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W Africa faces new Ebola epidemic
West Africa faced its first known Ebola resurgence since the end of a devastating outbreak in 2016, with Guinea responding to what its health chief called an “epidemic” after seven cases were confirmed.
15 February 2021, 18:00 PM
France ‘helped Rwanda genocide suspects escape’
Authorities in Paris helped suspects in the 1994 Rwanda genocide to escape while under French military protection, according to a diplomatic cable, rekindling Kigali’s allegations France secretly supported Hutu forces behind the killings.
15 February 2021, 18:00 PM
US supports Kurdish militants
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday accused the United States of siding with “terrorists” after blaming outlawed Kurdish militants of executing 13 Turks in northern Iraq.
15 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Israeli strikes on Syria kill 9 militia fighters
Israeli missile strikes against several targets near Syria’s capital Damascus killed at least nine pro-regime militia fighters early yesterday, a Britain-based war monitor said.
15 February 2021, 18:00 PM
UK tightens virus controls as NZ hunts source of outbreak
Britain yesterday began mandatory hotel quarantine for arrivals from high-risk countries as New Zealand identified its first cases of the UK strain from the outbreak that forced its largest city into lockdown.
15 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Tech giants ‘close’ to deals with Aussie media
Google and Facebook are “very close” to deals with major Australian media to pay for news, a top government official said yesterday, as the tech giants scramble to avoid landmark regulation.
15 February 2021, 18:00 PM
BJP to go global!
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb sparked a fresh controversy on Saturday evening when he revealed BJP’s alleged ambition to form a governments in neighbouring Nepal and Sri Lanka.
15 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Harry, Meghan expecting 2nd child
Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are expecting their second child, a spokesperson for the couple said on Sunday.
15 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Peru FM resigns over vaccination scandal
Peru’s foreign minister resigned Sunday, the second top official to step down amid a growing scandal over politicians receiving Covid-19 vaccinations well before the general public.
15 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Lavrov blames EU for demise of its Russia ties
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday blamed the European Union for its deteriorating relations with Russia and accused the bloc of systematically destroying mechanisms for cooperation.
15 February 2021, 15:25 PM
Biden aide resigns over comments to reporter
The White House said Saturday it has accepted the resignation of a staffer who allegedly threatened to “destroy” a reporter who was asking about his
14 February 2021, 18:00 PM
First bodies recovered from Indian flood disaster tunnel
Rescuers yesterday pulled the first bodies from a blocked tunnel at a power complex in a northern Indian valley devastated by a flash flood a week
14 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Putin accuses West of using Navalny to ‘contain’ Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday accused the West of using jailed opposition figure Alexei Navalny to try to “contain” Russia. “Our opponents
14 February 2021, 18:00 PM
A poisonous kingmaker
It is still Donald Trump’s Republican Party - at least for now.
14 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Won’t implement CAA if voted back to power
Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party and its ideological mentor RSS of dividing Assam, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi yesterday said his party, if voted back to power in the state, will never implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
14 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Junta faces mass strike
Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Myanmar for a ninth day of anti-coup demonstrations yesterday, as the new army rulers grappled to contain a strike by government workers that could cripple their ability to run the country.
14 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Viber polls: Bangladeshi users value privacy the most
Bangladeshi users of Viber, one of the world’s leading communication apps, place the highest priority on privacy among all users surveyed by the company.
14 February 2021, 14:04 PM
Russians set for candle-lit Valentine's Day protests after Navalny jailing
Supporters of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny plan to hold candle-lit gatherings in residential courtyards across Russia on Sunday despite warnings that they could be arrested.
14 February 2021, 08:00 AM
Biden wants to close prison at Guantanamo Bay
US President Joe Biden wants to close the Guantanamo Bay prison for terror suspects before the end of his term, the White House said Friday, echoing an unfulfilled campaign promise from Barack Obama’s administration.
13 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Mario Draghi sworn in as Italy’s new PM AFP, Rome
Former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi was formally sworn in as Italy’s new prime minister yesterday, against the backdrop of the deadly coronavirus pandemic and a crippling recession.
13 February 2021, 18:00 PM