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13 Jan 2021
IndonesiaIndonesia starts COVID-19 vaccination drive with President Widodo
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday received the first shot of a China-made COVID-19 vaccine after Indonesia approved it for emergency use and began efforts to vaccinate millions of citizens.
13 Jan 2021
United States of AmericaTraveling to US? Be ready with COVID-19 negative report
Anyone flying to the United States will soon need to show proof of a negative test for COVID-19, health officials have announced.
13 Jan 2021
Donald TrumpUS House set to vote to impeach Trump on Wednesday
The US House of Representatives is all set to vote on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
13 Jan 2021
New York CityTraffic jams will return after the pandemic, study says
As the coronavirus pandemic forced many of us to stay home and initiated work-from-home routines across the globe, traffic congestion fell significantly last year.
13 Jan 2021
Washington DCFBI opens 160+ investigation cases against Capitol Hill rioters
The FBI has opened more than 160 investigation cases against the January 6 Capitol Hill rioters, officials in Washington said.
12 Jan 2021
World Health OrganizationWHO experts probing coronavirus origins to visit Wuhan: China
The experts from World Health Organization will visit Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first detected in late-2019, at the start of their investigation into the origins of the pandemic, China said on Tuesday.
12 Jan 2021
Washington DCFBI warns of armed protests at state Capitols, Washington DC
The FBI has warned that it has received intelligence that "armed protests" are being planned at all 50 US state Capitols and in Washington DC in the run-up to President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20.
12 Jan 2021
United Nations (UN)Antonio Guterres to seek second term as UN Secretary-General
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that he will be seeking a second term as chief of the world organization.
12 Jan 2021
FacebookFacebook to remove content containing 'stop the steal' phrase
Facebook has announced that it would remove all the content from its platform containing the phrase "stop the steal," which is being used by outgoing US President Donald Trump's supporters to allege election fraud.
12 Jan 2021
United States of AmericaUS: In a first, gorillas test positive for coronavirus
Several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming the first known apes in the United States and possibly the world to be infected with it.
12 Jan 2021
World Health OrganizationWHO: COVID-19 herd immunity unlikely in 2021 despite vaccines
The World Health Organization's chief scientist warned that even as numerous countries have started rolling out vaccination programs to stop COVID-19, herd immunity is highly unlikely this year.
11 Jan 2021
Saudi ArabiaThe Line: Saudi Arabia unveils city with no roads, cars
The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, has unveiled plans for a future city 'The Line,' which is part of the $500 billion project called "Neom."
11 Jan 2021
Pope FrancisWomen can read at Mass, but can't be priests: Pope
Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly allow women to do more things during Mass while reaffirming they cannot be priests.
11 Jan 2021
IndonesiaIndonesia green-lights emergency use of Chinese vaccine
Indonesia's Food and Drug Authority on Monday green-lighted emergency use of the COVID-19 vaccine, called CoronaVac, produced by China-based Sinovac Biotech Ltd. Vaccination of high-risk groups is expected to start later this week.
11 Jan 2021
World Health OrganizationWHO team probing coronavirus origins to visit on Thursday: China
A team of experts from the World Health Organization are due to reach China on January 14 to probe the origins of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, officials said on Monday.
11 Jan 2021
BoeingIndonesia intensifies search for crashed Sriwijaya Air's black boxes
The search for the black boxes of a crashed Sriwijaya Air jet intensified on Monday to boost the investigation into what caused the plane carrying 62 people to nosedive at high velocity into the Java Sea.
11 Jan 2021
Donald TrumpPelosi says House will impeach Trump, builds pressure on Pence
Democrats in the United States House of Representatives are pressurizing Vice President Mike Pence to remove outgoing President Donald Trump from the Oval Office. If he doesn't, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, the House will move to impeach Trump, his second impeachment during the term.
10 Jan 2021
Pakistan NewsMassive blackout in Pakistan; major cities plunge into darkness
Pakistan witnessed a massive power blackout early on Sunday due to a problem in one section of the grid, officials said.
09 Jan 2021
BoeingIndonesia: Passenger plane with over 50 onboard missing after take-off
A Sriwijaya Air passenger plane with more than 50 people on board has lost contact with the Indonesian aviation authorities shortly after taking off from Jakarta on Saturday.
09 Jan 2021
World Health OrganizationChina ready to receive WHO experts to probe COVID-19 origin
China is ready to receive a World Health Organization expert team to probe the COVID-19 origin, a senior Chinese official informed the media but gave no specific timeline for the visit.
09 Jan 2021
VaccineWhite House warns of possible fast-spreading 'USA strain' of coronavirus
The White House Coronavirus Task Force has warned of the possibility of a new, more transmissible mutated variant of COVID-19 evolved in the United States.
