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Coronavirus deaths rising in 30 U.S. states amid winter surge

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New York Governor urges federal authorities to curtail travel from countries where new variants are spreading

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Dr. Cara Christ, right, director for the Arizona Department of Health Services, receives one of the first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19 at the Arizona Department of Health Services State Laboratory, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, in Phoenix.

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12 workers trapped a week ago in China mine blast are alive

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In a note passed through a rescue shaft on January 17 night reported the fate of the other 10 remains unknown

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, rescuers drill a new channel at the explosion site of a gold mine in Qixia City, east China's Shandong Province on January 18, 2021.

U.K.’s vaccination programme expands to cover over-70s

The NHS has so far been working to vaccinate the first two priority cohorts recommended by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.

People queue to receive COVID-19 vaccines inside Lichfield Cathedral, which has been turned into an emergency vaccination centre, amid the coronavirus outbreak, in Lichfield, in Birmingham, Britain.

Indian Embassy in China restricts R-Day flag hoisting ceremony to staff due to COVID-19 measures

Every year, a large number of Indian diaspora attend the flag hoisting ceremony on Republic Day and Independence Day at the embassy

The Republic Day flag hoisting ceremony in the Indian embassy in China will be held with participation of officials of the embassy only. | File

Dr. Cara Christ, right, director for the Arizona Department of Health Services, receives one of the first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19 at the Arizona Department of Health Services State Laboratory, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, in Phoenix.

Coronavirus deaths rising in 30 U.S. states amid winter surge

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, rescuers drill a new channel at the explosion site of a gold mine in Qixia City, east China's Shandong Province on January 18, 2021.

12 workers trapped a week ago in China mine blast are alive

People queue to receive COVID-19 vaccines inside Lichfield Cathedral, which has been turned into an emergency vaccination centre, amid the coronavirus outbreak, in Lichfield, in Birmingham, Britain.

U.K.’s vaccination programme expands to cover over-70s

The Republic Day flag hoisting ceremony in the Indian embassy in China will be held with participation of officials of the embassy only. | File

Indian Embassy in China restricts R-Day flag hoisting ceremony to staff due to COVID-19 measures

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A man holds a sign opposing U.S. President-elect Joe Biden as he stands near Washington National Guard members behind a perimeter fence on January17, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Washington.

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France, U.K. boost vaccine campaigns, Britain shuts travel corridors

Vaccine nationalism puts world on brink of ‘catastrophic moral failure’, says WHO chief

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Pakistan approves emergency use of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

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Gunmen shoot dead two Afghan women judges in Kabul
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France, U.K. boost vaccine campaigns, Britain shuts travel corridors
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U.K.’s vaccination programme expands to cover over-70s
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U.K. demands Russia release Navalny after ‘appalling’ arrest
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U.K. urges China to grant UN access to Xinjiang
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Coronavirus deaths rising in 30 U.S. states amid winter surge

Modi, Xi expected to attend ‘virtual’ WEF meet in Davos

U.S., China spar over the origins of the coronavirus

Imran Khan to visit Sri Lanka

Harris prepares for central role in White House

Inauguration rehearsal at U.S. Capitol evacuated after fire in homeless camp

France, U.K. boost vaccine campaigns, Britain shuts travel corridors

The French drive aims to cover all people over 75 and comes after Brazil and India, which figure among the worst-affected countries, administered their first jabs over the weekend.

Uganda police surround Bobi Wine’s party offices

Party staff thwarted from meeting him

Saudi reports sharp drop in executions

The Gulf state has long faced criticism for one of the world’s highest rates of executions and what human rights activists call an opaque judicial system.

How is Telegram different from WhatsApp?

WhatsApp is facing criticism for the recent update in its privacy policy. This has led to a surge in Telegram users. But how different is Telegram from WhatsApp?

Vaccine nationalism puts world on brink of ‘catastrophic moral failure’, says WHO chief

Such a “me-first approach” left the world’s poorest and most vulnerable at risk, he said at the opening of the body’s annual Executive Board meeting in virtual format.

Pakistani raid kills Taliban suspected of slaying of troops

Pakistani security forces raided a hideout on January 18 in a former insurgent stronghold in the country’s northwest and killed two Taliban fighters,

U.K.’s vaccination programme expands to cover over-70s

The NHS has so far been working to vaccinate the first two priority cohorts recommended by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.

Trump's China tech war backfires on automakers as chips run short

The problems stem from a confluence of factors as auto manufacturers compete against the sprawling consumer electronics industry for chip supplies.

Biden eyes ex-Obama staff to tackle Big Tech and other antitrust issues

Hesse advised Amazon on its more than $13 billion acquisition of grocery chain Whole Foods, according to her bio on the website of New York law firm Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, where she is currently a partner.

U.K. demands Russia release Navalny after ‘appalling’ arrest

Britain on January 18 demanded Russia immediately release Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and said Moscow should explain how he was attacked with a

Indian Embassy in China restricts R-Day flag hoisting ceremony to staff due to COVID-19 measures

Every year, a large number of Indian diaspora attend the flag hoisting ceremony on Republic Day and Independence Day at the embassy

Japan PM vows to press ahead with Olympics amid virus surge

“We will have full anti-infection measures in place and proceed with preparation with a determination to achieve the Games that can deliver hope and courage throughout the world,” Mr. Suga said.

