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Explainer: The WHO's theories about the origins of COVID-19 after Wuhan probe

Published On: February 10, 2021 04:37 PM NPT By: Reuters

SHANGHAI, Feb 10: A team of experts appointed by the World Health Organization (WHO) completed its 28-day mission to the Chinese city of Wuhan this week seeking clues about the origins of COVID-19.

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Dozens trapped in tunnel after Himalayan glacier's collapse, scores still missing

Published On: February 10, 2021 11:38 AM NPT By: Reuters

LUCKNOW, India, Feb 10: Rescuers raced to free around 35 Indian construction workers trapped in a tunnel, two days after the hydroelectric dam they were helping to build was swept away by a wall of water from a collapsed glacier that barrelled down a Himalayan river.

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Japan PM Suga says coronavirus vaccinations to begin middle of next week

Published On: February 10, 2021 10:47 AM NPT By: Reuters

TOKYO, Feb 10: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday that the country would begin COVID-19 vaccinations from the middle of next week.

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Senators vote to proceed with Trump's impeachment trial, but conviction may be elusive

Published On: February 10, 2021 07:16 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Feb 10: A divided U.S. Senate voted largely along party lines on Tuesday to move ahead with Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on a charge of inciting the deadly assault on the Capitol, but conviction appears unlikely barring a major shift among Republicans.

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Valentine's Day and COVID wreaths: Florists have never seen a February like this one

Published On: February 9, 2021 08:07 PM NPT By: Reuters

Deborah De La Flor has been a florist for over 40 years. She’s never experienced a February like this one. “At a time when someone is sending you an ‘I love you’ card, someone is sending an ‘I loved you’ card,” said De La Flor, who is preparing bouquets and cards for Valentine’s Day - the busiest and most profitable time of year for florists - while making sure other orders are filled for those who have lost loved ones to COVID-19.

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Biden calls India's Modi, seeks to strengthen regional security through "Quad" grouping

Published On: February 9, 2021 12:47 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, Feb 9: U.S. President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed in a telephone call to strengthen Indo-Pacific security through the Quad grouping of countries that is seen as a way to push back against China’s growing assertiveness in the region.

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Good of the Hive: the New York muralist on a mission to hand-paint 50,000 bees

Published On: February 8, 2021 04:10 PM NPT By: Reuters

Having rendered more than 5,500 of the insects in 30 murals and installations over the past five years, Willey says the shared experience of the coronavirus pandemic has made people more receptive to the sense of interdependence he aims to evoke.

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Carp diem: Vietnamese mark Lunar New Year with annual fish release

Published On: February 8, 2021 03:08 PM NPT By: Reuters

Vietnamese kicked off preparations for the Lunar New Year festival on Thursday by releasing ornamental carp into rivers and lakes - an age-old ceremony held one week before the “Tet” holiday officially begins.

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Former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz dies at age 100

Published On: February 8, 2021 01:25 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Feb 8: George Shultz, the U.S. secretary of state who survived bitter infighting in President Ronald Reagan’s administration to help forge a new era in American-Soviet relations and bring on the end of the Cold War, died on Saturday at age 100, the California-based Hoover Institute said.

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Sci-fi films, young adult thriller among six new Obama projects for Netflix

Published On: February 8, 2021 01:03 PM NPT By: Reuters

Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company on Friday announced six new projects in development for Netflix Inc, including a love story with a supernatural twist and a young adult thriller. “Tenzing,” the story of the Nepalese-Indian man who first reached the summit of Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand.

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Rescuers search for 125 missing after glacier burst in Indian Himalayas, many believed trapped in tunnel

Published On: February 8, 2021 09:07 AM NPT By: Reuters

LUCKNOW, Feb 8: Hundreds of military personnel were deployed in the Indian Himalayas on Monday to help find at least 125 people unaccounted for after a part of a glacier broke away, setting off a torrent of water, rock and dust down a mountain valley.

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Timeline: The week since Myanmar's coup

Published On: February 7, 2021 08:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

MYANMAR, Feb 7: Here is a timeline of events since Myanmar’s military took power in a coup on Monday, Feb. 1. Here is a timeline of events since Myanmar’s military took power in a coup on Monday, Feb. 1.

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Eager to eat out, Malaysians get a taste for drive-in dining

Published On: February 7, 2021 07:20 PM NPT By: Reuters

Diners in Malaysia can now enjoy restaurant meals from the safety and comfort of their vehicles after an eatery started a drive-in service for people eager to eat out during a coronavirus lockdown.

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Meet Robby Megabyte, Bosnia's first robot rock band musician

Published On: February 7, 2021 06:15 PM NPT By: Reuters

Bosnia’s most popular rock band, Dubioza Kolektiv, has a new recruit who sings and plays musical instruments - a humanoid robot called Robby Megabyte.

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UPDATE: Himalayan glacier bursts in India, 100-150 feared dead

Published On: February 7, 2021 03:09 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, Feb 7: As many as 150 people were feared dead after a Himalayan glacier broke and crashed into an Indian dam early on Sunday, with floods forcing the evacuation of villages downstream.

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Himalayan glacier breaks in India, districts on high alert for flooding

Published On: February 7, 2021 01:45 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, Feb 7: India put many of its northern districts on high alert on Sunday after the “breaking of a part” of a Himalayan glacier, officials said, with people being evacuated due to rising water levels in a river that the glacier feeds.

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Tens of thousands gather for second day of street protests in Myanmar: witnesses

Published On: February 7, 2021 11:00 AM NPT By: Reuters

MYANMAR, Feb 7: Tens of thousands of people marched for a second day in Myanmar’s biggest city on Sunday and thousands more across the country to protest against the military junta’s coup and detention of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi last week.

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Iran's top diplomat urges Biden to return to nuclear deal

Published On: February 7, 2021 10:42 AM NPT By: Reuters

DUBAI, Feb 7: Iran’s foreign minister urged Washington to act fast to return to the 2015 nuclear accord, pointing out that legislation passed by parliament forces the government to harden its nuclear stance if U.S. sanctions are not eased by Feb. 21.

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UK plans to tax firms that profited from pandemic: Sunday Times

Published On: February 7, 2021 10:07 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Feb 7: Britain plans to tax retailers and tech companies whose profits have soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sunday Times reported, citing leaked emails.

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Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID shot less effective against South African variant: study

Published On: February 7, 2021 08:57 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Feb 7: British drugmaker AstraZeneca AZN.L said on Saturday its vaccine developed with the University of Oxford appeared to offer only limited protection against mild disease caused by the South African variant of COVID-19, based on early data from a trial.

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