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London judge denies bail to WikiLeaks founder Assange

Posted on January 7, 2021 by News Desk

London-WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will have to remain in custody, pending a US appeal that blocked his extradition to face charges for leaking secret documents, a judge ruled on Wednesday. Judge Vanessa Baraitser told Westminster Magistrates Court: “I am satisfied that there are substantial grounds for believing […]

Congress to certify Biden win, Democrats poised to take Senate control

Posted on January 7, 2021 by News Desk

Washington-Donald Trump faced one of the darkest days of his presidency Wednesday with Congress poised to certify Joe Biden’s White House victory and Democrats on track to take control of the Senate with a pair of stunning upset victories in Georgia. Thousands of Trump supporters, fueled […]

Pro-Trump protesters storm Capitol, halt declaration of Biden victory

Posted on January 7, 2021 by News Desk

Washington – The Capitol building was placed on lockdown, with senators and members of the House locked inside their chambers, as Congress began debating President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. President Trump addressed supporters near the White House before protesters marched to Capitol Hill. Pence and lawmakers […]

American pharmacist destroys hundreds of coronavirus vaccine

Posted on January 6, 2021 by News Desk

An American pharmacist who allegedly destroyed hundreds of coronavirus vaccine doses last month was an “admitted conspiracy theorist” and believed in an infamous rumour about their safety as per reported by sources. Steven Brandenburg removed 57 vials of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, each containing around […]

Iran steps up nuclear programme, holds South Korean tanker

Posted on January 6, 2021 by News Desk

Tehran-Iran said Tuesday it had stepped up uranium enrichment beyond the limits of its nuclear deal with world powers, amid heightened tensions with arch-foe the United States and after Iran seized a South Korean tanker in strategic Gulf waters. The Islamic republic said it was […]

WHO chief disappointed as China delays probe team entry

Posted on January 6, 2021 by News Desk

The World Health Organization chief on Tuesday said he is “very disappointed” that China has not allowed into the country a team set to examine the causes of the novel coronavirus. “I’m very disappointed with this news given that two members had already begun their […]

Trump signs executive order blacklisting Alipay, seven other Chinese apps

Posted on January 6, 2021 by News Desk

The Trump administration’s previous attempt to ban Tencent’s WeChat and QQ Wallet apps in October was blocked by a US federal court, which said banning them from app stores was far too broad to be construed as protecting US national security interests. US President Donald […]

Iran rejects Israeli accusations of seeking nuclear weapons amid Uranium enrichment boost

Posted on January 5, 2021 by News Desk

Iran rejects Israel’s allegations regarding its nuclear programme and does not consider uranium enriched up to 20 percent to be the end of the nuclear accord, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stressed. “Such accusations are heard from the Zionists all the time and have no foundation, […]

Trump insists US presidential election was rigged

Posted on January 5, 2021 by News Desk

US President Donald Trump repeated his claim that the Nov. 3 presidential election was rigged as he spoke during a rally in Georgia a day before the southern state’s Senate runoff. “There’s no way we lost Georgia. There’s no way. That was a rigged election,” Trump told […]

Britain rolls out AstraZeneca shots as virus vaccinations gather pace

Posted on January 5, 2021 by News Desk

London-Britain on Monday began rolling out the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, a possible game-changer in fighting the disease worldwide, while China raced to inoculate millions with a homegrown prophylactic. Britain started the new drive with 530,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, as it struggled to control a […]

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London judge denies bail to WikiLeaks founder Assange

Congress to certify Biden win, Democrats poised to take Senate control

Pro-Trump protesters storm Capitol, halt declaration of Biden victory

American pharmacist destroys hundreds of coronavirus vaccine

Iran steps up nuclear programme, holds South Korean tanker

WHO chief disappointed as China delays probe team entry

Trump signs executive order blacklisting Alipay, seven other Chinese apps

Iran rejects Israeli accusations of seeking nuclear weapons amid Uranium enrichment boost

Trump insists US presidential election was rigged

Britain rolls out AstraZeneca shots as virus vaccinations gather pace

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