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Biden to propose eight-year citizenship path for immigrants

Biden to propose eight-year citizenship path for immigrants

AP 2021-01-19 15:51:10

President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in...

Pandemic review panel critical of China, WHO delays

Pandemic review panel critical of China, WHO delays

Reuters 2021-01-19 13:03:24

An independent panel said on Monday that Chinese officials could have applied public health measures more forcefully in January to curb the initial Covid-19 outbreak, and criticised the World Health O...

Global Covid-19 cases surpass 95 million

Global Covid-19 cases surpass 95 million

-- 2021-01-19 12:52:15

Amid a second wave of Covid-19 infections, the total caseload worldwide has now surpassed the 95 million mark. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count stood at 95,517,587 wi...

What happened when Navalny was arrested in Russia?

What happened when Navalny was arrested in Russia?

REUTERS 2021-01-19 12:15:26

Pobeda flight DP936 was a few minutes into its descent towards Moscow’s Vnukovo airport, where thousands of supporters of poisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny were waiting to meet him on his r...

Trump's White House reality show ends after drawing world's attention

Trump's White House reality show ends after drawing world's attention

Reuters 2021-01-19 11:58:06

A red tie, often tied too long. A raised fist, often held high to a supportive crowd. A scowling face. A raised voice. President Donald Trump never hid how he felt. His words and body language made h...

Indian opposition seeks inquiry into security leak

Indian opposition seeks inquiry into security leak

REUTERS 2021-01-19 11:14:23

Indian opposition parties called on Monday for an investigation into chat messages from a top TV anchor that they said showed prior knowledge of air strikes carried out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

12 workers trapped in China gold mine still alive

12 workers trapped in China gold mine still alive

-- 2021-01-18 19:34:55

Twelve workers who were left trapped underground after an explosion at a gold mine in eastern China a week ago are still alive, according to a note retrieved from the site. A total of 22 workers were...

UK vaccinating 140 people per minute on average, minister says

UK vaccinating 140 people per minute on average, minister says

-- 2021-01-18 19:22:23

The United Kingdom is vaccinating 140 people per minute against COVID-19 on average, Vaccine Deployment Minister Nadhim Zahawi said on Monday. "It is going well, we're vaccinating on average 140 peop...

Vaccine nationalism puts world on brink of 'catastrophic moral failure', says WHO

Vaccine nationalism puts world on brink of 'catastrophic moral failure', says WHO

Reuters 2021-01-18 17:16:22

The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday that the world was on the brink of a "catastrophic moral failure" on distributing COVID-19 vaccines, urging countries and manufacturers t...

Brazil approves emergency use of Sinovac, AstraZeneca vaccines

Brazil approves emergency use of Sinovac, AstraZeneca vaccines

Reuters 2021-01-18 15:30:48

Brazilian health regulator Anvisa on Sunday (local time) approved emergency use of Covid-19 vaccines from China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd and Britain’s AstraZeneca, clearing the way for immuni...

Ugandan opposition challenges election result

Ugandan opposition challenges election result

REUTERS 2021-01-18 11:20:34

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine’s party said on Sunday that it was preparing to challenge President Yoweri Museveni’s election win and condemned what it called the house arrest of Wine...

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny detained on arrival in Moscow

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny detained on arrival in Moscow

Reuters 2021-01-18 10:21:27

Police detained prominent Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on arrival in Moscow on Sunday after he flew home to Russia from Germany for the first time since he was poisoned last summer, triggering a poli...

Biden to prioritise legal status for millions of immigrants

Biden to prioritise legal status for millions of immigrants

-- 2021-01-17 21:43:16

US President-elect Joe Biden will unveil a long-expected immigration proposal after inauguration to provide a pathway to citizenship for an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United S...

Trump leaving office with lowest approval rating, CNN poll shows

Trump leaving office with lowest approval rating, CNN poll shows

-- 2021-01-17 20:06:07

US President Donald Trump will leave office with the lowest approval rating of his presidency, according to a new CNN Poll, with more Americans than ever in support of removing him from office. Overa...

Austria extends third COVID-19 lockdown to Feb 8

Austria extends third COVID-19 lockdown to Feb 8

Reuters 2021-01-17 19:22:12

Austria will extend its COVID-19 lockdown, with the goal to start easing restrictions from Feb. 8, the government said on Sunday. The catering sector and tourism will not be able to reopen in Februar...

