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Malaysia imposes fresh lockdown in capital, five states

Malaysia imposes fresh lockdown in capital, five states

-- 2021-01-11 18:43:47

Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday announced a fresh lockdown in the capital Kuala Lumpur and five states, as the Southeast Asian nation's cumulative cases grew to over 135,000 as of...

Saudi Arabia to build zero carbon city

Saudi Arabia to build zero carbon city

-- 2021-01-11 18:33:12

Saudi Arabia's crown prince on Sunday announced plans to build a zero carbon city at NEOM, a $500 billion flagship business zone aimed at diversifying the kingdom's oil-based economy. Prince Mohammed...

China says WHO COVID-19 origins probe team to arrive Jan 14

China says WHO COVID-19 origins probe team to arrive Jan 14

-- 2021-01-11 15:50:19

A World Health Organization (WHO) team of international experts tasked with investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic will arrive in China on Jan 14, China's national health authority said on...

What to expect this week when Congress moves to throw Trump out of office

What to expect this week when Congress moves to throw Trump out of office

REUTERS 2021-01-11 14:33:33

Democrats in the US Congress will try to remove President Donald Trump from office this week, either by pressuring Vice President Mike Pence or in a historic second impeachment attempt, after Trump&rs...

Global coronavirus cases exceed 90 million

Global coronavirus cases exceed 90 million

REUTERS 2021-01-11 14:09:01

Worldwide coronavirus cases surpassed 90 million on Monday, according to Reuters tally, as nations around the globe scramble to procure vaccines and continue to extend or reinstate lockdowns to fight...

Ethiopian army kills 15 members of Tigray forces, capture eight others

Ethiopian army kills 15 members of Tigray forces, capture eight others

-- 2021-01-11 14:08:20

Ethiopia’s military said on Sunday it had killed 15 members of the Tigray region’s former ruling party and captured eight others, according to state-run TV. Citing a brigadier-general fro...

China reports biggest daily rise in Covid cases in over five months

China reports biggest daily rise in Covid cases in over five months

Reuters 2021-01-11 11:47:34

Mainland China saw its biggest daily increase in Covid-19 cases in more than five months, the country’s national health authority said on Monday, as new infections in Hebei province surrounding...

Tokyo Olympic should be cancelled, say 80pc Japanese

Tokyo Olympic should be cancelled, say 80pc Japanese

-- 2021-01-11 10:44:31

About 80 per cent of people in Japan say this year’s Tokyo Olympics should be cancelled or delayed as worries mount about a record surge in coronavirus cases across the country, a Kyodo News pol...

US House Democrats lay out plan to remove Trump from office

US House Democrats lay out plan to remove Trump from office

Reuters 2021-01-11 10:35:37

US House of Representatives Democrats plan a vote today (Monday) to urge Vice President Mike Pence to take steps to remove President Donald Trump from office after his supporters’ deadly stormin...

Tensions rise in Central America, as soldiers aim to stop migrants

Tensions rise in Central America, as soldiers aim to stop migrants

-- 2021-01-11 10:22:02

Guatemalan and Honduran soldiers will be deployed to prevent new US-bound migrant caravans from advancing, military officials said, amid growing desperation among those seeking to cross and signs that...

EU diplomat sees US Capitol siege as a 'wake-up call' for democracies

EU diplomat sees US Capitol siege as a 'wake-up call' for democracies

Reuters 2021-01-11 09:03:30

The European Union’s top diplomat has said that last week’s siege of the US Capitol exposed the dangers of allowing the degradation of democratic values to go unchecked and disinformation...

US, Canada, Britain, Australia criticise Hong Kong arrests of activists

US, Canada, Britain, Australia criticise Hong Kong arrests of activists

-- 2021-01-10 20:47:54

Foreign ministers from the United States, Canada, Britain and Australia condemned last week’s arrest of over 50 democracy activists in Hong Kong in a joint statement on Sunday, calling on China...

Indonesians still hoping for ‘good news’ about relatives on missing plane

Indonesians still hoping for ‘good news’ about relatives on missing plane

-- 2021-01-10 17:52:49

"Bye bye family. We're heading home for now," Ratih Windania posted on Instagram from Jakarta's airport with pictures of three laughing children and two emojis blowing kisses. The message was sent ju...

Japanese pray for end to pandemic in annual ice bath ritual

Japanese pray for end to pandemic in annual ice bath ritual

-- 2021-01-10 17:44:15

Men wearing traditional loin clothes and women dressed in white robes clapped and chanted before going into an ice water bath during a Shinto ritual at a Tokyo shrine on Sunday to purify the soul and...

