Trump should quit and 'not be embarrassing', Czech president says

Published On: November 19, 2020 06:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

PRAGUE, Nov 19: Donald Trump would be wiser to acknowledge losing the U.S. presidential election and quit, Czech President Milos Zeman, an early Trump supporter, said on Thursday.

KABUL, Nov 19: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Kabul on Thursday to meet with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, at a time when peace negotiations between the Afghan government and Taliban representatives have stalled and violence is rising.

SYDNEY, Nov 19: Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed prisoners and civilians in Afghanistan, with senior commandos reportedly forcing junior soldiers to kill defenceless captives in order to “blood” them for combat, a four year investigation found.

Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine deliveries could start 'before Christmas'

Published On: November 19, 2020 12:52 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW YORK, Nov 19: Pfizer Inc and BioNTech could secure emergency U.S. and European authorization for their COVID-19 vaccine next month after final trial results showed it had a 95% success rate and no serious side effects, the drugmakers said on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, Nov 19: Indian actor Salman Khan has gone into home isolation after his driver and two personal staff members tested positive for COVID-19, media reports said.

Modi calls Biden to advance strategic ties

Published On: November 18, 2020 03:25 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, Nov 18: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden by telephone to congratulate him on his election victory, which he said showed the strength of U.S. democracy, and he vowed to deepen strategic ties.

India's tally of coronavirus infections exceeds 8.9 million

Published On: November 18, 2020 02:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

MUMBAI, Nov 18: India recorded 38,617 new coronavirus infections, taking its tally to 8.9 million, health ministry data showed on Wednesday.

Coronavirus cases in India drop to lowest since mid-July

Published On: November 17, 2020 05:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

MUMBAI, Nov 17: Daily coronavirus infections in India fell to their lowest since mid-July, with 29,163 new cases reported for the last 24 hours, taking the total to 8.87 million, the health ministry said on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI, Nov 17: India is considering a plan to allow up to 26% foreign direct investment from countries with which it shares a land border, including China, without government scrutiny for some sectors, the Economic Times reported on Tuesday, citing government officials.

Moderna says its vaccine is 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19

Published On: November 17, 2020 08:30 AM NPT By: Reuters

MASSACHUSETTS, Nov 17: Moderna Inc’s experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19 based on interim data from a late-stage trial, the company said on Monday, becoming the second U.S. drugmaker to report results that far exceed expectations.