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India’s Supreme Court stays implementation of new farm laws

As many as 70 farmers , mostly old men, have died due to the severe winter and from road accidents. It also spoke of constituting a committee headed by a for...

Virus-hit South Africa curbs land border traffic, extends restrictions

With a series of consultations behind him this past week - including within the ANC and its alliance partners - Ramaphosa could give a more extensive update on ...

Australia, US, UK, Canada criticise Hong Kong mass arrests

The spokesperson for the office said that the 53 arrested persons were blatantly plotting to paralyze the HKSAR government and were suspected of crimes of sub...

World Health Organization to probe origins of COVID-19 in China

Lack of authorisation from Beijing had delayed the arrival of the 10-strong team on a long-awaited mission to investigate early infections, in what China's fore...

White House exits: Trump's Homeland Security boss quits

Alphabet Inc.'s Google and Microsoft Corp. are among the more than 960 organizations and individuals that have donated more than $200 for President-elect Joe B...

Two gorillas test positive for Covid at zoo in San Diego

The safari park tested the gorillas using their fecal matter. The San Diego Zoo Safari Park, where the gorillas are kept, has been closed to visitors since ea...

Washington mayor asks for increased security around Biden's inauguration

Adam Kinzinger called for the president to resign or be removed by the 25th Amendment. The FBI on Monday warned law enforcement agencies across the United S...

Trump hits Cuba with new terrorism sanctions in waning days

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on January 11 that the US government had been focused from the start on denying the Castro regime the resources it uses to...

Melania Trump Criticized for Tone-Deaf Statement About Fatal Capitol Attack

Melania added it is time for the U.S. and its citizens to "heal" and nobody should use it "for personal gain". CNN correspondent Kate Bennett noted that T...

Pompeo to designate Yemen's Houthi rebels as terrorist group

The designation has been the subject of weeks of fierce debate within the Trump administration and internal disagreements over how to carve out exceptions for a...

Republican congresswoman apologizes for saying ‘Hitler was right on one thing’

The rally took place on the northeast corner of the Capitol Hill lawn across the street from the Russell Senate Office Building a day before the riots in which ...

NYC firefighters allegedly involved in Capitol Riot — FDNY to Federal Bureau of Investigation

The Associated Press has reported that law enforcement sources say Sicknick was hit in the head with a fire extinguisher as supporters of President Donald ...

Fire crews extinguishing hot spots in aftermath of Cork Port blaze

Extensive damage has been caused to the storage facility. The statement continued: "We would like to thank the emergency services and the Port of Cork team fo...

Trump's top lawyer contesting 2020 election sued for 1.3 billion US dollars_china

This photograph of Sidney Powell at the so-called "Stop the Steal" rally broadcast on NTD is embedded in Dominion's lawsuit. "There are "mountains of direct...

Man Pictured Carrying Away Pelosi's Lectern, Two Others Charged in Capitol Riot

Johnson is allegedly the man in the photo taken during Wednesday's raid of the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump 's supporters where he is waving to the camera whil...

Taiwan praises USA move to lift restrictions on ties

Announcing the move on Saturday , Pompeo said the usa government had limited diplomatic interactions "unilaterally" as part of "an attempt to appease the Co...

Two men seen carrying restraints during Capitol riot charged with federal crimes

The men, who were identified by researchers at the University of Toronto , were seen inside the building with the restraints, authorities said . The New York...

Scores Missing in Deadly Indonesia Landslides

According to a published report on Statista , there has been a sharp increase in landslides in Indonesia in 2019 compared with previous years, which accounted ...

Paralysed by snowstorm, Spain sends out Covid-19 vaccine and food convoys

The State Metereological Agency (Aemet) said up to 20-30cm of snow fell in Madrid on Saturday, the most since 1971. In the Madrid suburb of Majadahonda, a...

Fresh calls for Trump to resign after Capitol violence

House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi , many of her fellow Democrats and a handful of Republicans say Trump should not be trusted to serve out his te...

Pope urges Americans to maintain sense of responsibility

When speaking on the vaccine , Pope Francis said "ethically everyone should receive the vaccine". Pope Francis urged Americans on Sunday to shun violen...

New coronavirus variant found in travellers from Brazil: Japan government

Rises like this Number of 34 infections Confirmed version of strain Kovid-19 in Japan . Still, Brazil's Health Ministry said it has been notified by J...

Winter Storm Warning Issued For Much Of East Texas

Another storm system could produce some snow late Sunday night into Monday. "Thus, the convection likely would result in a quick burst of snow", the NWS s...

Health minister: Israel has vaccinated one fifth of its population

Last week, Netanyahu announced a supply deal with Pfizer to secure enough doses to immunize its adult population by the end of March. "So we may need to resta...

Fauci: Vaccine Rollout Should Have Been Better

He adds that the arrival of more vaccine is largely dependent on following the state's distribution guidelines, with high-risk health workers and first responde...

David Perdue concedes to Jon Ossoff in Georgia Senate runoff race

Democratic grassroots organizations in Georgia are celebrating their three big wins for the president and both U.S. Senate seats. Wins for Jon Ossoff (L) ...

Giant Sinkhole Consumes Cars in Naples Hospital Parking Lot

Vincenzo De Luca, the head of the Campania region that includes Naples , said "fortunately it has not caused any damage either in terms of systems engineering ...

Chinese soldier apprehended by India across Line of Actual Control in Ladakh

The China Military Online asked Indian authorities to return their soldier in order to maintain peace and tranquility in the border area. The two armies are...

Covid: China places 11m under lockdown after outbreak in northern city

Authorities have announced new restrictions to contain the coronavirus . The SARS-CoV-2 virus was first identified in 2019 in the Chinese city of Wuhan, ...

Khamenei Bans US and UK COVID-19 Vaccines in Iran

The Iranian Red Crescent society confirmed on Friday to semi-official Tasnim News Agency that it will not accept vaccines donated and produced by Pfizer followi...

Iran bans foreign companies from testing Covid-19 vaccines on Iranians

If they know how to make a vaccine, and if their Pfizer factory knows how to produce one, they can use it for themselves so that there won't be so many deaths t...

State of emergency mulled for Osaka, Hyogo, Kyoto

Japan declared a limited state of emergency in Tokyo and three prefectures near the capital last Thursday to stem a surge in Covid-19 infections. Japanese ...

Kim Jong-un pledges to expand North Korea's nuclear arsenal

Still, the North Korean leader reaffirmed that Pyongyang would not use its nuclear arsenal unless "hostile forces" attempt to attack with nuclear weapons. Kim...

China's Hebei reports 127 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases over week

Another 27 asymptomatic cases were also reported on January 9, down from 38 a day earlier. They are reminiscent of the draconian lockdown during the initial out...

Fire kills 10 newborns at hospital in India

The infants were aged between a month and three months. Nurses on duty noticed a fire coming from the hospital's neonatal unit at around 1.30 a.m. local time ...