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Most major US airlines ban guns in luggage for DC flights
Published On: January 15, 2021 09:08 AM NPT By: Associated Press
USA, Jan 15: Airlines and airports say they are stepping up security before next week’s presidential inauguration, with Delta and other major airlines saying they will prohibit passengers flying to the Washington area from putting guns in checked bags.
Strong quake in Indonesia's Sulawesi kills at least seven, injures hundreds
Published On: January 15, 2021 08:58 AM NPT By: Reuters
JAKARTA, Jan 15: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island killed at least seven people, injured hundreds and damaged many buildings on Friday, the country’s disaster mitigation agency said, as panicked residents fled to safer areas.
2020 sets yet another global temperature record
Published On: January 15, 2021 07:21 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, Jan 15: Earth’s rising fever hit or neared record hot temperature levels in 2020, global weather groups reported Thursday.
Biden unveils $1.9T plan to stem virus and steady economy
Published On: January 15, 2021 07:14 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WILMINGTON, Del. Jan 15: Saying the nation faces “a crisis of deep human suffering,” President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan Thursday to turn the tide on the pandemic, speeding up vaccines and pumping out financial help to those struggling with the prolonged economic fallout.
India to treat homegrown COVID-19 vaccine same as AstraZeneca's
Published On: January 14, 2021 07:05 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, Jan 14: India will treat a domestic COVID-19 vaccine “equally” with a prominent global one, even though the homegrown drug’s efficacy has not been proven, and people will have no choice which they one they get, a top government vaccine official told Reuters.
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Fire destroys homes of thousands in Rohingya refugee camps - UNHCR
Published On: January 14, 2021 05:08 PM NPT By: Reuters
DHAKA, Jan 14: A huge fire swept through the Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh in the early hours of Thursday, the United Nations said, destroying homes belonging to thousands of people.
Three U.N. peacekeepers killed, six wounded in Mali attack
Published On: January 14, 2021 01:36 PM NPT By: Reuters
BAMAKO, Jan 14: Three United Nations peacekeepers were killed and six wounded in central Mali on Wednesday after a convoy struck an explosive device and came under fire, the U.N. said in a statement.
WHO team arrives in Wuhan to investigate pandemic origins
Published On: January 14, 2021 12:13 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WUHAN, Jan 14: A global team of researchers arrived Thursday in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic was first detected to conduct a politically sensitive investigation into its origins amid uncertainty about whether Beijing might try to prevent embarrassing discoveries.
South Korea court upholds jail for ex-president Park, clearing way for chance of a pardon
Published On: January 14, 2021 12:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
SEOUL, Jan 14: South Korea’s top court upheld on Thursday a 20-year jail sentence for former President Park Geun-hye on graft charges that led to her downfall, bringing an end to the legal process and so for the first time raising the possibility of a pardon.
U.S. surpasses 10 million COVID-19 vaccinations nationwide
Published On: January 14, 2021 12:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
UNITED STATES, Jan 14: More than 10 million Americans have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as of Wednesday, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as the year-old pandemic roared on unchecked.
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