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Health workers start anti-coup protests in virus-hit Myanmar

Published On: February 4, 2021 08:48 AM NPT By: Associated Press

JAKARTA, Feb 4: Medical workers across Myanmar began a civil disobedience protest against Monday’s coup, wearing red ribbons and declaring they won’t work for the new military government.

China to provide 10 million vaccine doses to COVAX initiative

Published On: February 3, 2021 01:51 PM NPT By: Reuters

BEIJING, Feb 3:The Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday that China will provide 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines under the COVAX initiative.

UK virus variant has developed concerning new mutation in small number of cases

Published On: February 3, 2021 10:56 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Feb 3: The UK variant of the coronavirus has developed a new, concerning mutation in a small number of cases, which scientists said makes it similar to the South African and Brazilian variants and could reduce the efficacy of vaccines.

Myanmar doctors stop work to protest coup as U.N. considers response

Published On: February 3, 2021 10:10 AM NPT By: Reuters

MYANMAR, Feb 3: Staff at 70 hospitals and medical departments in 30 towns across Myanmar stopped work on Wednesday to protest against the coup that ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the newly formed Myanmar Civil Disobedience Movement said.

WHO team visits Wuhan research lab at center of speculation

Published On: February 3, 2021 09:16 AM NPT By: Associated Press

WUHAN, Feb 3: World Health Organization investigators on Wednesday visited a research center in the Chinese city of Wuhan that has been the subject of speculation about the origins of the coronavirus.

Russia's Sputnik V vaccine 92% effective in fighting COVID-19

Published On: February 3, 2021 08:26 AM NPT By: Reuters

MOSCOW, Feb 3: Scientists gave Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine the green light on Tuesday saying it was almost 92% effective in fighting COVID-19 based on peer-reviewed late-stage trial results published in The Lancet international medical journal.

Two FBI agents killed, three wounded in early morning raid in Florida

Published On: February 3, 2021 07:27 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Feb 3: Two FBI agents were killed early on Tuesday and three others were wounded while trying to serve a search warrant at a Florida home, an encounter that turned into one of the federal law enforcement agency’s bloodiest in decades.

Who is Andy Jassy, the next CEO of Amazon?

Published On: February 3, 2021 07:17 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Feb 3: Amazon Web Services (AWS) chief Andy Jassy will replace billionaire founder Jeff Bezos as Amazon.com’s next chief executive officer.

'He invited us': Accused Capitol rioters blame Trump in novel legal defense

Published On: February 2, 2021 08:25 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Feb 2: Emanuel Jackson, a 20-year-old Washington area man, was caught on video using a metal bat to strike the protective shields wielded by police officers as they tried to fend off rioters storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

Explainer: Is Trump's post-presidency impeachment trial constitutional?

Published On: February 2, 2021 05:51 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Feb 2: The upcoming second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, focusing on a charge of inciting the deadly Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol by his followers, has prompted a debate over whether the proceeding is constitutional.