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A sick couple rushed to marry in UK COVID ward. Now they have a second chance

Published On: January 24, 2021 04:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

British couple Elizabeth Kerr and Simon O’Brien had been planning to marry in June. Then COVID-19 struck. Both contracted the disease and were rushed to Milton Keynes University Hospital in the same ambulance when their oxygen levels fell dangerously low.

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U.S. to reverse Trump's 'draconian' immigration policies, Biden tells Mexican president

Published On: January 24, 2021 12:25 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Jan 24: The United States plans to reverse the Trump administration’s “draconian” immigration approach while working on policies addressing the causes of migration, President Joe Biden told his Mexican counterpart, the White House said on Saturday.

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Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 shot safe, produced immune response in early human trial - The Lancet

Published On: January 24, 2021 10:29 AM NPT By: Reuters

DELHI, Jan 24: Indian drugmaker Bharat Biotech’s coronavirus vaccine, which has been authorized for use in the country, proved safe and produced an immune response in a small group of adults aged 18 to 55, according to a study published in The Lancet medical journal.

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Malaysia detains 16 Vietnamese fishermen, two boats for trespassing

Published On: January 24, 2021 09:50 AM NPT By: Reuters

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24: Malaysian maritime authorities have arrested 16 Vietnamese fishermen from two boats they said were encroaching in Malaysia’s waters without a license, the Bernama state news agency reported.

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UK to quarantine visitors from nations with high COVID-19 risk, Daily Mail says

Published On: January 24, 2021 08:43 AM NPT By: Reuters

UK, Jan 24: Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government is preparing to force travelers from countries where there is a high risk of COVID-19 to go into quarantine for 10 days after arriving in Britain, the Daily Mail reported on Saturday.

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Larry King, decades-long fixture of U.S. TV interviews, dead at 87

Published On: January 24, 2021 06:27 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Larry King, who quizzed thousands of world leaders, politicians and entertainers for CNN and other news outlets in a career spanning more than six decades, has died aged 87, his media company said in a statement on Saturday.

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Police arrest over 1,000 at Russia protests backing jailed Kremlin foe Navalny

Published On: January 23, 2021 08:26 PM NPT By: Reuters

MOSCOW, Jan 23: Police detained over 1,000 people across Russia on Saturday and used force to break up rallies around the country as tens of thousands of protesters demanded the release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, whose wife was among those detained.

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More than 150 National Guard in Washington for inauguration test positive for coronavirus

Published On: January 23, 2021 10:36 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Jan 23: Between 150 and 200 National Guard deployed to Washington, D.C., to provide security for President Joe Biden’s inauguration have tested positive for the coronavirus, a U.S. official said on Friday.

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In Senate deal, Trump impeachment trial put off until early February

Published On: January 23, 2021 08:12 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Jan 23:  The leaders of the U.S. Senate agreed on Friday to push back former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial by two weeks, giving the chamber more time to focus on President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda and Cabinet nominees before turning to the contentious showdown over Trump.

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Japan and IOC deny that Olympics will be cancelled

Published On: January 22, 2021 08:50 PM NPT By: Reuters

TOKYO, Jan 22: Japan and the IOC stood firm on Friday on their commitment to host the Tokyo Olympics this year and denied a report of a possible cancellation but the pledge looks unlikely to ease public concern about holding the event during a pandemic.

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Long queues as China's capital launches mass virus tests

Published On: January 22, 2021 08:01 PM NPT By: Reuters

BEIJING, Jan 22:  Beijing launched mass COVID-19 testing in some areas on Friday and Shanghai was testing all hospital staff as China battles its worst outbreak of the disease since March, with families fretting over Lunar New Year reunion plans amid new curbs.

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Japan stands firm on Tokyo Olympics schedule, denies report of cancellation

Published On: January 22, 2021 12:45 PM NPT By: Reuters

TOKYO, Jan 22: Japan doubled down on its commitment to host the Tokyo Olympics this year and flatly denied reports on Friday of a possible cancellation, in a move that is unlikely to temper public fears of holding the event during a global pandemic.

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Biden seeks five-year extension of New START arms treaty with Russia

Published On: January 22, 2021 11:50 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Jan 22: U.S. President Joe Biden will seek a five-year extension to the New START arms control treaty with Russia, the White House said on Thursday, in one of the first major foreign policy decisions of the new administration ahead of the treaty’s expiration in early February.

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Elon Musk to offer $100 million prize for 'best' carbon capture tech

Published On: January 22, 2021 11:45 AM NPT By: Reuters

CALIFORNIA, Jan 22: Tesla Inc chief and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Thursday took to Twitter to promise a $100 million prize for development of the “best” technology to capture carbon dioxide emissions.

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Japan government says no truth to report of possible Olympics cancellation

Published On: January 22, 2021 08:47 AM NPT By: Reuters

TOKYO, Jan 22: There is no truth to a report about the possible cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics, Japan’s Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Manabu Sakai, a government spokesman, told reporters on Friday, denying a newspaper report that the event would be called off.

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Fire at India's Serum Institute kills 5, AstraZeneca vaccine output unaffected

Published On: January 21, 2021 07:56 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, Jan 21: A big fire on Thursday at the Serum Institute of India killed five people, a government official told reporters, but the world’s biggest vaccine maker said it would not affect production of the AstraZeneca coronavirus shot.

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Rare twin suicide attack kills at least 23 in Baghdad

Published On: January 21, 2021 04:34 PM NPT By: Reuters

BAGHDAD, Jan 21: A twin suicide bombing killed at least 23 people and wounded more than 50 in a Baghdad market on Thursday, the first such attack in years, security and medical sources said.

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Fire at building site for India's Serum Institute, vaccine output not hit, source says

Published On: January 21, 2021 04:08 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, Jan 21: A big fire has broken out at a plant being built for the Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s biggest vaccine maker, but it will not affect production of coronavirus vaccines, a source close to the firm said.

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Biden begins presidency as Trump ended his - with a sharp focus on immigration

Published On: January 20, 2021 06:59 PM NPT By: Reuters

LOS ANGELES, Jan 20: Within hours of being sworn in as president on Wednesday, Joe Biden will announce an immigration bill that would open a path to citizenship for millions of immigrants in the country unlawfully, a sharp contrast to the policies of outgoing Republican President Donald Trump.

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India, 'pharmacy of the world', starts COVID vaccine shipments to neighbours

Published On: January 20, 2021 05:09 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, Jan 20: India started delivering coronavirus vaccines to its neighbours on Wednesday, the foreign ministry said, flagging off a drive to garner goodwill in an often fractious region with the first shipment sent to the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan.

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