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Serum Institute of India destroys 100m doses of Covid-19 vaccine

Serum Institute of India destroys 100m doses of Covid-19 vaccine

-- 2022-10-21 21:52:39

Indian vaccine maker Serum Institute of India (SII) has said it had to dump 100 million doses of their Covid-19 vaccine after they expired. The firm stopped producing Covishield in December last year...

India orders probe into dengue patient's death 'due to lime juice drip'

India orders probe into dengue patient's death 'due to lime juice drip'

-- 2022-10-21 21:01:58

Authorities in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have ordered a probe into allegations of medical negligence after the family of a dengue patient claimed that he was given sweet lime (locally...

Boris Johnson considering a run for UK prime minister

Boris Johnson considering a run for UK prime minister

-- 2022-10-21 19:12:10

Out of power for a matter of months, comeback king Boris Johnson is once again being touted as the new leader of the governing Conservative Party and Britain's prime minister. The man who was forced...

Child deaths from acute kidney injury rise to 133 in Indonesia

Child deaths from acute kidney injury rise to 133 in Indonesia

-- 2022-10-21 18:12:40

Indonesia's health minister said on Friday that the number of children who had died from acute kidney injury (AKI) rose to 133 from the previously reported 99. The deaths were among a total of 241 ca...

Zelensky calls on West to warn Russian not to blow up dam

Zelensky calls on West to warn Russian not to blow up dam

-- 2022-10-21 17:41:05

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the West to warn Russia not to blow up a huge dam that would flood a swath of southern Ukraine, as his forces prepare to push Moscow's troops from Kher...

India rice export curbs to end a decade of price stability

India rice export curbs to end a decade of price stability

-- 2022-10-21 17:24:46

India's recent curbs on rice exports could trigger a rally in global prices after more than a decade of stability, traders said, as New Delhi's protectionist move coincides with falling output in othe...

We will put public finances on sustainable path: UK finance minister

We will put public finances on sustainable path: UK finance minister

-- 2022-10-21 17:17:08

British Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt reiterated on Friday that the government will do "whatever is necessary to get drive down debt in the medium term," responding to the latest data on public sector...

Iran advises citizens not to visit Ukraine

Iran advises citizens not to visit Ukraine

-- 2022-10-21 16:58:52

Iran advised its citizens on Friday not to travel to Ukraine and urged Iranians already there to leave, semi-official news agencies reported, a day after the United States accused Iran of helping Russ...

Indian Army chopper crashes near China border, three killed

Indian Army chopper crashes near China border, three killed

-- 2022-10-21 16:55:33

At least three armed forces personnel were killed after an Indian Army chopper crashed near the border with China in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh on Friday. The accident occurred in mo...

Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak lead race to become Britain's next prime minister

Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak lead race to become Britain's next prime minister

-- 2022-10-21 16:24:30

Boris Johnson and former finance minister Rishi Sunak were leading the potential contenders to replace British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday, with candidates canvassing support to become Conserva...

Pakistan's election commission disqualifies ex-PM Imran Khan

Pakistan's election commission disqualifies ex-PM Imran Khan

-- 2022-10-21 16:02:52

Pakistan's elections commission on Friday disqualified former Prime Minister Imran Khan from his seat in the National Assembly, citing charges of concealing assets in a move likely to deepen lingering...

Russia poised to largely skirt new G7 oil price cap

Russia poised to largely skirt new G7 oil price cap

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-21 15:07:44

Russia can access enough tankers to ship most of its oil beyond the reach of a new G7 price cap, industry players and a US official said, underscoring the limits of the most ambitious plan yet t...

In Indian village, residents take to YouTube to fulfil their Bollywood dreams

In Indian village, residents take to YouTube to fulfil their Bollywood dreams

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-21 10:27:12

A man sporting a black cap and pink T-shirt sits on a bullock cart, pile of grass behind him, and busts a rhyme to a camera while riding across the dusty streets of India's Tulsi village, Reut...

Iranian trainers on the ground helped Russia with Ukraine drone attacks, US says

Iranian trainers on the ground helped Russia with Ukraine drone attacks, US says

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-21 09:52:01

The United States said on Thursday that Iranian military trainers had been sent to Crimea to assist Russian forces using Iranian-made drones to attack targets in Ukraine, adding a new internatio...

Who will replace Truss as UK prime minister? Sunak? Mordaunt? Johnson?

Who will replace Truss as UK prime minister? Sunak? Mordaunt? Johnson?

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-21 09:44:42

Liz Truss quit on Thursday after the shortest, most chaotic tenure of any British prime minister, forced out after her economic programme shattered the country's reputation for financial stability and...