09 Jan 2021
BeijingBeijing on alert after COVID-19 spike in neighboring Hebei province
Beijing has gone on an alert mode following a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases in the neighboring Hebei province even as China has administered nine million coronavirus vaccines so far in a stepped-up nationwide drive to contain the virus.
09 Jan 2021
World Health OrganizationWHO: Rich nations, vaccine makers should stop bilateral deals
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, appealed on Friday to makers of COVID-19 vaccines and the wealthier countries buying them to stop making bilateral deals, saying they are hurting a UN-backed effort to widen access to the jabs.
09 Jan 2021
Donald TrumpDemocrats want to impeach Trump, again, but Biden is non-committal
Following the shameful violence at the United States Capitol, Democrats have been laying the groundwork to impeach outgoing President Donald Trump, again, but his successor Joe Biden refused to endorse the idea.
09 Jan 2021
XTwitter bans President Donald Trump's account permanently, he cries conspiracy
Twitter, the micro-blogging platform that Donald Trump used religiously, has suspended his account permanently, two days after the outgoing United States President was barred from posting anything for a brief time in the wake of Capitol violence.
08 Jan 2021
IranIran's top leader bans coronavirus vaccines from US, Britain
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday banned the country from importing American Pfizer-BioNTech and Britain's AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, a reflection of mistrust toward the West.
08 Jan 2021
FacebookMeet the Indian-American man who waved tricolor at US Capitol
Wednesday's attack on the United States Capitol drew global attention, as thousands of supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump stormed the building, accusing the Democrats of stealing the election.
08 Jan 2021
PfizerPfizer study suggests vaccine works against coronavirus variant
New research suggests that Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine can protect against a mutation found in two contagious variants of the coronavirus that erupted in Britain and South Africa.
08 Jan 2021
United Nations (UN)India to chair UNSC's crucial Taliban and Libya Sanctions Committees
India will chair the crucial Taliban and Libya Sanctions Committees and the Counter-Terrorism Committee of the UN Security Council during its tenure as non-permanent member of the powerful 15-nation UN body.
08 Jan 2021
Donald TrumpCapitol Hill violence result of Trump's 'contempt for democracy': Biden
Describing the attack on Capitol Hill by US President Donald Trump's supporters as one of the darkest days in US history, President-elect Joe Biden said the violence was the result of the President's "contempt for democracy."
08 Jan 2021
BoeingBoeing will pay $2.5 billion as settlement charge
Boeing has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle a Justice Department investigation. It admitted that its employees misled regulators about the safety of its 737 MAX aircraft, which suffered two deadly crashes shortly after entering airline service.
08 Jan 2021
United States of AmericaUS to modify H-1B visa selection process
The United States on Thursday announced that it will modify the selection process for H-1B visas, giving priority to salary and skills instead of the lottery procedures.
08 Jan 2021
United States of AmericaCoronavirus: United States records deadliest day as nearly 4,000 die
The United States witnessed its worst day of the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday as almost 4,000 died in the 24-hour period ending at 8:30 pm (local time).
08 Jan 2021
XDay after Capitol violence, Trump concedes, talks of 'healing,' 'reconciliation'
After peddling misinformation since November, claiming that Democrats stole the election, and approaching courts, United States President Donald Trump came the closest to conceding on Thursday (local time), a day after the violence at Capitol shamed his country and shocked the globe.
07 Jan 2021
Donald TrumpCapitol chaos: Resignations hit White House, Melania Trump's aide quits
As the violence in the United States Capitol on Wednesday went on to become one of the defining moments of the tumultuous tenure of outgoing President Donald Trump, the White House was jolted by a spate of resignations, including that of the chief of staff of First Lady Melania Trump.
07 Jan 2021
WikiLeaksAssange loses bid for bail as he awaits extradition appeal
Julian Assange on Wednesday lost his bid to be released from prison in London on bail as a UK judge ruled that it was only fair to first allow the US authorities to appeal against an order blocking his extradition on espionage charges.
07 Jan 2021
United States of AmericaIndian-American becomes US Army's first Chief Information Officer
Indian-American Dr. Raj Iyer has taken over as the first Chief Information Officer of the US Army after the Pentagon created the position in July 2020.
07 Jan 2021
Donald TrumpUS Congress certifies Biden's win, Trump promises 'orderly transition'
Hours after a mob attacked the United States Capitol, the Congress certified the win of President-elect Joe Biden early Thursday morning (local time) paving the path for the Democrat's inauguration on January 20.
07 Jan 2021
IndonesiaIndonesia's Merapi volcano spews hot clouds, 500 evacuated
Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano spewed avalanches of hot clouds on Thursday morning as over 500 residents were evacuated from its fertile slopes.
07 Jan 2021
Hong KongBeautiful sight: China's internet is enjoying US Capitol mayhem
Internet users in China erupted in laughter and sarcasm while reacting to Wednesday's riots at the United States Capitol, giving another proof of the deep discord between the two powerful nations.
