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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.
Oil drops 1% as rising coronavirus cases end supply-led rally
Published On: January 18, 2021 08:48 AM NPT By: Reuters
TOKYO, Jan 18: Oil prices fell on Monday, extending losses that last week ended a rally driven by production cuts and strong Chinese demand, with the market’s recovery outlook being called into question as coronavirus infections rise.
India's COVID-19 vaccination drive hits bump due to app glitch
Published On: January 17, 2021 06:45 PM NPT By: Reuters
SATARA/BHUBANESWAR, Jan 17: India’s COVID-19 vaccination drive hit a bump on the first day due to glitches in an app called Co-Win that is being used to coordinate the campaign, according to several officials involved in the immunisation programme.
Gunmen kill two women judges in Afghan capital
Published On: January 17, 2021 03:17 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan 17: Gunmen fired on a car in northern Kabul on Sunday, killing two women judges who worked for Afghanistan’s high court and wounding the driver, a court official said. It was the latest attack in the Afghan capital during peace talks between Taliban and Afghan government officials in Qatar.
UPDATE: Quake death toll at 73 as Indonesia struggles with string of disasters
Published On: January 17, 2021 03:13 PM NPT By: Reuters
JAKARTA, Jan 17: At least 73 people have been killed after an earthquake struck Indonesia’s West Sulawesi province on Friday, the disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said on Sunday, the latest in a string of disasters to hit the Southeast Asian country.
Pakistan approves Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
Published On: January 17, 2021 02:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press
ISLAMABAD, Jan 17: Pakistan’s planning minister says the country’s drug regulatory authority has approved the use of Oxford-AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine and the government is trying to make it available by the first quarter of the year.
Spanish Mountaineer Sergi Mingote dies during K2 expedition
Published On: January 17, 2021 11:43 AM NPT By: Agencies
MADRID, Jan 17: Spanish Mountaineer Sergi Mingote died during a climb of K2, the second highest summit on the planet, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Saturday, media reports said.
U.S. state capitals, Washington on alert for possible pro-Trump armed protests
Published On: January 17, 2021 09:31 AM NPT By: Reuters
USA, Jan 17: Ten days after rioters breached the U.S. Capitol in a deadly attack that stunned the world, cities nationwide were girding for a potential new wave of violent protests over the weekend, erecting barriers and deploying thousands of National Guard troops.
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Quake death toll at 56 as Indonesia struggles with string of disasters
Published On: January 17, 2021 08:39 AM NPT By: Reuters
JAKARTA, Jan 17: At least 56 people have been killed after an earthquake struck Indonesia’s West Sulawesi province on Friday, the disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said on Sunday, the latest in a string of disasters to hit the Southeast Asian country.
Uganda's Museveni declared winner of presidential poll, rival alleges fraud
Published On: January 16, 2021 07:46 PM NPT By: Reuters
KAMPALA, Jan 16: Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won a decisive re-election victory on Saturday, elections officials said, but his main rival Bobi Wine alleged widespread fraud and said citizens should reject the result.
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