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Former China finance minister says trade frictions with U.S. could remain under Biden
Published On: November 13, 2020 12:01 PM NPT By: Reuters
BEIJING (Reuters) - Trade frictions between the United States and China may not ease in the near term even if Joe Biden becomes president of the United States, former Chinese finance minister Lou Jiwei said on Friday.
Suu Kyi party wins enough seats to form Myanmar's next government
Published On: November 13, 2020 10:00 AM NPT By: Reuters
YANGON, Nov 13: The ruling party of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has won enough parliamentary seats to form the next government, according to official results of a general election released on Friday.
COVID-19 fatality rate down 30% since April, study finds
Published On: November 13, 2020 08:29 AM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, Nov 13: The likelihood that a coronavirus infection will prove fatal has dropped by nearly a third since April due to improved treatment, researchers at the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) said on Thursday.
Republicans urge Trump to allow Biden briefings as U.S. election challenges sputter
Published On: November 13, 2020 08:10 AM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON/WILMINGTON, Nov 13: More Republican lawmakers said on Thursday the Trump administration should allow Joe Biden to receive intelligence briefings, in a tacit acknowledgement the Democrat will soon occupy the White House despite the president’s refusal to concede.
Spanish mountaineer, 81, trains for Himalayas in tribute to victims of COVID-19
Published On: November 12, 2020 06:15 PM NPT By: Reuters
MORALZARZAL, Spain, Nov 12: At 81 years old Spanish mountaineer Carlos Soria is training to tackle one of the world’s highest peaks, a challenge he will dedicate to elderly victims of the COVID-19 pandemic.
ICU beds full as COVID surges in Indian capital, weekend festival a worry
Published On: November 12, 2020 05:12 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, Nov 12: After his 92-year-old grandmother started coughing and her blood oxygen levels plummeted, Varunn Kaushik took her to two top private hospitals in New Delhi on Monday. Neither took her in, even after one of them found her positive for COVID-19.
Indian actor Asif Basra found dead at private complex in Dharamshala
Published On: November 12, 2020 04:47 PM NPT By: Agencies
NEW DELHI, Nov 12: Bollywood Actor Asif Basra was found dead at a private guest house in Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh on Friday, Indian media reported.
Italy surpasses the 1 million COVID mark, joins top 10 worst-hit countries
Published On: November 12, 2020 06:58 AM NPT By: Reuters
ROME, Nov 12: Italy, one of the European countries hit hardest by COVID-19, surpassed the one-million infections mark on Wednesday, leap-frogging Mexico to become one of the top 10 worst-affected countries globally, according to a Reuters tally.
Indian TV anchor Arnab Goswami freed on bail after alleged suicide abetment
Published On: November 11, 2020 08:07 PM NPT By: Reuters
MUMBAI, Nov 11: India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to the head of a nationalist TV channel, a week after he was arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of an interior decorator, a case the channel blamed on politicians angered by its news coverage.
Russia says its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is 92% effective
Published On: November 11, 2020 07:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
MOSCOW, Nov 11: Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine is 92% effective at protecting people from COVID-19 according to interim trial results, the country’s sovereign wealth fund said on Wednesday, as Moscow rushes to keep pace with Western drugmakers in the race for a shot.
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