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26 Mar 2021

Donald Trump

Trump defends Capitol rioters, says there was 'zero threat'

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday defended some of his supporters who rioted at the US Capitol on January 6, saying they posed zero-threat to the lawmakers who had assembled there to certify the Electoral College vote that confirmed Joe Biden's victory in the presidential race.

25 Mar 2021

Nike

Forced Uighur labor: H&M, Nike face boycott in China

H&M, Nike, are among the Western apparel brands facing a boycott in China for taking a stand against forced labor conditions in the Asian country's Xinjiang region.

25 Mar 2021

Egypt

Massive ship blocks Suez Canal causing world's largest shipping jam

A massive container ship stuck in the Suez Canal has caused a massive jam, bringing the busy trade route to a halt.

24 Mar 2021

Dubai

Dubai's deputy ruler Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid dies at 75

Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the deputy ruler of Dubai and Finance Minister of the United Arab Emirates, has died, his brother said on Wednesday. He was 75.

24 Mar 2021

Bill Clinton

Harris to host 'women empowerment' talk with rape-accused Bill Clinton

United States Vice President Kamala Harris is set to address an event on Friday alongside former President Bill Clinton.

24 Mar 2021

Pfizer

Hong Kong suspends Pfizer vaccines over packaging defects

Hong Kong suspended vaccinations using Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 shots in the city on Wednesday after they were informed by its distributor Fosun that one batch had defective bottle lids.

24 Mar 2021

North Korea

White House: North Korea has conducted short-range missile test

North Korea fired short-range missiles this past weekend, days after Kim Jong Un's sister threatened the United States and South Korea for holding joint military exercises.

24 Mar 2021

Russia News

Three Russian bomber pilots killed after ejection seats activate accidentally

Three members of a Russian bomber's aircrew died on Tuesday when their ejection seats accidentally activated during pre-flight checks, the military said.

23 Mar 2021

Australia

Australian PM speaks up amid protests against sexual violence

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday acknowledged the rising dissatisfaction with his handling of a series of allegations about the mistreatment of women in politics.

23 Mar 2021

COVID-19

Millionaire founder of US restaurant dies by suicide after COVID-19

Kent Taylor, the 65-year-old founder and CEO of Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain, died by suicide last week after reportedly suffering from several post-coronavirus symptoms, including severe tinnitus.

23 Mar 2021

Colorado

US: Shooting at supermarket leaves 10, including cop, dead

At least 10 people, including a cop, died after a gunman opened fire at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado in the United States.

22 Mar 2021

Coronavirus

AstraZeneca says US trial data shows vaccine 79% effective

AstraZeneca says advanced trial data from a US study on its COVID-19 vaccine shows it is 79 percent effective.

22 Mar 2021

Germany

Indians in Germany will make India proud on March 14

Indians living in the state of Hessen in Germany, for the first time in the state's political history, are actively participating in the upcoming state elections on March 14, 2021. It is a historical moment for India.

22 Mar 2021

Germany

Amid rising coronavirus cases, anti-lockdown protests hit Europe

Protesters in several parts of Europe clashed with police and raised their voices against lockdown, over the weekend, amid rising coronavirus cases in the continent.

20 Mar 2021

Nepal

Nepal gives emergency use approval to Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN

Nepal's national drug regulatory authority on Saturday granted emergency use approval to Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN, becoming the third country to approve India's indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine.

20 Mar 2021

World

Pakistan PM Imran Khan tests positive for coronavirus

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has tested positive for the coronavirus, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination said on Saturday.

20 Mar 2021

Japan

Powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake jolts northeastern Japan; tsunami advisory issued

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.2 on Saturday struck off the coast of northeastern Japan that also triggered a tsunami warning for the country's northeast coast.

20 Mar 2021

Georgia

'Stand against hate, racism': President Biden condemns Atlanta mass shooting

US President Joe Biden on Friday condemned the rising violence against Asian-Americans in the wake of the recent mass shooting in Atlanta, targeting Asian massage parlors.

20 Mar 2021

India

World Happiness Report 2021: India ranks 139th among 149 countries

India has been ranked 139th out of 149 countries in the list of UN World Happiness Report 2021 released on Friday which is topped by Finland.

20 Mar 2021

Uber

Uber passenger who assaulted driver faces up to 16-years prison

An Uber passenger, who coughed at and assaulted a San Francisco-based driver of the cab service, could face up to 16 years in prison.

