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No breakthrough in farmers-govt talks
The Indian government yesterday offered to set up a committee to look into issues raised by farmers protesting against new farm laws, but it was rejected by representatives of 35 agitating organisations during their marathon meeting with three union ministers that ended without any resolution.
1 December 2020, 18:00 PM
MPs push bill to ramp up uranium enrichment
A bill requiring Iran’s government to step up uranium enrichment closer to the level needed for a nuclear weapon, and ignore other restraints on its nuclear programme agreed with major powers, cleared its first hurdle in parliament yesterday.
1 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Biden’s wins in Arizona, Wisconsin certified
President-elect Joe Biden’s victories in Arizona and Wisconsin were certified on Monday, further cementing his win even as Donald Trump continues to make baseless claims of vote fraud.
1 December 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Pandemic’ chosen as Word of the Year
The 2020 prize for Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year went to an obvious choice: pandemic. The term had the most online dictionary lookups of any word, Merriam-Webster said on its website,
1 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Lanka frees prisoners after pandemic sparks jail riot
Sri Lanka freed hundreds of prisoners and said it would release thousands more after a riot sparked by anger over coronavirus cases at one of its
1 December 2020, 18:00 PM
US Navy to scrap billion-dollar warship after major fire
The US Navy has decided to de-commission and scrap the USS Bonhomme Richard after a damage assessment found that restoring the ship would cost billions of dollars.
1 December 2020, 18:00 PM
At least two killed after car hits pedestrians in Germay
At least two people were killed and several injured when a car drove into a pedestrian zone in the southwestern German city of Trier yesterday,
1 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Deforestation hits 12-year high
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon surged again over the past year, hitting a 12-year high, according to official figures released Monday that drew a chorus of condemnation of President Jair Bolsonaro’s government.
1 December 2020, 18:00 PM
KSA allows Israeli planes to cross its airspace
Saudi Arabia has agreed to let Israeli airliners cross its airspace en route to the United Arab Emirates after talks between Saudi officials and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, a senior Trump administration official said.
1 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Tens of millions in dire straits
The UN yesterday said that $35 billion would be needed for aid in 2021, as the pandemic leaves tens of millions more people in crisis, and with the risk of multiple famines looming.
1 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Trudeau's remark on farmer protest 'ill-informed, unwarranted': India
India today termed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s remark about the protest by farmers in New Delhi as “unwarranted”.
1 December 2020, 12:09 PM
Saudi Arabia agrees to allow Israeli commercial planes to cross its airspace: senior Trump official
Saudi Arabia agreed on Monday to let Israeli airliners cross its airspace en route to the United Arab Emirates after talks between Saudi officials and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, a senior Trump administration official said.
1 December 2020, 05:41 AM
Trump's controversial coronavirus advisor resigns: report
One of US President Donald Trump's favored coronavirus advisors who sparked controversy over his comments against mask-wearing and other issues has resigned, US media reported Monday.
1 December 2020, 04:27 AM
Japan crown prince ‘approves’ daughter’s wedding
Japan’s Crown Prince Akishino, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, has said he “approves” of his daughter Princess Mako marrying her university boyfriend, Kei Komuro, but reiterated that Komuro’s mother must first solve an ongoing financial dispute. 0
30 November 2020, 18:00 PM
NZ files charges over White Island volcano disaster
New Zealand’s workplace safety watchdog yesterday handed down criminal charges over last year’s White Island volcanic eruption that claimed 22 lives and left dozens more with horrific burns.
30 November 2020, 18:00 PM
WHO warns malaria fight flat-lining
Progress in eliminating malaria has stalled in recent years, the World Health Organization said yesterday, with more than 400,000 people once again estimated to have died from the disease last year.
30 November 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Truly repugnant’
Australia’s prime minister angrily denounced a “repugnant”, “outrageous” and “appalling” tweet from a top Chinese government spokesman yesterday and demanded Beijing formally apologise.
30 November 2020, 18:00 PM
China to build a major dam on Brahmaputra
China will build a major hydropower project on Brahmaputra river in Tibet and a proposal for this has been clearly put forward in the 14th Five-Year Plan to be implemented from next year, the official media yesterday quoted the head of a Chinese company tasked to build the dam as saying.
30 November 2020, 18:00 PM
War unfinished
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed lauded his troops yesterday for their victory over a rebellious northern movement, but the leader of Tigrayan forces said they were still resisting amid fears of a protracted guerrilla conflict.
30 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Thai protest leaders charged with royal defamation
Thai police charged five key leaders of the country’s pro-democracy protest movement yesterday under the kingdom’s tough royal defamation laws, the first such use of the controversial legislation in two years.
30 November 2020, 18:00 PM