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Modi says India self-reliant on COVID-19 vaccines as 1 million inoculated
Published On: January 23, 2021 06:10 PM NPT By: Republica
NEW DELHI, Jan 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday India was completely self-reliant on coronavirus vaccine supplies as the world’s second-most populous country inoculated more than 1 million people within a week of starting its campaign.
Trump shuns ‘ex-presidents club’ — and the feeling is mutual
Published On: January 23, 2021 05:29 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Jan 23: It’s a club Donald Trump was never really interested in joining and certainly not so soon: the cadre of former commanders in chief who revere the presidency enough to put aside often bitter political differences and even join together in common cause.
More than 150 National Guard in Washington for inauguration test positive for coronavirus
Published On: January 23, 2021 10:36 AM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Jan 23: Between 150 and 200 National Guard deployed to Washington, D.C., to provide security for President Joe Biden’s inauguration have tested positive for the coronavirus, a U.S. official said on Friday.
In Senate deal, Trump impeachment trial put off until early February
Published On: January 23, 2021 08:12 AM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Jan 23: The leaders of the U.S. Senate agreed on Friday to push back former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial by two weeks, giving the chamber more time to focus on President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda and Cabinet nominees before turning to the contentious showdown over Trump.
Long queues as China's capital launches mass virus tests
Published On: January 22, 2021 08:01 PM NPT By: Reuters
BEIJING, Jan 22: Beijing launched mass COVID-19 testing in some areas on Friday and Shanghai was testing all hospital staff as China battles its worst outbreak of the disease since March, with families fretting over Lunar New Year reunion plans amid new curbs.
Biden seeks five-year extension of New START arms treaty with Russia
Published On: January 22, 2021 11:50 AM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Jan 22: U.S. President Joe Biden will seek a five-year extension to the New START arms control treaty with Russia, the White House said on Thursday, in one of the first major foreign policy decisions of the new administration ahead of the treaty’s expiration in early February.
Elon Musk to offer $100 million prize for 'best' carbon capture tech
Published On: January 22, 2021 11:45 AM NPT By: Reuters
CALIFORNIA, Jan 22: Tesla Inc chief and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Thursday took to Twitter to promise a $100 million prize for development of the “best” technology to capture carbon dioxide emissions.
Japan government says no truth to report of possible Olympics cancellation
Published On: January 22, 2021 08:47 AM NPT By: Reuters
TOKYO, Jan 22: There is no truth to a report about the possible cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics, Japan’s Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Manabu Sakai, a government spokesman, told reporters on Friday, denying a newspaper report that the event would be called off.
Biden halts border wall building after Trump’s final surge
Published On: January 22, 2021 08:32 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SAN DIEGO, Jan 22: In the days before Joe Biden became president, construction crews worked quickly to finish Donald Trump’s wall at an iconic cross-border park overlooking the Pacific Ocean, which then-first lady Pat Nixon inaugurated in 1971 as a symbol of international friendship.
Fire at India's Serum Institute kills 5, AstraZeneca vaccine output unaffected
Published On: January 21, 2021 07:56 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, Jan 21: A big fire on Thursday at the Serum Institute of India killed five people, a government official told reporters, but the world’s biggest vaccine maker said it would not affect production of the AstraZeneca coronavirus shot.
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