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15 sleeping workers crushed to death by a truck in Gujarat
Published On: January 19, 2021 11:05 AM NPT By: Agencies
KATHMANDU, Jan 19: As many as 15 laborers who were sleeping near the road were crushed to death by a truck in Gujarat, India on Wednesday morning, according to Indian media reports.
California becomes first state to top 3 million virus cases
Published On: January 19, 2021 10:50 AM NPT By: Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, Jan 19: California on Monday became the first state to record more than 3 million known coronavirus infections.
British firms call for immediate $10.3 billion in COVID aid
Published On: January 19, 2021 08:48 AM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, Jan 19: British firms called on Tuesday for another 7.6 billion pounds ($10.3 billion) of emergency government help, saying they cannot wait until finance minister Rishi Sunak’s March budget to learn if they will get more pandemic support.
Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants
Published On: January 19, 2021 08:25 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Jan 19: President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the U.S. without legal status, a massive reversal from the Trump administration’s harsh immigration policies.
Indian opposition seeks inquiry into security leak after TV anchor's messages emerge
Published On: January 18, 2021 07:55 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, Jan 18: Indian opposition parties called on Monday for an investigation into chat messages from a top TV anchor that they said showed prior knowledge of air strikes carried out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government against Pakistan in 2019.
12 workers trapped week ago in China mine blast are alive
Published On: January 18, 2021 01:09 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Jan 18: Chinese state media say 12 out of 22 workers trapped for a week by an explosion in a gold mine are alive, as hundreds of rescuers seek to bring them to safety.
Timeline: Major events in Samsung leader Jay Y. Lee's bribery case
Published On: January 18, 2021 12:13 PM NPT By: Reuters
SEOUL, Jan 18: The Seoul High Court on Monday sentenced Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee to two and a half years in prison for bribery.
China economy grows in 2020 as rebound from virus gains
Published On: January 18, 2021 11:40 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Jan 18: China eked out 2.3% economic growth in 2020, likely becoming the only major economy to expand as shops and factories reopened relatively early from a shutdown to fight the coronavirus while the United States, Japan and Europe struggled with disease flare-ups.
Sulawesi quake death toll at 81 as Indonesia battles series of disasters
Published On: January 18, 2021 10:13 AM NPT By: Reuters
JAKARTA, Jan 18: A powerful earthquake that struck Indonesia’s Sulawesi island last week has killed at least 81 people and displaced more than 19,000, the country’s disaster mitigation agency said, as search and rescue efforts continued on Monday.
Australia unlikely to fully reopen borders in 2021 as virus cases slide
Published On: January 18, 2021 08:53 AM NPT By: Reuters
SYDNEY, Jan 18: Australia may not fully reopen its international borders this year even if most of the population is vaccinated against coronavirus, the head of its health department said on Monday as the country recorded zero local COVID-19 cases.
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