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Kim Jong Un admits tremendous failure in achieving economic goals

Kim Jong Un admits tremendous failure in achieving economic goals

-- 2021-01-06 19:36:34

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his five-year economic plan had failed to meet its goals “on almost every sector” as he kicked off a congress of the ruling Workers’ Party. The...

Congress set to confirm Biden's electoral win over Trump

Congress set to confirm Biden's electoral win over Trump

AP 2021-01-06 18:06:28

President Donald Trump’s extraordinary effort to overturn the presidential election is going before Congress as lawmakers convene for a joint session to confirm the Electoral College vote won by...

China steps up COVID-19 curbs near Beijing as cases increase

China steps up COVID-19 curbs near Beijing as cases increase

-- 2021-01-06 17:37:01

Chinese authorities on Wednesday imposed travel restrictions and banned gatherings in the capital city of Hebei province, which surrounds Beijing, in the latest escalation of measures to stave off ano...

Global Covid-19 cases cross 86 million mark

Global Covid-19 cases cross 86 million mark

-- 2021-01-06 14:07:14

The world continues to grapple with a steady rise in coronavirus (Covid-19) infections, with total cases crossing the 86 million mark on Wednesday. The total caseload globally stood at 86,379,672, wi...

Trump seeks dismissal of fraud lawsuit by niece

Trump seeks dismissal of fraud lawsuit by niece

-- 2021-01-06 14:06:41

US President Donald Trump is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming he defrauded his niece out of an inheritance worth tens of millions of dollars, accusing her of embracing “conspiracy the...

Hundreds of migrants suffer in cold without shelter in Bosnia

Hundreds of migrants suffer in cold without shelter in Bosnia

-- 2021-01-06 13:50:38

Nearly 3,000 migrants are stranded in northern Bosnia without shelter, the International Organization for Migration said, and some are suffering from respiratory problems and other complications as ni...

Over 20 at Mali wedding party killed in airstrike: Health worker

Over 20 at Mali wedding party killed in airstrike: Health worker

Reuters 2021-01-06 11:21:49

More than 20 people, including children, were killed in air strikes during a wedding ceremony in a remote desert area of central Mali on Sunday, a health worker with knowledge of the attack said on Tu...

US Georgia Senate races too close to call

US Georgia Senate races too close to call

-- 2021-01-06 11:07:39

Democrats and Republicans were locked in tight US Senate races in Georgia on Tuesday as final votes were counted in a showdown that will decide whether President-elect Joe Biden enjoys control of Cong...

India to export COVID vaccines 'within weeks'

India to export COVID vaccines 'within weeks'

-- 2021-01-05 22:36:41

India will begin exporting COVID-19 vaccines “within a fortnight” of their roll-out, the BBC has reported citing an Indian foreign ministry official. The official dismissed reports that I...

Saudi Arabia opens Gulf Arab summit to counter Iran threat

Saudi Arabia opens Gulf Arab summit to counter Iran threat

-- 2021-01-05 20:33:50

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman opened a Gulf Arab summit on Tuesday by taking aim at Iran and lauding a deal towards ending a long-running dispute with Qatar. Prince Mohammed e...

British PM Boris Johnson cancels India visit

British PM Boris Johnson cancels India visit

-- 2021-01-05 18:21:24

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday cancelled a planned trip to India later this month, citing the need to oversee the pandemic response at home. "The prime minister spoke to Prime Minist...

Assam bans Islamic schools

Assam bans Islamic schools

Reuters 2021-01-05 18:20:01

An Indian state ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party on Wednesday passed a law abolishing state-run Islamic schools, saying they provided sub-standard education. Opposition...

India ready to start COVID-19 vaccinations by next week

India ready to start COVID-19 vaccinations by next week

Reuters 2021-01-05 18:01:31

Indian health authorities are ready to roll out a COVID-19 vaccination programme by next week, the country’s top health official said on Tuesday, days after the drug regulator gave emergency app...

Pakistan court bans virginity tests for rape survivors

Pakistan court bans virginity tests for rape survivors

Al Jazeera 2021-01-05 17:56:44

A Pakistani court has banned the use of virginity tests on female rape survivors in a landmark ruling that is being lauded by women’s rights activists. The Lahore High Court on Monday ruled tha...

Assange 'free to return home' once legal challenges over, Australia PM says

Assange 'free to return home' once legal challenges over, Australia PM says

-- 2021-01-05 16:49:44

Julian Assange is ‘free to return home’ to Australia once legal challenges against him are dealt with, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday, after a UK court denied a r...

