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21 Jan 2021
PortugalPortugal sets records in one of world's worst virus surges
Portugal's new daily COVID-19 cases jumped by more than 14,600 to set a new national record on Wednesday, as the country weathers one of the worst pandemic surges in the world.
21 Jan 2021
BrazilAt 106, woman among earliest vaccine recipients in Brazil
On Wednesday, Zélia de Carvalho Morley, a 106-year old woman, took a COVID-19 shot in Brazil. She is one of the few, old enough to recall an earlier viral pandemic that swept the world a century ago.
21 Jan 2021
World Health OrganizationUN chief welcomes the re-engagement of US with WHO
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the United States' re-engagement with the World Health Organization.
21 Jan 2021
SpainGas explosion rips through Madrid building, killing four
A powerful gas explosion tore through a residential building in central Madrid on Wednesday, killing four people and ripping the facade off the structure.
21 Jan 2021
World Health OrganizationPresident Biden signs executive orders to undo Trump's legacy
Soon after he was sworn in, United States President Joe Biden signed a flurry of executive orders to reverse the policies of his predecessor Donald Trump.
20 Jan 2021
Washington DCDemocracy has prevailed: Biden sworn in as 46th US President
More than two months after he won the election, on the promise of healing a broken nation, Democrat Joe Biden was sworn-in as the 46th President of United States of America in Washington DC.
20 Jan 2021
Donald TrumpBiden to immediately reverse Trump's policies on climate, coronavirus
On his day one as United States President, Joe Biden will issue a series of executive orders, reversing outgoing President Donald Trump's policies on immigration, climate change, and the coronavirus.
20 Jan 2021
Alibaba GroupAlibaba's Jack Ma, 'missing' for months, makes first public appearance
After months of being "missing," Alibaba and Ant founder Jack Ma has finally made a public appearance.
20 Jan 2021
Donald TrumpMitch McConnell: Trump 'provoked' Capitol siege, mob was fed lies
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday explicitly blamed US President Donald Trump for the deadly riot at the Capitol, saying the mob was fed lies and Trump and others "provoked" those intent on overturning Democrat Joe Biden's election.
20 Jan 2021
LondonBBC apologizes for incomplete India map after complaint
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on Tuesday apologized for any offense caused and rectified what it termed the mistaken use of an inaccurate graphical representation of the Indian map, which had the boundaries of Jammu and Kashmir entirely missing.
20 Jan 2021
Kamala HarrisFrom Gaga to Garth, Miranda to Moreno: Celebrities join inaugural
Like so much this past year, the inaugural celebration of US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris will be like no other: pared-down, distanced, much of it virtual.
20 Jan 2021
Donald TrumpIn final hours of presidency, Trump pardons ex-strategist Steve Bannon
Giving a final gift to his aides, the outgoing United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned a number of his aides, including Steve Bannon, his former chief strategist, and Elliott Broidy, one of his top fund-raisers.
20 Jan 2021
Donald TrumpBefore Trump's exit, daughter Tiffany gets engaged at White House
Tiffany Trump, the younger daughter of United States President Donald Trump, announced on Tuesday that she got engaged to her boyfriend Michael Boulos.
20 Jan 2021
Joe BidenOn night before inauguration, Biden grieves 400,000 coronavirus victims
After he arrived in the national capital Washington for his inauguration, United States President-elect Joe Biden led a moving tribute for over 400,000 Americans who succumbed to coronavirus.
20 Jan 2021
Donald TrumpIn farewell message, Trump remembers his accomplishments, doesn't mention Biden
On Tuesday, the White House released United States President Donald Trump's pre-recorded farewell message, wherein he wished the best to the next administration but fell short of mentioning his successor Joe Biden's name.
19 Jan 2021
MaldivesMaldives to become first foreign country to receive Covishield doses
Maldives is set to become the first foreign country to receive COVID-19 vaccines from India. The Asian country will reportedly receive a consignment of Covishield doses on Wednesday.
19 Jan 2021
World Health OrganizationPanel: China, WHO should have acted quicker to stop pandemic
A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other coUNtries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of the coronavirus earlier and questioned whether the UN health agency should have labeled it a pandemic sooner.
19 Jan 2021
ThailandThailand court gives record 43-year sentence for insulting king
A Thailand court on Tuesday sentenced a former civil servant, identified by her first name Anchan, to a record prison term of 43 years and six months for breaching the country's strict lese majeste law on insulting or defaming the monarchy, lawyers said.
19 Jan 2021
Donald TrumpOn Biden's Inauguration Day, Trump to hold farewell for himself
United States President Donald Trump is planning to hold an early morning sendoff ceremony for himself on Wednesday, the day President-elect Joe Biden will take the oath of office.
19 Jan 2021
World Health OrganizationWHO raises concerns about Mideast vaccine inequity
The World Health Organization has raised concerns about the unequal distribution of coronavirus vaccines in Israel, which has given shots to more than 20 percent of its population but the occupied territories, where Palestinians reside are yet to receive any.
