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Government, farmers fail to break impasse on farm laws
Published On: January 5, 2021 08:34 AM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, Jan 5: The government on Monday refused to roll back farm reform laws, prompting farmers to threaten to step up their weeks-long protests, but the two sides agreed to meet again on Friday.
Iran says it resumes 20% enrichment at Fordow amid growing tensions with US
Published On: January 4, 2021 07:18 PM NPT By: Reuters
DUBAI, Jan 4: Iran has resumed 20% uranium enrichment at an underground nuclear facility, the government said on Monday, breaching a 2015 nuclear pact with major powers and possibly complicating efforts by U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to rejoin the deal.
UK first to roll out AstraZeneca shots in race to stem COVID surge
Published On: January 4, 2021 07:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, Jan 4: Britain began vaccinating its population with Oxford University and AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shot on Monday in a world first, racing to give protection to the elderly and vulnerable as a new surge of cases threatened to overwhelm hospitals.
Pelosi re-elected as U.S. House speaker amid political uncertainty
Published On: January 4, 2021 03:03 PM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Jan 4: Nancy Pelosi was narrowly re-elected speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on Sunday, as a new Congress took office amid political uncertainty, with Senate control undecided and a Republican fight looming over presidential election results.
In recorded call, Trump pressures Georgia official to 'find' votes to overturn election
Published On: January 4, 2021 12:17 PM NPT By: Reuters
UNITED STATES, Jan 4: U.S. President Donald Trump pressured Georgia’s top election official to “find” enough votes to overturn his defeat in the southern state, according to a recording of the hour-long call published by U.S. media on Sunday.
Niger village attacks killed 100, says prime minister
Published On: January 4, 2021 11:03 AM NPT By: Reuters
NIAMEY, Jan 4: One hundred people were killed on Saturday in attacks on two villages in western Niger, Prime Minister Brigi Rafini said following one of the deadliest days in recent memory for a country ravaged by Islamist violence.
Archaeologists uncover ancient street food shop in Pompeii
Published On: January 4, 2021 11:01 AM NPT By: Reuters
Archaeologists in Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD, have made the extraordinary find of a frescoed hot food and drinks shop that served up the ancient equivalent of street food to Roman passersby.
Tractors to Twitter: India's protesting farmers battle on highway, online
Published On: January 4, 2021 09:45 AM NPT By: Reuters
SINGHU, Jan 4: In a standoff between farmers from India’s northern breadbasket and the government that has convulsed the country, the farmers have a 21st-century ally: a handful of supporters scattered around the world running a Twitter handle.
India's approval of homegrown vaccine criticised over lack of data
Published On: January 4, 2021 09:02 AM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, Jan 4: India on Sunday granted emergency approval to Bharat Biotech’s COVAXIN but faced questions from industry experts and opposition lawmakers after taking the step without publishing efficacy data for the homegrown coronavirus vaccine.
Woolly rhino remains found in melting Siberian permafrost
Published On: January 4, 2021 08:57 AM NPT By: Reuters
Russian scientists are poring over the well-preserved remains of a woolly rhinoceros that likely roamed the Siberian hinterland more than 12,000 years ago after it was found in the diamond-producing region of Yakutia.
Movie studio behind 'James Bond' franchise explores sale
Published On: January 3, 2021 05:53 PM NPT By: Reuters
U.S. movie studio MGM Holdings is exploring a sale, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.
11 miners from Pakistan's Shi'ite Hazara minority killed in attack
Published On: January 3, 2021 04:08 PM NPT By: Reuters
QUETTA, Pakistan, Jan 3: Eleven miners from Pakistan’s minority Shi’ite Hazaras were killed southeast of Quetta, capital of restive Baluchistan province, early on Sunday morning, officials said.
Explainer: Where are we in the COVID-19 vaccine race?
Published On: January 3, 2021 01:41 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, Jan 3: India on Friday became the fourth country to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, authorising the vaccine’s rollout in coming weeks in the country with the second highest number of infections.
U.S. distributes over 13.07 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines; 4.2 million administered - CDC
Published On: January 3, 2021 12:55 PM NPT By: Reuters
USA, Jan 3: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had administered 4,225,756 first doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Saturday morning and distributed 13,071,925 doses.
Russia ready to trial combined AstraZeneca, Sputnik V vaccine in Ukraine
Published On: January 3, 2021 08:41 AM NPT By: Reuters
MOSCOW, Jan 3: Russia is ready to conduct clinical trials in Ukraine of a COVID-19 vaccine combining its Sputnik V with a vaccine developed by AstraZeneca together with Oxford University, the head of Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Saturday.
India approves AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine
Published On: January 2, 2021 06:16 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, Jan 2: India has approved the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, paving the way for a huge immunisation campaign in the world’s second most populous country.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly admitted to hospital after chest pain
Published On: January 2, 2021 03:57 PM NPT By: Reuters
MUMBAI, Jan 2: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly, who also heads the country’s cricket board (BCCI), was admitted to a hospital in Kolkata on Saturday after complaining of chest pain.
Aviation deaths rise worldwide in 2020 even as fatal incidents, flights fall
Published On: January 2, 2021 01:46 PM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Jan 2: The number of people killed in large commercial airplane crashes rose in 2020 to 299 worldwide, even as the number of crashes fell by more than 50%, a Dutch consulting firm said on Friday.
U.S. COVID-19 cases surpass 20 million as deaths mount
Published On: January 2, 2021 10:57 AM NPT By: Reuters
USA, Jan 2: U.S. coronavirus cases crossed the 20 million mark on Friday as officials seek to speed up vaccinations and a more infectious variant surfaces in Colorado, California and Florida.
Afghan journalist shot dead in car ambush
Published On: January 2, 2021 09:36 AM NPT By: Reuters
KABUL, Jan 2: An Afghan journalist was shot dead in a car ambush in the central province of Ghor, the fifth media professional to be killed in the country in two months, officials said on Saturday.
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