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U.S., EU impose sanctions on Russia for Navalny poisoning, jailing

Published On: March 3, 2021 07:32 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Mar 3: The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions to punish Russia for what it described as Moscow’s attempt to poison opposition leader Alexei Navalny with a nerve agent last year, in President Joe Biden’s most direct challenge yet to the Kremlin.

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Myanmar's neighbours press for Suu Kyi's release, restoration of democracy

Published On: March 2, 2021 07:50 PM NPT By: Reuters

MYANMAR, Mar 2: Myanmar’s neighbours pressed its ruling military on Tuesday to release ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and cease what Singapore called the disastrous use of lethal force against opponents of their Feb. 1 coup and work out a solution to the crisis.

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Woman dies from brain haemorrhage in Japan days after vaccine, but link uncertain

Published On: March 2, 2021 07:11 PM NPT By: Reuters

TOKYO, Mar 2: A Japanese a woman in her 60s died from a brain haemorrhage three days after receiving a Pfizer coronavirus vaccination, the health ministry said on Tuesday, adding that there may not be a link between the two.

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Diners enjoy meals with Audrey Hepburn and Jon Hamm wax figures at NYC steakhouse

Published On: March 2, 2021 05:07 PM NPT By: Reuters

As New York City restaurants reopened indoor dining rooms at 35% capacity on Friday, the Peter Luger Steak House and Madame Tussauds New York wax museum joined forces to welcome diners back in a fun way and to enforce social distancing guidelines.

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Through the mailbox slot: Japanese theatre offers new viewing experience

Published On: March 2, 2021 04:04 PM NPT By: Reuters

The lights dim, as at the start of any theatre performance, and the audience leans forward to look through a letter-box slot or peephole in the door in front of them as the performers break out into dance.

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Canada vaccine committee advises against use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots for 65 years and above

Published On: March 2, 2021 11:33 AM NPT By: Reuters

TORONTO, March 2: Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization released new guidelines on Monday that advise against vaccinating people who are 65 years and older with AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, citing lack of information about efficacy in that age group.

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Boeing, Australian air force say pilotless, fighter-like jet completed first test flight

Published On: March 2, 2021 10:25 AM NPT By: Reuters

SYDNEY, March 2: Boeing Co and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) said on Tuesday they had completed the first flight test on a pilotless fighter-like jet designed to operate in conjunction with crewed aircraft.

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China, U.S. should lift COVID-19 travel bans if herd immunity reached, Chinese epidemiologist says

Published On: March 2, 2021 09:53 AM NPT By: Reuters

BEIJING, March 2: China and the United States should remove all barriers to travel between the two countries if the United States achieves herd immunity for COVID-19 with 90% of its population vaccinated, potentially by August, a Chinese epidemiologist has said.

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U.S. to push for 'intense' U.N. Security Council talks on Myanmar

Published On: March 2, 2021 07:29 AM NPT By: Reuters

UNITED NATIONS, March 2- U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Monday she hopes to use Washington’s presidency of the United Nations Security Council in March to push for more “intense discussions” on Myanmar.

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Former French president Sarkozy convicted of corruption, handed jail sentence

Published On: March 1, 2021 07:46 PM NPT By: Reuters

PARIS, March 1: Judges found former president Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of trying to bribe a judge and of influence-peddling on Monday and sentenced him to three years in jail, with two years suspended.

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Myanmar court files another charge against Suu Kyi; protesters march again

Published On: March 1, 2021 12:17 PM NPT By: Reuters

MYANMAR, Mar 1: A Myanmar court filed another charge against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday, a lawyer acting for her said, as protesters marched in defiance of a crackdown by security forces that killed at least 18 people the previous day.

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Modi takes home-grown vaccine as India widens immunisation drive

Published On: March 1, 2021 11:33 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, March 1: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was inoculated with the first dose of a home-grown coronavirus vaccine on Monday, kicking off an expansion of the country’s immunisation campaign that began in mid-January with healthcare workers.

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The month since Myanmar's military coup

Published On: March 1, 2021 09:54 AM NPT By: Reuters

MYANMAR, March 1: Here is a timeline of events since Myanmar’s military took power in a coup on Monday, Feb. 1.

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Arrival of "sticky bombs" in Indian Kashmir sets off alarm bells

Published On: March 1, 2021 08:11 AM NPT By: Reuters

SRINAGAR, India, Mar 1: Security forces battling a decades-long insurgency in Indian-controlled Kashmir are alarmed by the recent arrival in the disputed region of small, magnetic bombs that have wreaked havoc in Afghanistan.

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At least 18 protesters killed in Myanmar in worst violence since coup

Published On: March 1, 2021 06:42 AM NPT By: Reuters

MYANMAR, Mar 1: Myanmar police fired on protesters around the country on Sunday and at least 18 people were killed in the worst violence since a Feb. 1 military coup, the United Nations said, calling on the international community to act to stop the repression.

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At least 11 dead on bloodiest day of Myanmar protests against coup

Published On: February 28, 2021 06:39 PM NPT By: Reuters

MYANMAR, Feb 28: Myanmar police fired on protesters on Sunday in the bloodiest day of weeks of demonstrations against a military coup and at least 11 people were killed and several wounded, political and medical sources, residents and media said.

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Myanmar police crack down on protests for second day; at least five dead

Published On: February 28, 2021 04:25 PM NPT By: Reuters

MYANMAR, Feb 28: Myanmar police opened fired on Sunday on protests against military rule, killing at least four people and wounding several on the second day of a crackdown on demonstrations across the country, a doctor and a politician said.

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Nigerian schoolboys freed as forces search for 300 abducted girls

Published On: February 28, 2021 08:57 AM NPT By: Reuters

JANGEBE, Feb 28: Gunmen in Nigeria on Saturday released 27 teenage boys who were kidnapped from their school last week in the north-central state of Niger, while security forces continued to search for more than 300 schoolgirls abducted in a nearby state.

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More protests against coup planned in Myanmar after hundreds arrested

Published On: February 28, 2021 07:31 AM NPT By: Reuters

MYANMAR, Feb 28: Opponents of military rule in Myanmar planned protests on Sunday a day after the security forces launched their biggest crackdown, arresting hundreds of people and shooting and wounding at least one.

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Biden White House asks 'Trump who?' ahead of speech to conservatives

Published On: February 27, 2021 07:05 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Feb 27: President Joe Biden’s White House has made it clear it plans to ignore Donald Trump’s speech on Sunday to a conservative conference in Florida, where the former president is expected to go on the attack against his successor.

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