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Saudi king receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Posted on January 10, 2021 by News Desk

Saudi Arabia’s king received his first vaccine dose of the novel coronavirus Friday, according to state media. The official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) posted two pictures and a short video on Twitter showing a healthcare professional injecting Salman bin Abdulaziz with the vaccine. Saudi Arabia reported […]

Twitter permanently suspends Trump’s account

Posted on January 10, 2021 by News Desk

Twitter suspended President Donald Trump’s account Friday, citing a further risk of violence. “After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence,” the company said in […]

Elon Musk passes Jeff Bezos to become world’s richest

Posted on January 8, 2021 by News Desk

American electric carmaker Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday has surpassed Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos to become the world’s richest person. As stock price of Tesla soared to an all-time highest level of $808.66 per share at 11.42 EDT (1642GMT), Musk’s net worth climbed to […]

Why Brazil’s COVID vaccination programme lagging behind other Latin American states?

Posted on January 8, 2021 by News Desk

Although Brazil has a past record of successful vaccination programmes, it has been caught unprepared when it comes to anti-COVID inoculations, says Brazilian scholar Gustavo Guerreiro, alluding to apparent political roots behind the situation. While Chile, Argentina, Mexico, and Costa Rica have already started inoculating […]

UN rights chief ‘deeply troubled’ by US Capitol attack

Posted on January 8, 2021 by News Desk

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said Thursday her office is “deeply troubled” by the attack the day before on the US Capitol triggered by “incitement to violence and hatred by political leaders” when rioters stormed the building, forcing lawmakers to evacuate. Michelle Bachelet, in […]

‘New administration’ will take office Jan 20: Trump

Posted on January 8, 2021 by News Desk

‘A new administration’ will take office later this month, US President Donald Trump said Thursday, a day after his supporters stormed the Capitol building, which includes both the House of Representatives and the Senate. “A new administration will be inaugurated on January 20th. My […]

WHO calls for intensified measures over ‘alarming’ virus variant

Posted on January 8, 2021 by News Desk

Copenhagen – The World Health Organization’s European branch on Thursday said more needed to be done to deal with the alarming situation brought on by a recently discovered variant of the novel coronavirus. Speaking at a press conference, the WHO’s regional director for Europe Hans Kluge, called the […]

Iran unveil underground missile base near Persian Gulf coast

Posted on January 8, 2021 by News Desk

The base’s unveiling comes amid boiling tensions between the Islamic Republic and the US-Israeli alliance, with Iran blaming Tel Aviv for the November 2020 murder of a top nuclear scientist, and Washington beefing up its military presence in the Middle East following a December rocket on the […]

European leaders voice shock, concern over events in US

Posted on January 7, 2021 by News Desk

Leaders of US allies throughout Europe and the EU and NATO blocs reacted with shock and dismay to news of a mob storming the US Capitol, with supporters of US President Donald Trump protesting congressional certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral victory. “Shocking scenes in […]

Trump officials resign after rioters storm Capitol

Posted on January 7, 2021 by News Desk

Several officials from President Donald Trump’s administration resigned late Wednesday after the storming of the US Capitol by his supporters. The first to step down was Stephanie Grisham, the former White House press secretary and current chief of staff for first lady Melania Trump. […]

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Saudi king receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Twitter permanently suspends Trump’s account

Elon Musk passes Jeff Bezos to become world’s richest

Why Brazil’s COVID vaccination programme lagging behind other Latin American states?

UN rights chief ‘deeply troubled’ by US Capitol attack

‘New administration’ will take office Jan 20: Trump

WHO calls for intensified measures over ‘alarming’ virus variant

Iran unveil underground missile base near Persian Gulf coast

European leaders voice shock, concern over events in US

Trump officials resign after rioters storm Capitol

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