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AZ jab against Covid variant may come by the end of 2021
A modified version of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine tailored to combat a coronavirus variant first documented in South Africa could be ready by
18 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Don’t recognise junta
Myanmar’s shadow government yesterday urged Southeast Asian leaders to give it a seat at the table during crisis talks next week, and not to
18 April 2021, 18:00 PM
India grapples with virus surge
More government hospital beds will be freed for Covid-19 patients, India’s health ministry said yesterday, as the vast nation grappled with a worsening virus crisis and states appealed for additional supplies of oxygen and treatment drugs.
18 April 2021, 18:00 PM
CIA planned to assassinate Raul Castro in 1960
The CIA made its first known attempt to assassinate a leader of the Cuban revolution in 1960, offering $10,000 to a pilot flying Raul Castro from Prague to Havana to arrange an “accident,” according to declassified documents published Friday.
17 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Biden, Suga project unity against China’s assertiveness
President Joe Biden on Friday sought to present a united front with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to counter an increasingly assertive China as the US leader held his first face-to-face White House summit since taking office.
17 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Myanmar junta leader set to join Asean summit
Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing will join a special Asean summit next week, the Thai foreign ministry said yesterday, his first official trip since masterminding a coup which deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
17 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Mamata doing ‘politics on dead bodies’: Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of doing politics with dead bodies and has been trying to politicise the death of five people at Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar district during polling in the assembly elections on April 10.
17 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Mamata doing ‘politics on dead bodies’: Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of doing politics with dead bodies and has been trying to politicise the death of five people at Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar district during polling in the assembly elections on April 10.
17 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Castro era in Cuba to end as Raul confirms he’s retiring
Raul Castro confirmed he was handing over the leadership of the Cuban Communist Party to a younger generation at its congress that kicked off on Friday, ending six decades of rule by himself and older brother Fidel.
17 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Biden walks back on key refugee pledge
President Joe Biden signed an order on Friday limiting US refugee admissions this year to the historically low 15,000 cap set under his predecessor Donald Trump, shelving a plan to raise it to 62,500 and drawing the ire of refugee advocates and some Democratic lawmakers.
17 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Queen bids farewell to her ‘strength’ Philip
Queen Elizabeth and her family paid their last respects to Prince Philip at a funeral yesterday that celebrated his naval past, his international heritage and seven decades of service in which he helped guide the queen through repeated crises.
17 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Russia beefs up warship presence in Black Sea as Ukraine tensions simmer
Two Russian warships transited the Bosphorus en route to the Black Sea today and 15 smaller vessels completed a transfer to the sea as Moscow beefs up its naval presence at a time of tense relations with the West and Ukraine.
17 April 2021, 12:12 PM
Era ends as Raul Castro steps down as Communist Party chief
Raul Castro said he is stepping down as Cuban Communist Party leader, leaving the island without a Castro guiding affairs for the first time in more than six decades and handing control of the party to a younger generation.
17 April 2021, 06:00 AM
Japan, US committed to working together to meet China challenge: Biden
US President Joe Biden said he had a productive summit with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday and the two countries were committed to working together to meet the challenge posed by China and issues including North Korea.
17 April 2021, 03:15 AM
Iran says production of 60% enriched uranium ‘underway’
Iran has begun producing uranium at 60 percent purity and is making nine grams per hour, the head of the Islamic republic’s atomic agency said yesterday.
16 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Iran says production of 60% enriched uranium ‘underway’
Iran has begun producing uranium at 60 percent purity and is making nine grams per hour, the head of the Islamic republic’s atomic agency said yesterday.
16 April 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Time to deescalate’
President Joe Biden said Thursday after announcing sanctions against Russia that for both countries “now is the time to deescalate.”
16 April 2021, 18:00 PM
US announces $1.7b to fight Covid variants
The administration of President Joe Biden yesterday announced it would spend $1.7 billion to improve its ability to sequence the coronavirus for genetic changes, as new and potentially dangerous variants are poised to dominate the pandemic.
16 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Opponents form unity govt
Opponents of Myanmar’s junta yesterday announced a National Unity Government including ousted members of parliament and leaders of anti-coup protests and ethnic minorities, saying their aim was to end military rule and restore democracy.
16 April 2021, 18:00 PM
US preparing for 1-year Covid-19 booster shots
The United States is preparing for the possibility that a booster shot will be needed between nine to 12 months after people are initially vaccinated against Covid-19, a White House official said on Thursday.
16 April 2021, 18:00 PM