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Netanyahu for not returning to Iran nuclear deal

Netanyahu for not returning to Iran nuclear deal

REUTERS 2020-11-23 14:38:17

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in an apparent message to US President-elect Joe Biden, said on Sunday there should be no return to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal abandoned by President Donald...

India’s health minister says local Covid vaccine could complete final trials within two months

India’s health minister says local Covid vaccine could complete final trials within two months

-- 2020-11-23 11:21:37

India’s health minister said on Sunday a locally-developed Covid-19 vaccine candidate could complete its final trials in a month or two, raising hopes for a rapid roll-out in a country with the...

Myanmar's ruling party MP-elect shot dead

Myanmar's ruling party MP-elect shot dead

-- 2020-11-22 19:26:19

A newly-elected MP for Myanmar's ruling party was shot dead by an unidentified gunman in northern Shan state and the party on Sunday urged a quick investigation, denouncing political violence in the a...

Afghanistan conference to set aid cuts, conditions amid war, pandemic

Afghanistan conference to set aid cuts, conditions amid war, pandemic

-- 2020-11-22 17:52:23

Afghanistan faces funding cuts and tighter restrictions on vital aid from an international donor conference this week, marking further challenges for a nation torn by two decades of war and now ravage...

Thousands join Taiwan demonstration, anger focused on US pork

Thousands join Taiwan demonstration, anger focused on US pork

-- 2020-11-22 17:46:15

Thousands of people took to Taipei’s streets on Sunday for the annual “Autumn Struggle” protest march organised by labour groups, with much of the anger focused on the government&rsq...

China to step up global vaccine cooperation, Xi Jinping says

China to step up global vaccine cooperation, Xi Jinping says

-- 2020-11-22 17:27:43

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Saturday that China is ready to step up global COVID-19 vaccine cooperation, and called for better international coordination on policies to facilitate the movemen...

Thai school students want extinction of 'dinosaurs'-like rulers, in symbolic protest

Thai school students want extinction of 'dinosaurs'-like rulers, in symbolic protest

Reuters 2020-11-22 10:55:55

With a parade of people dressed in dinosaur costumes to represent Thailand’s establishment, high school students led a protest by thousands of people in Bangkok on Saturday with calls to bring d...

Iran closes businesses, curtails travel amid virus surge

Iran closes businesses, curtails travel amid virus surge

AP 2020-11-21 19:24:48

Iran on Saturday shuttered businesses and curtailed travel between its major cities, including the capital of Tehran, as it grapples with the worst outbreak of the coronavirus in the Mideast region....

Iran slams European criticism on expanding nuclear programme

Iran slams European criticism on expanding nuclear programme

Al Jazeera 2020-11-21 19:12:35

Iran has condemned a statement by three European powers expressing concern over its scaling back of commitments under the landmark 2015 nuclear deal. In a statement on Saturday, the Iranian foreign m...

Global tech giants threaten to leave Pakistan over new rules

Global tech giants threaten to leave Pakistan over new rules

-- 2020-11-21 18:04:32

Internet and technology companies have threatened to leave Pakistan after the government granted blanket powers to authorities to censor digital content, a move to allegedly curtail freedom of express...

Saudi Arabia to launch special economic zones in 2021

Saudi Arabia to launch special economic zones in 2021

-- 2020-11-21 17:23:59

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Investment Khalid al-Falih said on Saturday the Gulf state plans to launch special economic zones in 2021, reports Retuers. Speaking to a G20 panel, Falih also said t...

India summons Pakistani diplomat over Kashmir gun battle

India summons Pakistani diplomat over Kashmir gun battle

Reuters 2020-11-21 17:18:59

India on Saturday summoned a senior Pakistani diplomat over what New Delhi said was a foiled attack this week in the frontier territory of Jammu and Kashmir by a Pakistan-based militant group, a charg...

At least eight dead as rockets strike Afghan capital Kabul

At least eight dead as rockets strike Afghan capital Kabul

-- 2020-11-21 13:55:07

Several rockets hit residential areas in the early rush hour in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday, killing at least eight civilians and wounding 31, police officials said. The explosions, close to...

Tokyo logs record number of new coronavirus cases

Tokyo logs record number of new coronavirus cases

REUTERS 2020-11-21 13:42:15

Japan's capital confirmed a record 539 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, beating its previous high of 534 cases, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Saturday marks the third day that the...

India likely to get access to AstraZeneca vaccine by January

India likely to get access to AstraZeneca vaccine by January

REUTERS 2020-11-21 11:26:03

The head of an Indian company contracted to make AstraZeneca Plc's Covid vaccine said it could deliver it to health care workers and elderly Indians by January as the country's caseload of infect...

