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13 Feb 2021
WorldUK media watchdog fines Khalsa TV for violence, terror references
The UK's media watchdog, Office of Communication, has imposed a fine of £50,000 on Khalsa Television Limited in Britain for broadcasting a music video and discussion program that was an indirect call for British-Sikh to commit violence and contained terror reference.
13 Feb 2021
World Health OrganizationWHO Chief warns of complacency as global virus cases drop
The head of the World Health Organization said on Friday that the drop in confirmed COVID-19 infections around the world was encouraging, but cautioned against relaxing restrictions that have helped curb its spread.
13 Feb 2021
White HouseBiden will try to close Guantanamo after robust review
President Joe Biden will seek to close the prison on the US base at Guantanamo Bay following a review process, resuming a project that began under Obama's administration, the White House said.
12 Feb 2021
BBCChina bans BBC; 'unacceptable curtailing of media freedom,' says UK
In a controversial move, China's broadcasting regulator on Thursday banned BBC World News.
12 Feb 2021
Fraud CasesIndian-American engineer pleads guilty to COVID-19 relief fraud charges
An Indian-American engineer in the US has pleaded guilty to the charge of seeking more than $10 million in loans under a coronavirus relief program set up to help small businesses, the Department of Justice has said.
12 Feb 2021
Climate ChangeIndia is a red-hot investment for clean energy transition: Kerry
India is actually a red-hot investment opportunity for clean energy transition, top US official John Kerry said on Thursday.
12 Feb 2021
Meghan MarkleMeghan Markle wins privacy claim against UK newspaper
Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry's wife won her privacy claim against the Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) over articles that published extracts of a letter to her father at the High Court in London on Thursday.
12 Feb 2021
WorldCOVID-19 defying nun toasts 117th birthday with wine and prayer
A French nun, who is believed to be the world's second-oldest person, celebrated her 117th birthday in style on Thursday, with multiple treats, well-wishes, cards, and flowers to fete her exceptional longevity through two world wars and a recent coronavirus infection.
11 Feb 2021
Donald TrumpUS Senate begins Trump's impeachment trial
The US Senate began the impeachment trial of Donald Trump, on Wednesday with impeachment managers from the Democratic Party-controlled House of Representatives making a strong case.
11 Feb 2021
Joe BidenBiden announces sanctions against military leaders of Myanmar
US President Joe Biden has announced a series of sanctions on the military leaders of Myanmar in response to their recent action to overthrow a democratically elected government in a coup.
11 Feb 2021
Xi JinpingBiden talks to Jinping for first time after assuming office
United States President Joe Biden spoke to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Wednesday evening (local time) for the first time since his January 20 inauguration.
11 Feb 2021
Saudi ArabiaYemen rebel attack on Saudi airport sets plane on fire
Yemen's Houthi rebels on Wednesday targeted an airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia with bomb-laden drones, causing a civilian plane on the tarmac to catch fire, the kingdom's state television reported. The attack threatened to escalate Yemen's grinding war.
10 Feb 2021
New ZealandTsunami warning sounded after 7.7 magnitude earthquake jolts South Pacific
A tsunami warning has been sounded for New Zealand, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, and other nations in the South Pacific after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit the region on Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
10 Feb 2021
SingaporeSingapore: Indian restaurant to be charged for breaching COVID-19 measures
Singapore's leading Indian restaurant chain "Banana Leaf Apolo" will be charged in a court next week with breaching safety management measures, including having a self-service buffet, at its outlet in the Little India precinct.
10 Feb 2021
South AfricaSouth Africa scraps AstraZeneca vaccine, will give J&J jabs
South Africa will give the unapproved Johnson & Johnson vaccine to its frontline healthcare workers beginning next week as a study to see what protection it provides from COVID-19, particularly against the variant dominant in South Africa, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Wednesday.
10 Feb 2021
WorldIndian drugmaker to pay $50 million fine for destroying records
Fresenius Kabi Oncology Limited agreed to plead guilty to concealing and destroying records prior to a 2013 US Food and Drug Administration's inspection of its plant and pay $50 million in fines and forfeiture.
10 Feb 2021
DubaiArab spacecraft enters orbit around Mars in historic flight
A spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates swung into orbit around Mars on Tuesday in a triumph for the Arab world's first interplanetary mission.
10 Feb 2021
Donald TrumpSenate declares Donald Trump's second impeachment constitutional
The second impeachment trial of former United States President Donald Trump is constitutional, the Senate said on Tuesday, allowing the proceedings to begin.
09 Feb 2021
World Health OrganizationWHO team probing coronavirus origins identifies two 'most likely' scenarios
A team of World Health Organization (WHO) experts investigating the origin of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in China has identified two "most likely" scenarios.
09 Feb 2021
IranIran may pursue a nuclear weapon, Intelligence Minister warns West
Iran's Intelligence Minister, Mahmoud Alavi, has warned the West that Iran could push for a nuclear weapon if crippling international sanctions on Tehran remain in place, state television reported on Tuesday.