18 Jan 2021
Russia NewsRussian influencer, who married stepson, gives birth to their daughter
A Russian influencer, who had stirred controversy online for marrying her stepson last year, has announced the birth of their first baby.
18 Jan 2021
IsraelIsrael approves hundreds of settlement homes before Trump administration exits
Israeli authorities on Sunday advanced plans to build an additional 780 homes in West Bank settlements, anti-settlement monitoring group Peace Now said, in a last-minute surge of approvals before the friendly Trump administration leaves office later this week.
18 Jan 2021
Donald TrumpBiden's inauguration: FBI to vet 25,000 National Guard troops
Ahead of United States President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, defense officials are worried about an insider attack from service members.
18 Jan 2021
ChinaChina mine blast: 12 trapped workers out of 22 alive
Chinese state media reported that 12 out of 22 workers trapped for a week by an explosion in a gold mine are alive, as hundreds of rescuers seek to bring them to safety.
18 Jan 2021
Russia NewsRussian Opposition leader detained after landing in Moscow
Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny was arrested on Sunday at a Moscow airport as he tried to enter the country from Germany, where he had spent five months recovering from nerve agent poisoning that he blames on the Kremlin.
17 Jan 2021
PfizerNorway raises COVID-19 vaccine concerns for elderly after 29 deaths
Norway has expressed concern over the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech among older populations as 29 people died after receiving the shot.
16 Jan 2021
Joe BidenBiden announces plan to vaccinate 100 million Americans
US President-elect Joe Biden has announced an ambitious goal of inoculating 100 million Americans with COVID-19 vaccines in the first 100 days of his administration, noting that the vaccine roll-out in the country has been a "dismal failure."
16 Jan 2021
IndonesiaDamaged roads, lack of gear hinder Indonesia earthquake rescue
Damaged roads, bridges, power blackouts, and lack of heavy equipment on Saturday hampered Indonesia's rescuers after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake left at least 42 dead and hundreds injured on Sulawesi island.
16 Jan 2021
United Nations (UN)At 18 million, India has largest diaspora in the world
The Indian diaspora, one of the most vibrant and dynamic, is the largest in the world, with 18 million people from the coUNtry living outside their homeland in 2020, the UN has said.
16 Jan 2021
United Nations (UN)COVID-19 'vaccinationalism' is self-defeating; will delay global recovery: UN Chief
As the world crossed a "heart-wrenching milestone" of two million deaths from COVID-19, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres lamented that the pandemic's deadly impact has worsened due to the absence of a global coordinated effort.
16 Jan 2021
Donald TrumpPence congratulates Harris, offers full cooperation in transition of power
Outgoing US Vice President Mike Pence called his soon-to-be successor Kamala Harris on Thursday to congratulate her and offer his full cooperation in the transition of power, according to multiple media reports.
15 Jan 2021
Indian GovernmentIndia's new farm-laws potential 'step forward' for agricultural reforms: IMF
Backing the new farm laws introduced by the Indian Government, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that these laws have the potential to "represent a significant step forward" for agricultural reforms.
15 Jan 2021
Antonio GuterresHot again: 2020 sets yet another global temperature record
Earth's rising fever hit or neared record hot temperature levels in 2020, global weather groups reported on Thursday.
15 Jan 2021
LondonUK bans travel from South America over Brazil variant fears
The United Kingdom is banning travel from entire South America and Portugal amid concerns over a new variant of the coronavirus in Brazil, authorities in London announced.
14 Jan 2021
IndonesiaWorld's oldest known cave painting found in Indonesia
Archaeologists have discovered the world's oldest known cave art - a life-sized picture of a wild pig that was painted at least 45,500 years ago in Indonesia.
14 Jan 2021
World Health OrganizationWHO team reaches China to investigate coronavirus origins
A team of ten scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO) landed in Wuhan on Thursday to understand how coronavirus jumped from animals to humans, triggering a pandemic that has killed nearly two million globally and battered economies.
14 Jan 2021
XTrump's Twitter ban right but sets dangerous precedent: Jack Dorsey
Jack Dorsey, the boss of the micro-blogging website Twitter, has defended his company's decision to block the outgoing United States President Donald Trump from its platform but said that this ban sets a "dangerous precedent."
14 Jan 2021
Donald TrumpTrump becomes first president in US to be impeached twice
Donald Trump has become the first United States President to be impeached twice, this time for "incitement of insurrection" at Capitol last week.
13 Jan 2021
Donald TrumpUS House convenes to impeach President Trump for second time
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday opened debate on legislation to impeach outgoing President Donald Trump in connection with the violence at the US Capitol by his supporters last week that left five dead.
13 Jan 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaLisa Montgomery: US executes first female inmate in seven decades
Early on Wednesday, the United States performed the first execution of a woman in nearly seven decades, as Lisa Montgomery was administered a lethal injection in Terre Haute, Indiana. She is the eleventh person to die after President Donald Trump restarted federal executions post a hiatus of 17 long years.
