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Pakistan hit by nationwide power blackout
Power was gradually being restored to major cities across Pakistan yesterday after it was hit by a massive electricity blackout, officials said. The
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Majority of Americans want Trump removed
Fifty-seven percent of Americans want Republican President Donald Trump to be immediately removed from office after he encouraged a protest this week that escalated into a deadly riot inside the US Capitol, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
9 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Trump’s Impeachment: How it could play out
US Congressional Democrats plan to introduce misconduct charges on Monday that could lead to a second impeachment of President Donald Trump. The following is a primer on what a second impeachment proceeding of Trump could look like.
9 January 2021, 18:00 PM
US president has sole power to launch a nuclear strike
Concerns over US President Donald Trump’s mental state have drawn focus on his power to unleash a nuclear attack.
9 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Hospital fire kills 10 babies in India
Ten babies were killed in a maternity unit in the Indian state of Maharashtra early yesterday when fire tore through a major hospital, a doctor said.
9 January 2021, 18:00 PM
India detains Chinese soldier at flashpoint border
Indian forces have detained a Chinese soldier on the disputed Himalayan frontier of Ladakh where the world’s two most populous countries fought a
9 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Qatar-Saudi border reopens
atar and Saudi Arabia reopened their land border yesterday, Qatari sources told AFP, as they restore ties following a landmark deal to end a three and a
9 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Pakistan protesters end blockade over deaths of miners
Qatar and Saudi Arabia reopened their land border yesterday, Qatari sources told AFP, as they restore ties following a landmark deal to end a three and
9 January 2021, 18:00 PM
US ‘our biggest enemy’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for more advanced nuclear weapons and said the United States is “our biggest enemy,” state media said yesterday, presenting a stark challenge to President-elect Joe Biden just days before he takes office.
9 January 2021, 18:00 PM
US logs record virus caseload
India yesterday said it will start vaccinating 1.3 billion people from January 16 as the United States logged a record new daily virus caseload and millions in Asia woke up to new lockdowns.
9 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Justice dept charges 15
The US Justice Department announced Friday that it has charged 15 people involved in the assault on Congress, including one man accused of possessing bombs.
9 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Identical twins not so identical!
Genetic differences between identical twins can begin very early in embryonic development, according to a study Thursday that researchers said has implications for how these siblings help scientists tease out the effects of nature versus nurture.
8 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Talks fail to break deadlock
The Indian government and representatives of protesting farmers failed to reach an agreement on contentious new agriculture laws yesterday and said they will meet again in a week’s time.
8 January 2021, 18:00 PM
NYT: Trump has discussed pardoning himself
US President Donald Trump has said he is considering pardoning himself in discussions with aides since the November election, the New York Times reported. The newspaper cited two unidentified people with knowledge of the discussions.
8 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Nuke deal: Iran won’t rush for US’s return
Iran is in no hurry to see the US return to a 2015 nuclear deal with major powers after Joe Biden takes office this month, its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said yesterday.
8 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Republican Loeffler admits defeat in Georgia Senate race
Republican Kelly Loeffler on Thursday conceded her closely watched Senate race in Georgia, with Democratic wins in the state’s two runoff elections sealing the party’s control of the chamber later this month.
8 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Indonesia frees cleric linked to Bali bombing
A radical cleric linked to the Bali nightclub bombings was freed from prison yesterday, stirring grief and anger among victims nearly two decades after more than 200 people, mostly foreign tourists, were killed in Indonesia’s worst terror attack.
8 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Riot exposes racial inequality too
The United States’ stark racial inequality was on display after a mob of predominantly white supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol with ease on Wednesday then left with few immediate consequences, according to Washington residents, activists and politicians, including President-elect Joe Biden.
8 January 2021, 18:00 PM
China fights new clusters as US death toll soars
China sealed off two cities and imposed travel restrictions on 18 million people yesterday in an effort to eliminate fresh coronavirus clusters, as the United States reported a record number of deaths from the disease.
8 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Twitter, FB freeze Trump accounts
Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc and Snap Inc temporarily locked the accounts of US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, as tech giants scrambled to crack down on his baseless claims about the US presidential election amid riots in the capital.
7 January 2021, 18:00 PM