen Phu Trong for a rare third five-year term on Sunday, as the Southeast Asian country battled its biggest coronavirus outbr...
Reuters 2021-01-31 12:54:44
A World Health Organization-led team of experts investigating the origins of Covid-19 in the central Chinese city of Wuhan was expected to visit Huanan market later on Sunday, a wholesale seafood cent...
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India has blocked mobile internet services in several areas around New Delhi as protesting farmers began a one-day hunger strike after a week of clashes with authorities that left one dead and hundred...
AP 2021-01-31 10:13:04
One of the largest vaccination sites in the USA temporarily shut down Saturday because dozen of protesters blocked the entrance, stalling hundreds of motorists who had been waiting in line for hours,&...
Reuters 2021-01-30 19:23:26
BGI Group, the world’s largest genomics company, has worked with China’s military on research that ranges from mass testing for respiratory pathogens to brain science, a Reuters review o...
Hindustan Times 2021-01-30 18:16:32
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Saturday that the country’s laws had been amended to grant citizenship to investors and expatriates for the first time. UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Moh...
Reuters 2021-01-30 17:35:23
Vietnam approved its first COVID-19 vaccine and cut short an important ruling Communist Party meeting, state media reported on Saturday, as the country battled its biggest coronavirus outbreak since t...
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India plans to introduce a law to ban private cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and put in place a framework for an official digital currency to be issued by the central bank, according to a legislativ...
AP 2021-01-30 17:22:59
The United Arab Emirates on Saturday announced plans to grant some foreigners citizenship to this oil-rich nation home to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, part of efforts to stimulate its economy amid the coronav...
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The Norwegian government will gradually ease the capital region’s coronavirus lockdown, allowing some shops and recreational activities to reopen from Feb 03 onwards. Health Minister Bent Hoeie...
Reuters 2021-01-30 17:09:56
India blocked mobile internet services in several areas around New Delhi on Saturday as protesting farmers began a one-day hunger strike after a week of clashes with authorities that left one dead and...
-- 2021-01-30 16:58:59
Myanmar's military on Saturday said it would protect and abide by the constitution and act according to law, in a move that could allay concerns in the country that the armed forces might attempt to s...
-- 2021-01-30 15:29:29
The pandemic continues to grow even as nations race ahead with mass vaccination programmes. In fact, the global Covid-19 caseload has now surged past 102 million. The total case count reached 102,007...
Reuters 2021-01-30 13:43:18
Tehran will not accept the US demands that it reverse an acceleration of its nuclear programme before Washington lifts sanctions, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday. The demand &ldq...
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New York City’s famed restaurant scene will re-open for indoor dining on Valentine’s Day, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Friday, the latest announcement by a U.S. state to ease pub...
-- 2021-01-30 12:20:33
Some 700 migrants bound for the United States are stranded on a Caribbean beach in Colombia because the South American country’s borders remain closed to curb the spread of coronavirus, the migr...
-- 2021-01-30 12:11:44
US President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, has said that the United States must be prepared to impose costs on China for its actions against Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang, i...
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