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Sorcery couldn’t save Lanka health minister
Sri Lanka’s health minister, who publicly endorsed sorcery and magic potions to stop surging coronavirus infections in the island, has tested
23 January 2021, 18:00 PM
US, Mexico, Guatemala bar migrant caravans, citing Covid
The United States, Mexico and Guatemala agreed Friday to bar migrant caravans from passing through their territories due to the Covid pandemic,
23 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Biden calls Trudeau
In his first call to a foreign leader as US President, Joe Biden spoke with Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau Friday on a number of topics and
23 January 2021, 18:00 PM
A young poet captivates US
Amanda Gorman, the young Black poet who performed at President Joe Biden’s inaugural, has become an overnight star with her works shooting to the top of Amazon bestseller lists ahead of their publication.
23 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Lloyd Austin becomes first Black chief of Pentagon
The US Senate confirmed retired general Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense Friday, the second cabinet nominee of new President Joe Biden to gain approval and the first African American to lead the Pentagon.
23 January 2021, 18:00 PM
New Covid variant may carry higher risk of death
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday the new English variant of Covid-19 may be associated with a higher level of mortality although he said evidence showed that both vaccines being used in the country are effective against it.
23 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87
Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation for a half-century, died today. He was 87.
23 January 2021, 13:37 PM
At least five mine workers killed in blast in Karnataka
At least five mine workers were killed in southern India when their trucks carrying blasting material exploded, officials said yesterday.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Rapid virus test prices ‘halved’ for poorer nations
Poorer countries will have access to hundreds of millions more rapid Covid-19 tests following a deal to slash prices in half and boost production, Unitaid said yesterday.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM
India’s national security ‘thoroughly compromised’
The government’s silence over the leaked WhatsApp chats of TV anchor Arnab Goswami on the Balakot strikes is “deafening”, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said yesterday, alleging that national security had been “thoroughly compromised”.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM
What will survive of US MidEast policy under Biden?
Trump Heights, Trump Square, Trump train terminal: Israel isn’t shy about honouring Donald Trump, who is widely admired among Israelis for his staunch support of their country.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Google threatens to block Australians
Alphabet Inc’s Google yesterday said it would block its search engine in Australia if the government proceeds with a new code that would force it and Facebook Inc to pay media companies for the right to use their content.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Onus on India’ to restart talks
Pakistan’s foreign minister has thrown down the gauntlet to India to restart direct dialogue between the two countries, saying the “onus lies on [them]” to reverse steps in the disputed region of Kashmir before the two countries can come to the table.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Musk offers $100m prize
Tesla Inc chief and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Thursday took to Twitter to promise a $100 million prize for development of the “best” technology to capture carbon dioxide emissions.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Moscow hails Biden’s extension proposal
Moscow yesterday welcomed US President Joe Biden’s proposal to extend New START with Russia by 5 years, days before the expiration of the last nuclear reduction treaty between the two powers, but vowed to press Moscow hard on a host of concerns.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Iran leader Twitter account posts warning to Trump
The Twitter account of Iran’s Supreme Leader yesterday carried the image of a golfer resembling Donald Trump apparently being targeted by a drone, vowing revenge over the killing of a top Iranian general in a US drone attack.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM
TV audience for Biden inauguration tops Trump’s
Roughly 40 million people watched live coverage of Joe Biden’s inauguration as US president on six TV networks, according to Nielsen data released on Thursday, a 4% increase over the number that tuned in for Donald Trump’s swearing-in four years ago.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Shipwreck off Libya leaves 43 dead: UN
At least 43 migrants from West Africa perished in the first major shipwreck off the Libyan coast this year, the United Nations said Wednesday, adding that 10 people were rescued.
21 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Rich nations ‘exaggerate’ climate finance: study
Rich countries have over-reported finance to help countries adapt to the impacts of climate change by $20 billion over the last decade, leaving at-risk communities drastically underfunded, a new analysis showed yesterday.
21 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Delicate dance
When an outgoing president hands the keys to the White House to the incoming one, another discrete handover takes place: the systems and codes for the US leader to launch a nuclear strike.
21 January 2021, 18:00 PM