China sees twofold increase in new coronavirus cases, mainly in Hebei province

China sees twofold increase in new coronavirus cases, mainly in Hebei province

Reuters 2021-01-10 17:21:39

The daily number of new coronavirus cases has doubled in China, prompting tougher movement restrictions and, in the capital, passengers must scan a health code before boarding a cab or ride-hailing ca...

German parliament boosts security after US Capitol riots

German parliament boosts security after US Capitol riots

Reuters 2021-01-10 17:16:14

Security has been stepped up at Germany’s Bundestag (lower house of parliament) after the storming of the Capitol in Washington by rioters last week, Bundestag President Wolfgang Schaeuble has t...

Indonesia locates black boxes of crashed jet as body parts recovered

Indonesia locates black boxes of crashed jet as body parts recovered

Reuters 2021-01-10 15:51:01

Indonesian authorities on Sunday located the black boxes of the Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea soon after taking off from the capital Jakarta, as human body parts and suspected pieces of...

Democrats push toward impeaching Trump for second time

Democrats push toward impeaching Trump for second time

REUTERS 2021-01-10 15:21:50

Democratic-led efforts to impeach US President Donald Trump for a historic second time gained momentum over the weekend, although it looked far from certain whether enough Republicans would back the m...

US to lift restrictions on contacts between American, Taiwanese officials

US to lift restrictions on contacts between American, Taiwanese officials

-- 2021-01-10 13:02:28

The US is lifting long-standing restrictions on contacts between American and Taiwanese officials, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says. The "self-imposed restrictions" were introduced decades ago to...

Pope Francis condemns people working against democracy

Pope Francis condemns people working against democracy

-- 2021-01-10 11:05:05

Pope Francis said on Saturday people working against democracy must be condemned whoever they are, and lessons should be learned from this week’s attack on the US Capitol by supporters of Presid...

More US Capitol rioters in viral posts arrested

More US Capitol rioters in viral posts arrested

-- 2021-01-10 10:38:42

Federal agents arrested two more Capitol Hill rioters whose images had gone viral, of one carrying off the House speaker’s lectern and another who wore horns and a fur pelt, while a top Democrat...

Facebook allowing Myanmar military to recruit for genocide, says rights body 

Facebook allowing Myanmar military to recruit for genocide, says rights body 

-- 2021-01-09 23:02:23

After Facebook suspended US President Donald Trump for inciting violence, rights body Burma Campaign UK has repeated its call to Facebook to stop the Myanmar military using Facebook to recruit members...

Indonesian navy determines coordinates of missing plane

Indonesian navy determines coordinates of missing plane

-- 2021-01-09 21:32:51

The Indonesian Navy has determined the coordinates of a Sriwijaya Air plane that went missing after taking off from the capital Jakarta and ships have been deployed to the location, Navy official Abdu...

India to start COVID-19 vaccination drive from Jan 16

India to start COVID-19 vaccination drive from Jan 16

Reuters 2021-01-09 19:03:28

India will start its COVID-19 vaccination drive from Jan 16 with priority given to about 30 million healthcare and frontline workers, a government statement said on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra...

Deep quake jolts Taiwan

Deep quake jolts Taiwan

Reuters 2021-01-09 18:52:30

Buildings shook briefly in Taipei on Saturday as a deep, 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Taiwan, but there were no reports of damage. The quake’s epicentre was jus...

Suspected debris of Indonesian plane found, rescue official says

Suspected debris of Indonesian plane found, rescue official says

-- 2021-01-09 18:48:19

Rescuers looking for an Indonesian plane that lost contact after taking off from the capital Jakarta on Saturday have found suspected debris in waters north of the city, an official of the Basarnas se...

Sriwijaya Air of Indonesia lost communication after taking off from Jakarta

Sriwijaya Air of Indonesia lost communication after taking off from Jakarta

-- 2021-01-09 17:20:54

A Sriwijaya Air plane with more than 50 people on board lost contact after taking off from Indonesian capital Jakarta on Saturday en route to Pontianak in West Kalimantan province, local media reporte...

Trump faces new drive for impeachment

Trump faces new drive for impeachment

-- 2021-01-09 17:03:41

An increasingly isolated and angry US President Donald Trump, cut off by Twitter in the waning days of his term, faces a renewed drive by Democrats to remove him from office after he incited his suppo...

China to provide COVID-19 vaccines free of charge

China to provide COVID-19 vaccines free of charge

-- 2021-01-09 16:23:42

National Health Commission official Zheng Zhongwei said that while manufacturing and transport of vaccines have costs, the government can provide vaccines for free to individuals. "Our people don't h...

India to continue vaccine export: Modi

India to continue vaccine export: Modi

REUTERS 2021-01-09 15:57:55

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday the nation would continue to export medicines, including vaccines, as companies have ramped up production. The country, with the highest number of...