19 Mar 2021

London

Sarah Everard: UK woman's disappearance, death sets off a movement

The disappearance and death of Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old United Kingdom woman, has brought the nation's public institutions under intense scrutiny.

19 Mar 2021

Finland

Finland retains title as the world's happiest country

The past one year, marred by the coronavirus pandemic, was tough for millions of people across the globe, but it did little to alter the rankings of the world's happiest countries.

19 Mar 2021

Karachi

Pakistan connects first 1,100MW nuclear power plant to national grid

Pakistan has connected its first Chinese-assisted 1,100MW nuclear power plant in Karachi to the national grid that will help improve the country's economy by providing cost-effective and reliable electricity.

19 Mar 2021

Coronavirus

Indian drugmaker to produce 200mn doses of Russia's Sputnik V

Stelis Biopharma, the biopharmaceutical arm of Bengaluru-based Strides Pharma Science, will be making and supplying at least 200 million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine, the Russian coronavirus vaccine currently awaiting emergency use approval in India.

19 Mar 2021

France

Coronavirus: Why are people in France hesitant to get vaccinated?

Over a year into the coronavirus pandemic, several accelerated vaccines have offered hope in containing the number of infections globally.

19 Mar 2021

Europe

AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine dubbed safe; European countries to resume vaccination

A chunk of European countries, that had earlier stopped using AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine over blood clot concerns, will resume the vaccination drive after the jab got the support of the continent's top medical regulator.

18 Mar 2021

Vladimir Putin

Russia recalls envoy after Biden slams Putin over election meddling

Russia recalled its ambassador from Washington for talks on Wednesday.

First known baby with COVID-19 antibodies born in US

Pediatricians have reported the first known case of a woman, who was given the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine during her pregnancy, giving birth to a baby with antibodies against the novel coronavirus.

18 Mar 2021

Tanzania

Tanzania's President John Magufuli dies at 61

Tanzania's President John Magufuli has died at the age of 61, the country's Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan said in a televised address on Wednesday (local time).

17 Mar 2021

Spain

Soon, there could be a four-day work week in Spain

Spain could soon become one of the first countries in the world to try out the four-day working week system.

17 Mar 2021

Georgia

Georgia massage parlor shootings leave eight dead: Details

Shootings at two massage parlors in Atlanta and one in the suburbs left eight people dead, many of them women of Asian descent, authorities said on Tuesday.

17 Mar 2021

India

Vaccine for visa: China enforces new rules for foreign travelers

China, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, is poised to ease curbs for travelers from several countries, including India. It, however, has attached a rider to it — foreign travelers will have to be inoculated with one Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine.

16 Mar 2021

Prince Philip

Prince Philip discharged from London hospital after a month

Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip (99), has reportedly left the London hospital where he had been receiving treatment for the past month.

16 Mar 2021

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka won't rush to ban burqas: Cabinet Spokesman

The Sri Lankan government will not rush through the process to ban burqas and the decision on the issue would be taken after reaching a consensus, a senior minister said on Tuesday.

16 Mar 2021

Karachi

One killed, 10 injured in blast in Pakistan's Karachi: Details

A Pakistani paramilitary soldier was killed and 10 others including two Rangers personnel were injured in an explosion claimed by the outlawed Baloch Liberation Army in Karachi on Monday.

16 Mar 2021

India

UK's Prime Minister Boris Johnson to visit India in April-end

United Kingdom's Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be visiting India in April-end, his office said on Monday, reports Reuters.

16 Mar 2021

Italy

Why European countries are halting the AstraZeneca shot

The largest and most influential European countries, like Germany, France, and Italy, have paused the rollout of coronavirus vaccine, developed by the University of Oxford and British-Swedish pharma giant AstraZeneca over blood clot fears.

13 Mar 2021

H-1B Visa

H-1B visas: US to reconsider objections raised during Trump regime

The Biden administration announced it is ready to reconsider objections or adverse decisions to foreign workers on visas, like H-1B, due to three policy memoranda by the Trump administration that have now been rescinded.

13 Mar 2021

India

Quad Summit: India to produce coronavirus vaccines for Indo-Pacific

On Friday evening, United States President Joe Biden, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison, and Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, attended the historic Quad Summit, albeit virtually, and undertook a massive coronavirus vaccine initiative.

12 Mar 2021

Ukraine

Couple kept breaking-up, so they handcuffed themselves for three months

Some people give each other time and space to heal in a relationship, some cling even closer. A Ukrainian couple has gone to extreme lengths in an ultimate test of love as they have handcuffed themselves for three months.