Twitter faces renewed heat in India over inaction against anti-court posts

Twitter faces renewed heat in India over inaction against anti-court posts

-- 2020-11-20 17:03:21

Social media giant Twitter Inc faced censure from Indian legislators for a second time in weeks for failing to take down posts critical of India's top court and judges that a parliamentary panel calle...

India's coronavirus infections exceed nine million

India's coronavirus infections exceed nine million

REUTERS 2020-11-20 14:06:38

India crossed the grim milestone of 9 million coronavirus cases, with 45,882 new infections recorded in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Friday. India is only the second country to cros...

Mother-of-five steers new course as Gaza's first woman taxi driver

Mother-of-five steers new course as Gaza's first woman taxi driver

Reuters 2020-11-19 18:18:56

For Naela Abu Jibba, a mother of five who lives and works in the Gaza Strip, taking the road less travelled has become a way of life. The first woman taxi driver in the Islamist-run Palestinian terri...

Pakistan court gives Hafiz Saeed 10 years imprisonment in terror cases

Pakistan court gives Hafiz Saeed 10 years imprisonment in terror cases

-- 2020-11-19 17:35:10

A Pakistan court has awarded a 10-year jail term to suspected Mumbai attack mastermind and Jama'at-ud-Da'wah (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed in two terror cases, reports thequint.com citing PTI. A court offi...

Is Indonesia’s newest dynasty in the making?

Is Indonesia’s newest dynasty in the making?

REUTERS 2020-11-19 13:24:20

Running against an obscure rival, the son of Indonesian President Joko Widodo is expected to cruise to victory in an election next month for the post his father once held as mayor of Surakarta. The p...

South Asia second sub-region to cross 10 million Covid cases

South Asia second sub-region to cross 10 million Covid cases

REUTERS 2020-11-19 12:27:12

The South Asia sub-region surpassed 10 million Covid-19 cases on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, led by India where officials have been concerned Diwali celebrations could derail a recent fall...

Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 Afghan civilians: Report

Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 Afghan civilians: Report

-- 2020-11-19 11:32:33

Australia said on Thursday that 19 current and former soldiers will be referred for potential criminal prosecution for allegedly killing 39 Afghan locals, the majority of whom had been captured and un...

Iraq, Saudi Arabia reopen border crossing for trade after 30 years

Iraq, Saudi Arabia reopen border crossing for trade after 30 years

-- 2020-11-18 19:55:07

Iraq and Saudi Arabia opened the Arar border crossing for trade for the first time in three decades, the Iraqi border ports commission said in a statement on Wednesday. Arar has been closed since 199...

India to rely on locally-tested COVID-19 vaccines

India to rely on locally-tested COVID-19 vaccines

-- 2020-11-18 17:42:37

India hopes five locally-tested vaccines will help it to control COVID-19, as those developed by Pfizer and Moderna may not be available to it in big quantities soon. The five candidates include Russ...

Rockets land in Baghdad's Green Zone, one child killed

Rockets land in Baghdad's Green Zone, one child killed

-- 2020-11-18 12:16:06

Four Katyusha rockets landed in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone and security officials said the attack targeted the US embassy, Iraqi police and security sources said on Tuesday. Sirens...

Malaysia grants work permits to undocumented migrants

Malaysia grants work permits to undocumented migrants

Thomson Reuters Foundation 2020-11-17 14:30:26

Malaysia has launched a plan that gives undocumented migrants stuck in the country a chance to work in certain industries, but labour rights groups said the initiative did not do enough to protect vic...

Global Covid-19 cases near 55 million

Global Covid-19 cases near 55 million

-- 2020-11-17 13:07:24

The coronavirus (Covid-19) caseload stood at 54,992,571 on Tuesday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Besides, the death toll from the virus climbed to 1,326,768. The United St...

India records lowest coronavirus cases since mid-July

India records lowest coronavirus cases since mid-July

-- 2020-11-17 11:38:59

Daily coronavirus infections in India fell to their lowest since mid-July, with 29,163 new cases reported for the last 24 hours, taking the total to 8.87 million, the health ministry said on Tuesday....

UAE golden visa allows 10-year residency to doctors, engineers

UAE golden visa allows 10-year residency to doctors, engineers

-- 2020-11-16 21:40:49

The United Arab Emirates has announced to extend its ‘golden’ visa system - which grants 10-year residency in the Gulf state - to certain professionals, specialised degree-holders and othe...

India denies Pakistan's allegations over funding of militant groups

India denies Pakistan's allegations over funding of militant groups

-- 2020-11-16 18:09:00

India on Sunday denied allegations by its arch-rival Pakistan that New Delhi had helped fund militant groups on Pakistani soil, with a foreign ministry spokesman dismissing them as "fabricated" and "f...