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Myanmar junta pardons prisoners, to attend regional summit
Published On: April 18, 2021 09:50 AM NPT By: Associated Press
YANGON, Myanmar, April 18: Myanmar’s junta on Saturday released more than 23,000 prisoners to mark the traditional new year holiday, including at least three political detainees, and the military leader behind the February coup confirmed he would attend a regional summit later this month.
Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million
Published On: April 18, 2021 08:29 AM NPT By: Associated Press
RIO DE JANEIRO, April 18: The global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million people Saturday amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places such as Brazil, India and France.
Queen Elizabeth and Britain to bid farewell to Prince Philip
Published On: April 17, 2021 10:40 AM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, April 17: Queen Elizabeth will bid a final farewell to Prince Philip, her husband of more than seven decades, at a ceremonial funeral on Saturday, with the nation set to fall silent to mark the passing of a pivotal figure in the British monarchy.
India battles record COVID surge as rallies, Hindu festival draw huge crowds
Published On: April 17, 2021 07:06 AM NPT By: Reuters
DELHI, April 17: India battled a record surge in COVID-19 cases on Friday as hospitals ran out of oxygen and beds, while politicians held election rallies and hundreds of thousands of Hindu devotees attended a weeks-long festival, infuriating health officials.
US expels Russian diplomats, imposes sanctions for hacking
Published On: April 16, 2021 10:42 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, April 16: The Biden administration has announced the U.S. is expelling 10 Russian diplomats and imposing sanctions against dozens of people and companies, holding the Kremlin accountable for interference in last year’s presidential election and the hacking of federal agencies.
Analysis: India shifts from mass vaccine exporter to importer, worrying the world
Published On: April 16, 2021 09:50 AM NPT By: Reuters
INDIA, April 16: After gifting and selling tens of millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad, India suddenly finds itself short of shots as new infections surge in the world's second-most populous country.
Iran to purchase 60M Russian vaccines as coronavirus surges
Published On: April 16, 2021 09:36 AM NPT By: Associated Press
TEHRAN, April 16: Iran has finalized a deal with Russia to purchase 60 million doses of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, the state-run IRNA news agency reported Thursday.
Brazil's hospitals running out of sedatives as COVID-19 rages
Published On: April 16, 2021 08:47 AM NPT By: Reuters
BRAZIL, April 16: Brazil's hospitals were running out of drugs needed to sedate COVID-19 patients on Thursday, with the government urgently seeking to import supplies amid reports of the seriously ill being tied down and intubated without effective sedatives.
India's military chief concerned about US pullout from Afghanistan
Published On: April 15, 2021 04:30 PM NPT By: Republica
NEW DELHI, April 15: India is concerned about a vacuum developing in Afghanistan following the proposed withdrawal of United States and NATO forces from the country, the chief of the defence staff said on Thursday.
Weekend curfew imposed in New Delhi after a sharp spike of COVID-19 cases
Published On: April 15, 2021 02:23 PM NPT By: Republica
Kathmandu, April 15: India’s national capital, New Delhi, has enforced weekend curfew after it registered a new high daily COVID-19 tally of 17, 282 cases on Wednesday.
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