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‘No farmers, no food, no future’: commercial on protests in India aired during super bowl

Posted on February 8, 2021 by News Desk

Since late November 2020, thousands of farmers have been protesting on the outskirts of the Indian capital, blocking roads in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana states. They demand a complete rollback of farm laws passed by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government in September 2020. A 40-second advertisement drawing attention […]

Tens of thousands rally in growing protests against Myanmar coup

Posted on February 8, 2021 by News Desk

angon-Tens of thousands of protesters poured on to the streets of Yangon Sunday in the biggest rally yet against the Myanmar coup, as an internet blackout failed to stifle growing outrage at the military’s ouster of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Some estimates put the […]

Saudi Arabia intercepts armed drone launched by Yemen rebels

Posted on February 8, 2021 by News Desk

RIYADH – Saudi Arabia intercepted an armed drone launched towards the kingdom by Yemen’s Huthis, state media said Sunday, a day after the US moved to delist the rebels as a terrorist group. The Saudi-led military coalition “intercepted and destroyed an armed drone,” said spokesman Turki al-Maliki in […]

‘Vaccines, measures key factors to fight virus strains’

Posted on February 6, 2021 by News Desk

Vaccination efforts and strict following of COVID-19 measures stand as key factors to keep the outbreak under control as more infectious variants of the virus are recorded around the world, according to a recent research. The disease, which emerged in the Wuhan city of China in late […]

Number of COVID-19 jabs exceeds infection: WHO

Posted on February 6, 2021 by News Desk

Globally, the number of vaccinations against COVID-19 has now overtaken the number of reported infections, but more than three-quarters of vaccinations are in just 10 countries, the World Health Organization chief said Friday. “In one sense, that’s good news and a remarkable achievement in such […]

Biden ends US support for Saudi Arabia in Yemen

Posted on February 6, 2021 by News Desk

On Thursday, President Joe Biden declared a halt to US support for a Saudi Arabia-led military campaign in Yemen demanding that the more than six-year war, widely seen as a proxy conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran, “has to end.” Biden also named veteran US diplomat […]

ICC ruling ‘victory of justice and humanity’: Palestine

Posted on February 6, 2021 by News Desk

The prime minister of Palestinian hailed a decision Friday by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Palestinian territories as a “victory of justice and humanity”. The ICC decided that it has jurisdiction regarding crimes committed in the Palestinian territories. Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said the decision carried the message that […]

Facebook blocked in Myanmar as UN chief says coup must fail

Posted on February 5, 2021 by News Desk

Yangon – Myanmar’s generals ordered internet providers to restrict access to Facebook Thursday, as UN chief Antonio Guterres said the world must rally to ensure the military coup fails. The Southeast Asian nation was plunged back into direct military rule on Monday as de facto […]

Covid-19: No privilege for vaccinated people in Germany

Posted on February 5, 2021 by News Desk

Germany’s leading ethical council on Thursday advised against giving special privileges or advantages to people who are vaccinated against COVID-19. The German Ethics Council said it would be “unacceptable” under current conditions to lift coronavirus restrictions on an individual basis, and introduce special rules for vaccinated […]

India hits back as celebrities support farmers protest

Posted on February 5, 2021 by News Desk

Indian police on Thursday lodged a complaint against Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg over her tweets on the ongoing farmers’ protest in India, according to local media reports. There has been no official statement from the Delhi Police yet. A Delhi Police spokesman told Anadolu Agency […]

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‘No farmers, no food, no future’: commercial on protests in India aired during super bowl

Tens of thousands rally in growing protests against Myanmar coup

Saudi Arabia intercepts armed drone launched by Yemen rebels

‘Vaccines, measures key factors to fight virus strains’

Number of COVID-19 jabs exceeds infection: WHO

Biden ends US support for Saudi Arabia in Yemen

ICC ruling ‘victory of justice and humanity’: Palestine

Facebook blocked in Myanmar as UN chief says coup must fail

Covid-19: No privilege for vaccinated people in Germany

India hits back as celebrities support farmers protest

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