09 Feb 2021
World Health OrganizationNo indication of coronavirus in Wuhan before December 2019: WHO
A team of World Health Organization (WHO) probing the origins of coronavirus in Wuhan, China, said on Tuesday that it didn't find any indication of the virus at the epicenter before December 2019.
09 Feb 2021
WorldIndian-origin lawyer to succeed PM's wife as Singapore's Temasek's CEO
Indian-origin leading corporate lawyer Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara will succeed Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's wife as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of a state-owned wealth management group.
09 Feb 2021
Mars Orbiter MissionArab spacecraft closes in on Mars on historic flight
A spacecraft from United Arab Emirates was set to swing into orbit around Mars in the Arab world's first interplanetary mission on Tuesday, the first of three robotic explorers arriving at the red planet over the next week and a half.
09 Feb 2021
Aung San Suu KyiUS demands full restoration of democratically elected government in Myanmar
The United States has demanded the immediate and full restoration of the democratically elected government in Myanmar and said that America stands with the elected representatives of the Asian nation.
09 Feb 2021
United Nations (UN)Polluters must join 'net zero' club for climate: UN Chief
Polluters must step up their commitment to cutting greenhouse gas emissions ahead of a crucial climate summit in November, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday.
08 Feb 2021
EnglandQueen Elizabeth lobbied to change law to hide 'embarrassing' wealth
The Queen of the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II, reportedly lobbied the government to change a draft law to hide her wealth.
08 Feb 2021
United Nations General AssemblyRich nations must vaccinate entire planet against COVID-19: Ex-UNGA president
Rich countries must do whatever it takes to vaccinate the entire planet against COVID-19, including easing intellectual property rules to let developing nations manufacture vaccines, according to the former president of UN General Assembly.
08 Feb 2021
SingaporeSingapore: Indian-origin man sentenced for attempting to promote racial enmity
A 52-year-old Indian-origin man was sentenced to two weeks' jail on Monday for attempting to promote racial enmity in Singapore by claiming that the ruling People's Action Party wanted to marginalize Malays in the country.
08 Feb 2021
CryptocurrencyPolice seize $60 million-worth Bitcoins, but need password to access
German prosecutors have seized over 1,700 Bitcoins worth $60 million from a thief who is currently imprisoned for the crime of covertly installing cryptocurrency mining software on other computers.
08 Feb 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaRevered Hindu sites in Pakistan in state of decay: Report
Most of the revered sites of the minority Hindu community in Pakistan are in poor condition and the authority responsible for their upkeep has failed to maintain them, leaving the ancient worship places in a state of decay, according to a recent report by a Supreme Court-appointed commission.
08 Feb 2021
CanadaIndo-Canadians, supporting recent farm reforms, threatened and abused
With the farmers' protests becoming a global matter, comments both for and against the reforms have been dominating the social media.
08 Feb 2021
Dilip KumarOwners, authorities urged to end stalemate over legendary actors' houses
Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government and owners of the ancestral houses of legendary Bollywood actors Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor have been urged to reach a settlement over the rate fixed for purchase of the two buildings for converting them into museums.
08 Feb 2021
Pakistan NewsRescue operation suspended for top Pakistani climber missing on K2
Pakistan Army helicopters on Sunday suspended the search and rescue operations after failing to trace three climbers, including renowned Pakistani mountaineer Muhammad Ali Sadpara, who went missing two days ago on K2, the world's second-highest mountain.
07 Feb 2021
AppleMassachusetts man accidentally swallows Apple AirPods whilst asleep
Worcester, Massachusetts resident Bradford Gauthier recently woke up with trouble swallowing, and a missing Apple AirPods. His wife and son jokingly suggested he might have swallowed it.
06 Feb 2021
Germany95-year-old former Nazi concentration camp secretary charged over 10,000 murders
A 95-year-old woman, a former secretary at the Stutthof Nazi concentration camp, has been charged with complicity in murders of as many as 10,000 people, said German prosecutors on Friday.
06 Feb 2021
NepalNepal to get 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine from China
China will provide 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal on a grant basis, officials in Katmandu said on Saturday. It will be the first batch of vaccine aid for the Himalayan nation from China.
06 Feb 2021
MyanmarUN will seek to unite the world, reverse Myanmar coup
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pledged on Friday that the United Nations will do everything to unite the international community and create conditions for reversing the military coup in Myanmar.
06 Feb 2021
WorldWhat should we know about country chic kitchens
Also referred as "shabby chic" or "French country design," country chic kitchens have gained quite a lot of popularity in the past few years.
06 Feb 2021
MyanmarMyanmar junta shuts Twitter and Instagram to curb protests
Military authorities in-charge of Myanmar broadened a ban on social media following this week's coup and ordered communications operators and internet service providers to shut Twitter and Instagram, as residents in the biggest city again banged pots and plastic bottles to show their opposition to the army takeover.
06 Feb 2021
World Health OrganizationChina granted WHO team full access in Wuhan
A member of the World Health Organization expert team investigating the origins of the coronavirus in Wuhan said that the Chinese side has granted full access to all sites and personnel the team had requested access to.
