Online desk ; One of the largest vaccination sites in the country temporarily shut down Saturday because dozen of protesters blocked the entrance, stalling hundreds of motorists who had been waiting in…
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Worldwide COVID cases top 102,525,801
Online desk ; The total global case count of Covid-19 reached 102,525,801 as of Sunday morning while the death toll stood at 2,217,746, according to the Johns Hopkins University (JHU). As per…
Trump impeachment lawyers leave team: US media
Online desk ; Several of former US president Donald Trump’s impeachment lawyers have left his team a little over a week before his trial, US media reported Saturday. CNN cited unnamed sources…
Thousands flee Hong Kong for UK, fearing China crackdown
Online desk ; Cindy had a comfortable lifestyle in Hong Kong: she owned several properties with her husband, they had a good business going. But last year she made up her mind…
Israel to give some COVID vaccines to Palestinians
Online desk ; Israel has agreed to transfer 5,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine to the Palestinians to immunize front-line medical workers, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz’s office announced Sunday. It was…
Blinken assures Jaishankar of US-India ties’ importance
Online desk ; US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has underscored India’s role as a preeminent US partner in the Indo-Pacific and the importance of working together to expand regional cooperation,…
Indian farmers begin hunger strike amid fury against Modi
online desk : Indian farmers and their leaders spearheading more than two months of protests against new agriculture laws began a daylong hunger strike Saturday, directing their fury toward Prime Minister Narendra…
WHO team, on tightly controlled China mission, visits hospital
Online desk ; The World Health Organization-led team investigating the origins of COVID-19 during a mission that has been tightly controlled by its Chinese hosts visited a hospital on Saturday in the…
Indian farmers begin hunger strike amid fury against Modi
Online desk ; Indian farmers and their leaders spearheading more than two months of protests against new agriculture laws began a daylong hunger strike Saturday, directing their fury toward Prime Minister Narendra…
China finance official executed in bribery case
Online desk ; The former head of a Chinese state-owned asset management company was executed Friday on charges of taking bribes in an unusually severe penalty for a recent corruption case, reports…
Biden and Xi may meet at Singapore’s ‘Davos’ summit in May: WEF President
Online desk : United States President Joe Biden and China President Xi Jinping may meet at the World Economic Forum’s summit in Singapore in May, the organization’s president said on Friday, reports…
UK PM rules out new Scottish independence vote
Online desk ; Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday rejected calls for a second referendum on independence in Scotland, building his case for a continued United Kingdom on the joint effort to…