Militia attack in Sudan's Darfur region claims 48 lives

Militia attack in Sudan's Darfur region claims 48 lives

-- 2021-01-17 19:18:58

At least 48 people died and 97 people were injured in a militia attack in Sudan's West Darfur state on Saturday, Sudan's state news agency SUNA said, citing a local doctors union. The attack came jus...

Facebook bans advertisements for weapon accessories in US

Facebook bans advertisements for weapon accessories in US

-- 2021-01-17 19:07:27

Facebook Inc has banned advertisements for weapon accessories and protective equipment in the United States with immediate effect until at least two days after US President-elect Joe Biden’s ina...

Beirut blast chemicals possibly linked to Syrian businessmen

Beirut blast chemicals possibly linked to Syrian businessmen

Reuters 2021-01-17 18:35:59

The company that bought the ammonium nitrate which exploded in Beirut last August had possible links to two Syrian businessmen under U.S. sanctions for ties to President Bashar al-Assad, according to...

India's COVID-19 vaccination drive tumbles due to app glitch

India's COVID-19 vaccination drive tumbles due to app glitch

Reuters 2021-01-17 17:02:45

India’s COVID-19 vaccination drive hit a bump on the first day due to glitches in an app called Co-Win that is being used to coordinate the campaign, according to several officials involved in t...

Indonesia’s quake death toll reaches at least 73

Indonesia’s quake death toll reaches at least 73

REUTERS 2021-01-17 11:59:18

At least 73 people have been killed after an earthquake struck Indonesia’s West Sulawesi province on Friday, the disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said on Sunday, the latest in a string of disas...

US on alert for potential armed protests as Biden's inauguration looms

US on alert for potential armed protests as Biden's inauguration looms

Reuters 2021-01-17 09:39:34

Ten days after rioters breached the US Capitol in a deadly attack that stunned the world, cities nationwide were girding for a potential new wave of violent protests over the weekend, erecting barrier...

Biden selects veteran diplomats for top State posts

Biden selects veteran diplomats for top State posts

-- 2021-01-16 20:36:18

Democratic President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday nominated US foreign policy veteran Wendy Sherman, a key negotiator of the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, to be the number 02 official at the State Dep...

Sanitation worker gets India’s first COVID-19 vaccine shot

Sanitation worker gets India’s first COVID-19 vaccine shot

Reuters 2021-01-16 19:06:36

Sanitation worker Manish Kumar became the first person in India to be vaccinated against COVID-19 on Saturday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched one of the world's largest immunisation campaign...

Pakistan approves Astrazeneca COVID vaccine

Pakistan approves Astrazeneca COVID vaccine

Reuters 2021-01-16 18:56:19

Astrazeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine has been granted approval for emergency use in Pakistan, the country’s health minister said on Saturday, the first vaccine against the disease to be given th...

Japan's suicides jump 16pc in COVID-19 second wave

Japan's suicides jump 16pc in COVID-19 second wave

Reuters 2021-01-16 18:07:08

Suicide rates in Japan have jumped in the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among women and children, even though they fell in the first wave when the government offered generous hand...

Aftershock jolts Indonesia quake zone as rescuers hunt for survivors

Aftershock jolts Indonesia quake zone as rescuers hunt for survivors

-- 2021-01-16 17:46:40

An aftershock shook Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on Saturday as rescue workers combed the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors after an earthquake killed at least 46 people on Friday and s...

China builds hospital in five days after surge in virus cases

China builds hospital in five days after surge in virus cases

AP 2021-01-16 17:37:27

China on Saturday finished building a 1,500-room hospital for COVID-19 patients to fight a surge in infections the government said are harder to contain and that it blamed on infected people or goods...

Trump orders US agencies to minimise procurement from China

Trump orders US agencies to minimise procurement from China

-- 2021-01-16 17:25:40

In another action against China days before he leaves office, US President Donald Trump on Friday directed government departments to look at ways to minimise procurement of Chinese goods and services...

Palestinians announce first elections in 15 years

Palestinians announce first elections in 15 years

-- 2021-01-16 12:36:37

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced parliamentary and presidential elections on Friday, the first in 15 years, in an effort to heal long-standing internal divisions. The move is widely seen...

Uganda's Museveni takes lead in allegedly rigged polls

Uganda's Museveni takes lead in allegedly rigged polls

-- 2021-01-16 12:27:51

Long-time leader Yoweri Museveni had a commanding lead in Uganda’s presidential election according to preliminary results on Friday though his main rival Bobi Wine said there had been widespread...