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World won’t vanquish virus this year: WHO
The number of new coronavirus infections globally rose last week for the first time in seven weeks, as the World Health Organization said It is unrealistic to think the world will be done with the Covid-19 pandemic by the end of the year.
2 March 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Death sentence’ for Yemenis!
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said a “disappointing” $1.7 billion had been pledged by countries on Monday for humanitarian aid in Yemen - less than half the $3.85 billion the world body was seeking for 2021 to avert a large-scale famine.
2 March 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Pawri’ power
A 19-year-old Pakistani student who shot to fame after her five-second video went viral on social media across the subcontinent, hopes numerous renditions of her monologue will translate into more dialogue between rival neighbours India and Pakistan.
2 March 2021, 18:00 PM
RSF sues Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) yesterday said that it had filed a criminal case in a German court against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for “crimes against humanity” in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
2 March 2021, 18:00 PM
CO2 pollution bounces back
Global CO2 emissions have returned to pre-pandemic levels and then some, threatening to put climate treaty targets for capping global warming out of reach, the International Energy Agency said yesterday.
2 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Three female media workers shot to death in Afghanistan
Three female media workers were shot and killed in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad yesterday, their TV network said, in what appeared to be the latest targeted killing to rock the war-torn country.
2 March 2021, 18:00 PM
All 279 kidnapped Nigerian students released: governor
All 279 girls kidnapped from their boarding school in northern Nigeria have been released and are on government premises, the local governor told AFP yesterday.
2 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Rahul Gandhi takes up ‘push-up’ challenge in Tamil Nadu
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, in Tamil Nadu ahead of the state elections, is trying to connect with locals with his fierce poll speeches, one-on-one interactions and also an apparent demonstration of his physical strength.
1 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Prince Harry feared ‘history repeating itself’
Britain’s Prince Harry, who has blamed press intrusion for contributing to his mother Princess Diana’s death in 1997, has told US chat show host Oprah Winfrey he was worried about history repeating itself.
1 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Chinese blogger charged with ‘defaming martyrs’
Chinese prosecutors formally charged a popular social media influencer with “defaming martyrs” yesterday, for suggesting the death toll of the China-India border clash was higher than the official count of four.
1 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Malaysian news site editor questioned
The chief editor of an independent Malaysian news outlet was questioned by police yesterday on suspicion of sedition after he criticised the conviction of his website for contempt.
1 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Trump hints at 2024 run
Former President Donald Trump hinted on Sunday at a possible presidential run in 2024, attacked President Joe Biden and repeated his fraudulent claims he won the 2020 election in his first major appearance since leaving the White House nearly six weeks ago.
1 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Covid vaccine acceptance rises
Willingness to get a Covid-19 vaccine is on the rise compared to last year, a survey of six industrialised countries published yesterday showed.
1 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Ex-president Sarkozy gets 3 years in jail
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption yesterday and handed a three-year prison sentence after a court in Paris convicted him for trying to illegally influence a judge during his time in office.
1 March 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Indeed an Iranian act’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday accused Iran of a recent attack on an Israeli-owned ship, noting his country was regularly “striking” its arch-foe in comments that followed an overnight raid on Syria.
1 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Lanka police arrest ‘exorcist’ after child killed in ritual
Sri Lankan police yesterday arrested a self-proclaimed exorcist after a nine-year-old girl she had beaten as part of a ritual died.
28 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Cuba approves animal rights law after activists’ campaign
Cuba has adopted long-called for animal rights regulations, a groundbreaking victory for activists in the communist nation.
28 February 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Fired’ UN envoy vows to fight back
Myanmar’s United Nations envoy in New York vowed to fight on Saturday after the junta fired him for urging countries to use “any means necessary” to reverse a Feb. 1 coup that ousted the nation’s elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
28 February 2021, 18:00 PM
New hope in Covid crisis
The Covid-battered United States authorised Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine for emergency use Saturday, offering a glimmer of hope, as schools, colleges in India’s Pune city have been ordered to remain shut till March 14 due to surge in virus cases.
28 February 2021, 18:00 PM
No ‘new party’
Donald Trump returns to the political spotlight yesterday, determined to regain control of a Republican Party that is out of power and pondering whether the flawed former president can win again in 2024.
28 February 2021, 18:00 PM