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AstraZeneca finds no evidence of increased blood clot risk from vaccine

Published On: March 15, 2021 12:15 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW YORK, Mar 15: AstraZeneca Plc said on Sunday a review of safety data of people vaccinated with its COVID-19 vaccine has shown no evidence of an increased risk of blood clots.

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Jailed French tourist in Iran, Benjamin Briere, faces spying charges, lawyer says

Published On: March 15, 2021 12:11 PM NPT By: Reuters

DUBAI, Mar 15: French tourist Benjamin Briere, who was arrested in Iran 10 months ago, faces charges of “spying and propaganda against the system”, one of his lawyers Saeid Dehghan told Reuters on Monday.

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India to propose cryptocurrency ban, penalising miners, traders: source

Published On: March 15, 2021 08:53 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, March 15: India will propose a law banning cryptocurrencies, fining anyone trading in the country or even holding such digital assets, a senior government official told Reuters in a potential blow to millions of investors piling into the red-hot asset class.

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At least 39 reported killed in Myanmar as Chinese factories burn

Published On: March 15, 2021 08:42 AM NPT By: Reuters

MYANMAR, March 15: Security forces killed at least 22 anti-coup protesters in the poor, industrial Hlaingthaya suburb of Myanmar’s main city on Sunday after Chinese-financed factories were set ablaze there, an advocacy group said.

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Central African Republic votes amid tight security after December violence

Published On: March 14, 2021 06:05 PM NPT By: Reuters

BANGUI, March 14: Central African Republic voted at heavily guarded polling stations in a second round of parliamentary elections on Sunday after rebel violence marred December’s polls.

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India reports biggest daily jump in COVID-19 infections this year

Published On: March 14, 2021 05:27 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, March 14: India reported the year’s biggest daily increase in COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with 25,320 new infections, a day ahead of a lockdown in the western state of Maharashtra, the epicentre of the renewed surge.

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Chinese 'polar bear hotel' opens to full bookings, criticism

Published On: March 14, 2021 05:11 PM NPT By: Reuters

A hotel that bills itself as the world’s first “polar bear hotel” has opened in China’s far northeastern Heilongjiang province, drawing both guests and criticism for its central feature: live polar bears.

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Robert Downey Jr., Rudy Giuliani receive Razzie worst film nods

Published On: March 14, 2021 04:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

Hollywood superstar Robert Downey Jr. and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani landed on the list of nominees on Friday for Razzie Awards, an annual shaming of what voters consider the year’s worst films and performances.

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Five killed in Myanmar protests, civilian leader says people should defend themselves

Published On: March 14, 2021 03:48 PM NPT By: Reuters

MYANMAR, March 14: Myanmar security forces opened fire on anti-coup protesters in the commercial capital Yangon on Sunday, and at least three people were killed, witnesses and domestic media said.

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Thailand celebrates Elephant Day, hoping tourists will return

Published On: March 14, 2021 03:05 PM NPT By: Reuters

Thailand held a fruit banquet for dozens of elephants in the ancient capital Ayutthaya on Saturday, continuing an annual event which has been a big draw for foreign tourists in the hope they will return soon and revive the key tourism industry.

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Myanmar civilian leader says people should defend themselves as toll mounts

Published On: March 14, 2021 12:09 PM NPT By: Reuters

MYANMAR, March 14: The acting leader of Myanmar’s parallel civilian government said it will seek to give people the legal right to defend themselves as the death toll in protests against last month’s coup exceeded 80, according to an advocacy group.

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Biden, Japan PM Suga likely to meet in Washington on April 9: media

Published On: March 14, 2021 12:08 PM NPT By: Reuters

TOKYO, March 14: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is likely to meet U.S. President Joe Biden on April 9, the first foreign leader to meet the president in the White House, Japan’s Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday.

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At least 12 killed in protests in Myanmar; civilian vice-president vows resistance to junta

Published On: March 14, 2021 08:31 AM NPT By: Reuters

MYANMAR, Mar 14: Myanmar security forces killed at least 12 people, witnesses and media reported, as the acting leader of a civilian parallel government vowed in a first public address on Saturday to pursue a “revolution” to overturn the Feb. 1 military coup.

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Sri Lanka to ban burqa, shut many Islamic schools, minister says

Published On: March 14, 2021 07:14 AM NPT By: Reuters

COLOMBO, Mar 14: Sri Lanka will ban the wearing of the burqa and shut more than a thousand Islamic schools, a government minister said on Saturday, the latest actions affecting the country’s minority Muslim population.

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Six killed in protests in Myanmar as U.S., allies vow to restore democracy

Published On: March 13, 2021 07:12 PM NPT By: Reuters

MYANMAR, March 13: At least six protesters were killed by security forces in Myanmar, witnesses and media reported, as activists marked the death anniversary on Saturday of a student whose killing in 1988 sparked an uprising against the military government.

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Australia records first local COVID-19 case in two weeks

Published On: March 13, 2021 09:30 AM NPT By: Reuters

CANBERRA, March 13: Australia on Saturday recorded first local COVID-19 case in more than two weeks after a doctor tested positive for the coronavirus, triggering restrictions in area hospitals.

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US, India, Australia, Japan agree to send one billion vaccines across Asia by end-2022

Published On: March 13, 2021 06:54 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, Mar 13: Leaders of the United States, India, Australia and Japan agreed to pool financing, manufacturing and distribution capacity to send 1 billion coronavirus vaccines across Asia by the end of 2022, India’s foreign secretary said on Friday.

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And they say romance is dead: Ukrainian couple handcuff themselves together

Published On: March 12, 2021 05:40 PM NPT By: Reuters

A Ukrainian couple who grew tired of arguing are trying to mend their on-off relationship by handcuffing their hands together for three months and documenting their experiences on social media.

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Thailand in a green rush as government pushes cannabis as cash crop

Published On: March 12, 2021 03:36 PM NPT By: Reuters

Thais flocked to a cannabis exhibition as interest and demand in the plant surges after the government unlocked hemp use in food and cosmetics in the latest move to promote a new cash crop.

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More Myanmar protests planned as Suu Kyi's lawyer dismisses bribery claims

Published On: March 12, 2021 08:59 AM NPT By: Reuters

MYANMAR, March 12: Myanmar activists pledged to hold more rallies and strikes on Friday, a day after a rights group said security forces killed 12 protesters and as the lawyer of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi ridiculed new bribery allegations against her.

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