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“Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th. While this represents the end of the greatest first term in presidential history, it’s only the beginning of our fight to Make America Great Again.”
7 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Riot taints US’s global image
The storming of the US Congress left America’s image as a beacon of democracy severely tarnished yesterday, with allies unable to hide their shock and authoritarian regimes gleefully exploiting the unrest.
7 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Riot in the heart of US Democracy
Riot in the heart of US Democracy
7 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
Asian nations toughen Covid curbs
Countries in Asia were stepping up their fight against the coronavirus yesterday to suppress a contagion they had previously tamed, as warnings grew in Europe over a new fast-spreading variant.
7 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Last five years ‘worst of the worst’ for North Korea
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un admitted the country’s economic development plan had fallen short in “almost all areas” as he opened a rare congress of the ruling Workers’ Party, state media reported yesterday.
6 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Iran’s move carries ‘significant’ risks
Germany, France and Britain yesterday said they were “deeply concerned” about Iran’s move to step up its uranium enrichment, warning of “very significant” risks.
6 January 2021, 18:00 PM
India to hold national ‘cow science’ exam
India will hold a mass nationwide online “cow science” exam next month, in the latest push by the Hindu nationalist government to promote and protect the sacred animal, officials said yesterday.
6 January 2021, 18:00 PM
602 journos killed by Covid-19: NGO
More than 600 journalists have died of Covid-19 last year since March 1, a press freedom organisation said, calling for media workers to have priority access to vaccines.
6 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Brazil is ‘broke’: president
With state subsidies to fight poverty now ended, Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday said his country is “broke” and he is unable to do anything about it, attributing the crisis to “the press-fueled” coronavirus.
6 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Bush to attend Biden inauguration
Republican former US president George W Bush will attend the inauguration of Democrats Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in Washington on January 20, his chief of staff said Tuesday.
6 January 2021, 18:00 PM
China’s crackdown on Hong Kong escalates
China’s crackdown in Hong Kong escalated dramatically yesterday with police arresting more than 50 opposition figures in their largest operation since a draconian security law was imposed on the financial hub.
6 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Assange denied bail
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was denied bail yesterday because a judge said there is a risk he may abscond while the United States tries to secure his extradition from Britain.
6 January 2021, 18:00 PM
EU okays Moderna vaccine
The EU’s drug regulator approved the Moderna coronavirus jab yesterday, the bloc’s second and a shot in the arm for Europe’s slow-moving vaccine roll-out.
6 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Latvia health minister fired over vaccine policy
Latvia’s prime minister on Tuesday fired his health minister in a row over coronavirus vaccination policy, straining ties within the governing coalition.
6 January 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Commoner’ Mamata queues up for state health card
The health scheme of the West Bengal government - one of the flashpoints of the coming state elections - had a VIP participant yesterday.
5 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Israeli forces ‘killed 27 Palestinians in 2020’
Israeli security forces committed “heinous killings” throughout 2020, shooting dead at least 27 Palestinians across occupied Palestinian territories and in Israel, according to Israeli rights group B’Tselem.
5 January 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Nuclear extortion’
Iran yesterday said it had stepped up its uranium enrichment, amid heightened tensions with arch-foe the United States and after Iran seized a South Korean tanker in strategic Gulf waters.
5 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Dozens of nations miss deadline
More than half the world’s nations failed to submit upgraded commitments by year’s end to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, straggling behind the schedule of accelerated climate ambitions set out in the Paris Agreement.
5 January 2021, 18:00 PM
UK PM’s India tour postponed
Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday postponed a post-Brexit trip planned this month to India after the Covid crisis worsened in Britain, Downing Street said.
5 January 2021, 18:00 PM