Truss was a 'catastrophically illiterate' disgrace, says Russia

Truss was a 'catastrophically illiterate' disgrace, says Russia

-- 2022-10-20 19:41:42

Russia's foreign ministry on Thursday welcomed the departure of British Prime Minister Liz Truss, saying she was a disgrace of a leader who would be remembered for her "catastrophic illiteracy"."Brita...

Floods, early snow risk killing off Kashmir's nomadic culture

Floods, early snow risk killing off Kashmir's nomadic culture

-- 2022-10-20 19:33:38

When nomad Mohammed Rabbani and his family left the soaring April heat of their hometown to start their annual trek into the hills of Kashmir to graze their livestock, they took 400 sheep and goats wi...

UK says Russian aircraft fired missile near British spy plane over Black Sea

UK says Russian aircraft fired missile near British spy plane over Black Sea

-- 2022-10-20 18:49:55

A Russian fighter jet released a missile near an unarmed British spy plane patrolling in international airspace over the Black Sea on Sept 29, defence minister Ben Wallace said on Thursday. Wallace t...

Ambulance times: Mother told to wait hours after child's seizure

Ambulance times: Mother told to wait hours after child's seizure

-- 2022-10-20 18:42:55

A mother has spoken of her horror after being told she would have to wait hours for an ambulance after her son became "lifeless" on the way to A&E, reports BBC. Georgia Faith Johnson called 999 w...

Liz Truss resigns as UK prime minister

Liz Truss resigns as UK prime minister

-- 2022-10-20 18:42:20

British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned Thursday — bowing to the inevitable after a tumultuous six-week term in which her policies triggered turmoil in financial markets and a rebellion in...

Exiled Iranian boxer says street protests not good strategy for opposing Iran's government

Exiled Iranian boxer says street protests not good strategy for opposing Iran's government

-- 2022-10-20 15:50:27

Street protests are not a good strategy for opposing Iran's government, an Iranian female boxer in exile said after climber Elnaz Rekabi - who caused controversy by competing in an international conte...

US considering joint weapons production with Taiwan

US considering joint weapons production with Taiwan

-- 2022-10-20 15:36:49

The US government is considering a plan to jointly produce weapons with Taiwan, a business lobby said on Wednesday, an initiative intended to speed up arms transfers to bolster Taipei's deterrence aga...

Xi would be a 'sinner' of all Chinese if he attacks island, Taiwan's top security official says

Xi would be a 'sinner' of all Chinese if he attacks island, Taiwan's top security official says

-- 2022-10-20 15:29:51

Chinese President Xi Jinping would become a 'sinner' of all Chinese people if he attacked Taiwan and would not win a war as he would face international sanctions and diplomatic isolation, Taiwan's top...

Ukraine curbs power usage after Russian attacks energy plants

Ukraine curbs power usage after Russian attacks energy plants

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-20 12:07:21

Ukraine is restricting electricity usage nationwide for the first time on Thursday following a barrage of Russian missile and drone attacks that have destroyed some power plants just before the...

Malaysia to go to polls on Nov 19

Malaysia to go to polls on Nov 19

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-20 11:25:41

Malaysia will hold a general election on Nov 19, its election commission said on Thursday, in a contest that the ruling graft-tainted party hopes would strengthen its hold on power, Reuters repo...

Putin adds martial law in Ukraine regions, limits in Russia

Putin adds martial law in Ukraine regions, limits in Russia

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-20 11:07:03

  Russian President Vladimir Putin doubled down Wednesday on his faltering invasion of Ukraine with a declaration of martial law in four illegally annexed regions and preparations within Russia...

UK interior minister Braverman quits over security issue, criticises government

UK interior minister Braverman quits over security issue, criticises government

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-20 10:20:07

Britain's Suella Braverman quit as interior minister on Wednesday, saying she had to go after she breached government rules but that she had concerns over the direction of Prime Minister Liz Tru...

Trump deposed in writer's defamation suit over rape claim

Trump deposed in writer's defamation suit over rape claim

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-20 10:12:50

Former US President Donald Trump was deposed on Wednesday in a defamation lawsuit brought in New York by writer E. Jean Carroll after he denied her allegations that he had raped her, lawyers for...

Britain’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman resigns

Britain’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman resigns

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-19 21:51:12

Britain's Suella Braverman has left her job as the home secretary of the country, adding to the turmoil surrounding Prime Minister Liz Truss's six-week premiership. BBC and Reuters confirmed about he...

Biden to announce emergency oil sales to prevent price spikes

Biden to announce emergency oil sales to prevent price spikes

-- 2022-10-19 20:17:32

US President Joe Biden will announce a plan on Wednesday to sell off the last portion of his release from the nation's emergency oil reserve by year's end and detail a strategy to refill the stockpile...