Iran has told the UN nuclear watchdog it will dramatically scale back cooperation with it in a week, a report by the agency to its member states showed yesterday, ratcheting up protests against US sanctions still choking its economy. Iran has accelerated its breaches of its 2015 nuclear deal with […]
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Dubai princess says fears for life as held ‘hostage’
The daughter of Dubai’s ruler says she is being held captive and fears for her life after a foiled attempt to flee, according to footage broadcast yesterday. Sheikha Latifa has not been seen in public since she attempted to escape from the Emirate by sea in March 2018. The BBC […]
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Canada-led declaration calls arbitrary detentions ‘immoral’
Canada unveiled a declaration signed by dozens of other countries yesterday targeting the arbitrary detention of foreign nationals, a practice Ottawa says China has deployed against Canadian citizens. Foreign ministers from 58 countries signed the “declaration against arbitrary detention in state-to-state relations” during a virtual ceremony in Canada’s capital. “This […]
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US vows to ‘hold accountable those responsible’ for Arbil attack
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called yesterday for an investigation into a rocket attack on an airbase in Iraq’s Kurdistan region and promised to “hold accountable those responsible.” A volley of rockets targeting the base late yesterday killed a foreign civilian contractor and wounded five others and a US […]
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Syringe shortage hampers Japan’s Covid-19 vaccination rollout
Japan is scrambling to secure special syringes to maximise the number of Covid-19 vaccine shots used from each vial, but manufacturers are struggling to ramp up production quickly, raising fears that millions of doses could go waste. Japan, with a population of 126 million, last month signed a contract with […]
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WHO backs AstraZeneca jab in boost for poor countries
The World Health Organisation yesterday approved the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca, in a boost for poorer countries where millions of doses are set to be distributed. While inoculation drives have been gaining pace, with nearly 172 million vaccine doses given worldwide, most of the jabs have so far gone […]
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UK: Tougher travel rules to contain spread of Covid come into force
The UK’s tougher new travel rules to contain the spread of Covid-19 variants came into effect from Monday, involving compulsory hotel quarantines for anyone returning to England from one of the 33 high-risk “red list” countries. Those arriving will have to pre-book and pay 1,750 pounds to spend 10 days quarantining in […]
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This mother-of-eleven is addicted to having babies, she wants to have 100
Christina Ozturk from Russia is a 23-year-old millionaire who just can’t stop thinking about having children. She already has 11 kids and has no plans of stopping just yet. In fact, she has dreams of having more than 100 kids. Christina lives with her husband, Galip Ozturk, who is a […]
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Amit Shah said BJP has plans to form governments in Nepal, Sri Lanka: Tripura CM
Chief Minister of Tripura Biplab Kumar Deb has said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has plans to expand their party in neighbouring countries like Nepal and Sri Lanka. The Tripura CM while addressing the party workers in Agartala recalled a meeting with the Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who was then BJP national president, during his visit to the state and […]
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Ancient beer factory discovered in Abydos, Egypt
American and Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed what could be the oldest known beer factory at one of the most prominent archaeological sites of ancient Egypt, a top antiquities official said on Wednesday. Mostafa Waziri, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said the factory was found in Abydos, an […]
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India’s Act East policy, Japan’s vision for Indo-Pacific converge at north east: Japanese envoy
The north eastern part of India is situated where India‘s Act East policy and Japan‘s vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific converge, said Satoshi Suzuki, the Japanese Ambassador to India. Speaking during an event here, Suzuki said: “I would start by stressing how much grateful the Japanese people are to India. Japan could not have risen from the ashes of the Second World War without the […]
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Indonesian landslide kills four with 14 missing
At least four people have died and 14 are missing after a landslide caused by torrential rains swept away several homes in Indonesia, officials said today, with hundreds forced to flee their flooded homes. Twenty-one people were initially reported missing, but three individuals were rescued after the disaster that struck […]
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South Korea eases coronavirus curbs, to announce vaccine plan
South Korea eased some of its strictest social distancing rules for businesses today, but kept limits on private gatherings as authorities prepared to unveil plans for the roll out of the first coronavirus vaccines later this month. The decision comes after a subdued Lunar New Year holiday last week. Daily […]
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Peru’s foreign minister resigns over coronavirus vaccine scandal
Peruvian Foreign Minister Elizabeth Astete said yesterday night that she resigned after acknowledging she received a dose of the coronavirus vaccine from China’s Sinopharm, outside of clinical trials and before the national immunisation programme began. Just a day earlier, President Francisco Sagasti said he accepted the resignation of Health Minister […]
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India to supply Covid-19 vaccines to Canada soon
India is likely to supply COVID-19 vaccines to Canada soon. Sources informed that decks have been cleared for the supply of vaccines following a personal request by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had assured his Canadian counterpart that India will support the Canadian vaccination programme. Trudeau had made a telephone call to PM Modi and asked […]