12 workers trapped a week ago in China mine blast are alive

In a note passed through a rescue shaft on January 17 night reported the fate of the other 10 remains unknown

Aid effort intensifies after Indonesia quake that killed 81

People being housed in temporary shelters were seen standing close together, many of them without masks, saying that they difficult to observe health protocols in this emergency situation

Trump admin slams China's Huawei, halting shipments from Intel, others: sources

The U.S. action came after pressure from a recent Trump appointee in the Commerce Department, Corey Stewart, who wanted to push through hard line China policies after being hired for a two-month stint in the agency at the end of the administration.

Moon Jae-in urges Joe Biden to learn from Donald Trump’s North Korea diplomacy

South Korea’s President on January 18 urged the incoming Biden administration to build upon the achievements and learn from the failures of President

Samsung vice-chairman gets 30-month prison term in South Korea bribery trial

A South Korean court sentenced Samsung Electronics vice chairman Jay Y. Lee to two and a half years in prison, the court said on Monday, which will

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to resign her Senate seat on Monday

Alex Padilla, who is set to replace Harris, will be the first Latino senator from California, where about 40% of residents are Hispanic.

China economy grows 2.3% in 2020 as rebound from coronavirus gains

Growth in the three months ending in December rose to 6.5% over a year earlier, up from the previous quarter’s 4.9%, according to official data released Monday.

Twitter suspends U.S. Congresswoman over election fraud claims

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s account was suspended for 12 hours after sharing a video clip supporting debunked theories of election fraud.

Ahead of inauguration, Washington D.C. converted into garrison city as threat looms large

More than 25,000 National Guards have been deployed along with thousands of local police personnel and those from other security agencies.

Nepali climbers make history by becoming first to scale K2 peak in winter

K2 is the second highest mountain in the world.

Apple's Tim Cook says Parler could return to App Store with reforms

"We looked at the incitement to violence that was on there, and we don't consider that free speech and incitement to violence has an intersection," Mr. Cook said.

Coronavirus | Brazil’s health agency approves the use of two vaccines

Brazil’s health regulator rejected an application for use of a Russian vaccine called Sputnik V.

Release Navalny immediately, senior Biden aide tells Russia

The perpetrators of the outrageous attack on his life must be held accountable, says Jake Sullivan, Mr. Biden's incoming White House national security adviser

Phil Spector, famed music producer and murder convict, dies at 81

California state prison officials said he died Saturday of natural causes at a hospital.

On Day 1, Joe Biden to reverse Donald Trump orders

He plans to sign executive decrees to end targeted restrictions on immigration, join Paris climate accord

U.K. urges China to grant UN access to Xinjiang

‘Appalling abuses against minorities’

India ‘intervened’ on Jaffna University memorial issue

High Commissioner ‘raises concern’ with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa

State capitals gird for pro-Trump protests

FBI has warned of armed protests as extremists are emboldened by Jan. 6 attack

Russian cargo ship sinks in the Black Sea, rescue underway

The area has been buffeted by heavy rains, snow and strong winds.

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny detained after landing in Moscow

Russian prison service said he was detained for multiple violations of parole and terms of a suspended prison sentence.

Torrential rains hamper hunt for Indonesia quake survivors

Excavators and cranes were deployed across the devastated seaside city of Mamuju, where buildings were reduced to a tangled mass of twisted metal and chunks of concrete, including a hospital and the regional governor’s office.

Pakistan approves emergency use of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

In the first phase, the vaccine will be given to health workers and those aged 65 years and above, Mr. Umar said.

Starvation haunts Ethiopia's Tigray

From “emaciated” refugees to crops burned on the brink of harvest, starvation threatens the survivors of more than two months of fighting in

In cold weather, anti-Netanyahu protests continue in Israel

Demonstrators gathered at a Jerusalem square near Mr. Netanyahus official residence. The weekly protests have been taking place for over seven months.

Chinese city reports coronavirus found on ice cream

Most of the 29,000 cartons in the batch had yet to be sold, the government said.

Biden ropes in 20 Indian-Americans, 17 in key White House positions

Neera Tanden, who has been nominated as Director of Management and Budget, and Dr. Vivek Murthy, nominated as the U.S. Surgeon General, top the list

Gunmen shoot dead two Afghan women judges in Kabul

The attack on the judges happened as they were travelling to their office in a court vehicle, Ahmad Fahim Qaweem, a spokesman for the court told AFP.

Guatemala tries blocking caravan of 9,000 Honduran migrants

Guatemala has set up almost a dozen control points on highways, and may start busing more migrants back to Honduras, as it has done before, arguing they pose a risk to themselves and others by travelling during the coronavirus pandemic

Britain calls for concerns over Ugandan election to be investigated

Britain called on Saturday for concerns about this week's election in Uganda, where President Yoweri Museveni has been declared winner, to be

Science will be at ‘forefront' of my administration, says Biden

Mr. Biden, who introduced his team on Saturday, said the scientists “will ensure everything we do is grounded in science, facts and the truth.”

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One of the cold storage boxed for keeping coronavirus vaccine in South Delhi Municipal Corporation at Srinivaspuri in New Delhi

11K | Coronavirus | One ‘severe’, 51 ‘minor’ cases of post-vaccination adverse events reported among health workers in Delhi

Covishield vaccine immunisation for COVID-19 at the Government General Hospital in Chennai on January 17, 2020.

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