Vietnam jails journalists for 'propaganda' critical of state

Vietnam jails journalists for 'propaganda' critical of state

Reuters 2021-01-05 16:13:30

A court in Vietnam on Tuesday sentenced three freelance journalists known for their criticism of government to between 11 and 15 years in prison, after finding them guilty of spreading anti-state prop...

England enters new lockdown as Covid variant rampages

England enters new lockdown as Covid variant rampages

Reuters 2021-01-05 15:52:02

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday ordered England into a new national lockdown to contain a surge in Covid-19 cases that threatens to overwhelm parts of the health system before a vaccine...

India’s Serum now says no bar on vaccine export

India’s Serum now says no bar on vaccine export

-- 2021-01-05 14:25:28

Exports of Covid vaccines are permitted to all countries, Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla has tweeted as he tried to clear confusions. “I would like to clarify two matters; as ther...

Indian govt, farmers fail to break farm law impasse

Indian govt, farmers fail to break farm law impasse

-- 2021-01-05 13:32:16

The government on Monday refused to roll back farm reform laws, prompting farmers to threaten to step up their weeks-long protests, but the two sides agreed to meet again on Friday. Tens of thousands...

Ravaged by war, Yemeni boy weighs 7kg

Ravaged by war, Yemeni boy weighs 7kg

REUTERS 2021-01-05 11:03:12

Paralysed and severely malnourished, seven-year-old Faid Samim lies curled up on a hospital bed in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, having barely survived the journey there. “He was almost gone when h...

Jack Ma's 'disappearance' fuels social media speculations

Jack Ma's 'disappearance' fuels social media speculations

-- 2021-01-04 22:56:25

Alibaba founder Jack Ma’s absence from public view in the past two months, including missing the final episode of a TV show on which he was to appear as a judge, has fueled social media speculat...

UK judge rejects extraditing Assange to US

UK judge rejects extraditing Assange to US

Reuters 2021-01-04 18:55:37

A British judge ruled on Monday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States to face criminal charges including breaking a spying law, saying his mental health p...

Singapore considers relaxing curbs for vaccinated travellers as WEF nears

Singapore considers relaxing curbs for vaccinated travellers as WEF nears

Reuters 2021-01-04 18:02:06

Singapore said on Monday it will consider relaxing travel restrictions for people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, including for those planning to visit the city-state for the World Economic...

Japan to declare Tokyo state of emergency amid spark in virus cases

Japan to declare Tokyo state of emergency amid spark in virus cases

Reuters 2021-01-04 16:23:27

Japan said on Monday it would consider declaring a state of emergency for the Greater Tokyo metropolitan area as coronavirus cases climb, casting fresh doubt over whether it can push ahead with the Ol...

Thai PM urges public to stay home as Covid cases hit record

Thai PM urges public to stay home as Covid cases hit record

-- 2021-01-04 14:02:57

Thailand’s prime minister on Monday urged the public to stay home to help contain the country’s biggest coronavirus outbreak yet and avoid a strict lockdown, as authorities confirmed a dai...

Trump phone call reported: US President pressures Georgia official to overturn election

Trump phone call reported: US President pressures Georgia official to overturn election

Reuters 2021-01-04 11:21:57

US President Donald Trump pressured Georgia’s top election official to “find” enough votes to overturn his defeat in the southern state, according to a recording of the hour-long cal...

India farmers protest on highway, online

India farmers protest on highway, online

-- 2021-01-04 11:20:52

In a standoff between farmers from India’s northern breadbasket and the government that has convulsed the country, the farmers have a 21st-century ally: a handful of supporters scattered around...

Nancy Pelosi reelected US House Speaker in a difficult year

Nancy Pelosi reelected US House Speaker in a difficult year

Reuters 2021-01-04 11:10:35

Nancy Pelosi was narrowly reelected speaker of the US House of Representatives on Sunday, as a new Congress took office amid political uncertainty, with Senate control undecided and a Republican fight...

265 migrants rescued in Mediterranean

265 migrants rescued in Mediterranean

-- 2021-01-04 10:25:16

A Spanish-flagged humanitarian ship on Sunday was seeking a port of safety for 265 migrants its crew rescued from the Mediterranean Sea in the last few days. The Open Arms charity tweeted that its ve...

India won't allow export of corona vaccine

India won't allow export of corona vaccine

-- 2021-01-04 09:20:23

India will not allow the export of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for several months, the head of Serum Institute of India, which has been contracted to make 1 billion doses of...