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US imposes sanctions on two more Myanmar junta leaders
World

US imposes sanctions on two more Myanmar junta leaders

  • The United States said it was blocking any US property and suspending the entry into the country of two members of the newly ruling State Administrative Council -- General Maung Maung Kyaw, who commands the air force, and Lieutenant General Moe Myint Tun.
Published 23 Feb, 2021 10:12am
US nears 500,000 Covid deaths
World

US nears 500,000 Covid deaths

WASHINGTON: The United States was on the brink Sunday of the grim milestone of 500,000 Covid-related deaths since ...
Published 22 Feb, 2021 04:25am
President Biden to focus on COVID-19, China, at his first G7 summit
World

President Biden to focus on COVID-19, China, at his first G7 summit

  • In his upcoming meeting with world leaders from the G-7, President Joe Biden plans to focus on the global response to the pandemic, according to the White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday.
  • The Trump Administration held a volatile relationship with China, placing tariffs on Chinese goods and blocking supplies to Chinese telecommunications companies; while Biden as repeatedly taken aim at China for its treatment of the minority Uyghur community.
Updated 19 Feb, 2021 01:26pm
Rich nations stockpiling a billion more COVID-19 vaccine shots than needed: Report
World

Rich nations stockpiling a billion more COVID-19 vaccine shots than needed: Report

  • In an analysis of current supply deals for COVID-19 vaccines, the ONE Campaign said wealthy countries, such as the United States and Britain, should share the excess doses to “supercharge” a fully global response to the pandemic.
  • On Thursday, the World Health Organization urged nations with vaccines not to share them unilaterally, but to donate them to the global COVAX scheme to ensure fairness.
Updated 19 Feb, 2021 02:55pm
US consults Japan, South Korea on North Korea review
World

US consults Japan, South Korea on North Korea review

  • The Trump administration argued that it ended a diplomatic logjam and effectively stopped North Korea's nuclear and missile tests, although critics say that Pyongyang nonetheless advanced on the programs.
Published 19 Feb, 2021 10:23am
Taliban 'open letter' urges US to honour Doha agreement
World

Taliban 'open letter' urges US to honour Doha agreement

  • The letter, signed by the Taliban deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, warned that the group would not allow anyone to interfere in Afghanistan’s affairs
  • The US pledged to withdraw all international troops by April this year but violent conflict continues in Afghanistan
Published 17 Feb, 2021 10:57am
Iran says it will end snap IAEA inspections if nuclear deal terms not met
World

Iran says it will end snap IAEA inspections if nuclear deal terms not met

  • Iran said on Monday it will block snap inspections by the U.N. nuclear watchdog this month if other parties to the 2015 nuclear deal fail to fulfil their obligations, a challenge to U.S. President Joe Biden’s hope of reviving the accord.
  • The Biden administration aims to return the United States to the nuclear deal, which then-President Donald Trump abandoned in 2018. Under the deal, Iran agreed to curbs on its nuclear programme in return for the lifting of sanctions.
Published 15 Feb, 2021 03:56pm
G7 seen backing issuance of new IMF SDRs
World

G7 seen backing issuance of new IMF SDRs

  • One IMF expert said a $500 billion boost in SDRs would deliver some $14 billion in added reserves to low-income countries and $60 billion to emerging markets, but others said the yields could be much higher.
Published 12 Feb, 2021 10:58am