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Pandemic gainers should pay
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged governments on Monday to consider imposing a “solidarity or wealth tax” on the rich - who made money during the coronavirus pandemic - in a bid to cut extreme inequality.
13 April 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Very bad gamble’
Iran and Russia united against the United States and Europe yesterday warning on the eve of new nuclear talks that an attack on the Natanz atomic site and new EU sanctions could harm ongoing negotiations.
13 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Don’t play with fire on Taiwan
China yesterday told the United States to stop playing with fire over Taiwan and lodged a complaint after Washington issued guidelines that will enable US officials to meet more freely with officials from the island that China claims as its own.
13 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Russia calls US ‘adversary’
The United States called on Russia to halt a military build-up on Ukraine’s border yesterday as Moscow, in words recalling the Cold War, said its “adversary” should keep US warships well away from annexed Crimea.
13 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Mamata paints in silent protest
An uncommon calm prevailed around West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday as she sat in her wheelchair at the Gandhi Murti in Kolkata in protest against her being banned from campaigning for 24 hours.
13 April 2021, 18:00 PM
J&J delays vaccine rollout in Europe amid clot fears in US
Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday it is delaying the rollout of its coronavirus vaccine in Europe amid a U.S. probe into reports of rare blood clots in some recipients, moves that experts worry could further shake vaccine confidence and complicate COVID-19 immunization efforts.
13 April 2021, 17:16 PM
Reuters names first woman as next editor-in-chief
Reuters News has named one of its top editors, Alessandra Galloni, as its next editor-in-chief, the first woman to lead the globe-spanning news agency in its 170-year history.
13 April 2021, 02:32 AM
EMA issues post-jab alert for medics
The safety committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has asked those receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine (called Covishield in India) and medical professionals to look out for cases of unusual blood clots with low platelets, a rare adverse event with the vaccine.
12 April 2021, 18:00 PM
34 die off the coast of Djibouti: IOM
Thirty-four migrants drowned yesterday after their boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said, the second such accident in just over a month.
12 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Mamata ‘clean bowled’: Modi
Mamata Banerjee has been “clean bowled” and her entire team has been asked to leave the field, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared yesterday.
12 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Gang ransacks Hong Kong newspaper critical of China
A Hong Kong newspaper that is critical of Beijing said yesterday its printing presses were ransacked by a gang of men wielding sledgehammers.
12 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Austrian files climate lawsuit against government
An Austrian multiple sclerosis sufferer has sued his government in the European rights court for failing to protect the climate, saying global warming has worsened his condition, an activist group said yesterday.
12 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Egypt jails man for 8 years in #MeToo case
An Egyptian court Sunday sentenced a man to eight years in prison for sexually harassing three minors and drug possession, in a case that sparked outrage on social media.
12 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Suu Kyi faces new criminal charge
Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was hit with a fresh criminal charge yesterday, as the junta’s tough crackdown on dissent rolls on.
12 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Iran blames Israel, vows revenge
Iran yesterday accused arch-foe Israel of sabotaging its key Natanz nuclear site and vowed revenge for an attack that appeared to be latest episode in a long-running covert war.
12 April 2021, 18:00 PM
China slaps record $2.5bn fine on Jack Ma's Alibaba
Once seemingly untouchable, Alibaba founder Jack Ma has endured a tumultuous run that saw his Chinese e-commerce giant hit with a record 18 billion yuan ($2.75 billion) antitrust fine on Saturday, resolving one key uncertainty even as others persist for himself and his business empire.
11 April 2021, 18:17 PM
War in Yemen: 70 more killed as battle for Marib rages on
Fierce fighting for Yemen’s strategic Marib city has killed 70 pro-government and Huthi rebel fighters over the past 24 hours, with battles raging on three fronts, loyalist military officials said yesterday.
11 April 2021, 18:00 PM
China, Russia blocking international response
The European Union’s top diplomat yesterday said Russia and China were hampering a united international response to Myanmar’s military coup and that the EU could offer more economic incentives if democracy returns to the country.
11 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Construction Of Mega Dam In Tibet: China’s plans stoke fears in India
China is planning a mega dam in Tibet able to produce triple the electricity generated by the Three Gorges -- the world’s largest power station -- stoking fears among environmentalists and in neighbouring India.
11 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Iran reports electrical incident at Natanz nuke site
A problem with the electrical distribution grid of Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility caused an incident at the site yesterday, Iranian Press TV reported, a day
11 April 2021, 18:00 PM