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World - 2021-01-11

Up to 15,000 National Guard troops authorized to support Biden's inauguration

General Daniel Hokanson told reporters that there are expected to be about 10,000 troops in the city by Saturday and would be focusing on supporting security, logistics, and communications.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 11:57pm

Europe

Greece launches online vaccination registration

Last week authorities extended some COVID lockdown curbs until Jan. 18, including the temporary closure of hospitality venues and non-essential retailers.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 11:53pm

Europe

Spain's COVID-19 incidence jumps after record weekend surge

Health emergency coordinator Fernando Simon blamed the surge on lax restrictions over the Christmas holidays and said he expected the increase to continue for some time.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 11:51pm

Europe

UK records 46,169 new COVID-19 cases, 529 more deaths

Britain recorded 46,169 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, government statistics showed, with 529 more deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 11:49pm

Europe

Erdogan says Turkey to start COVID-19 vaccination Thursday or Friday

It has also agreed to procure 4.5 million doses of the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, with an option to buy 30 million more later.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 11:46pm

Europe

Turkey, Greece to resume talks on maritime disputes on Jan. 25, Ankara says

Both Ankara and Athens said earlier on Monday they were willing to resume the exploratory talks, which were suspended in 2016, after 60 rounds of talks in 14 years.

Updated 12 Jan, 2021 12:02am

Europe

PM Johnson says UK in 'race against time' as it faces worst weeks of pandemic

The first daily vaccination statistics showed that nearly 2.3 million people had so far received their first doses of a COVID vaccine and nearly 400,000 had received a second dose.

Updated 12 Jan, 2021 12:02am

Europe

Erdogan says Turkey to target price stability, reforms

Ankara had set a growth target of 0.5% in 2020. Erdogan has also pledged a series of judicial and economic reforms to draw in investments, aiming to alleviate Turkey's recent economic woes.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 09:58pm

USA

World Bank to invest $5bn in 11 African countries

World Bank Group President David Malpass said the investment would help improve livelihoods as those countries recovered from the outbreak and dealt with the impact of biodiversity loss and climate change through 2025.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 09:54pm

South Asia

Indian soldier accused of killing Kashmir civilians for reward

The rewards are offered by the government, rather than military.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 09:51pm

Middle East

Oman sultan issues new law of succession

If the family does not agree on a successor, a person chosen by the sultan will be named.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 09:47pm

Europe

Italy reports 448 coronavirus deaths on Monday, 12,532 new cases

The number of swab tests also fell, as often happens over the weekend, amounting to just 91,656 against a previous 139,758.
Patients in hospital with COVID-19 - not including those in intensive care - stood at 23,603 on Monday, up 176 from a day earlier.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 09:45pm

Europe

Floods swamp roads, damage buildings in Kosovo, Albania

The Kosovo Security Forces said rescue operations were being carried out in "several locations".

Published 11 Jan, 2021 09:44pm

Europe

Gorbachev expects Biden to extend US-Russia arms curbs

Gorbachev said Russia, US should involve other countries in weapons control talks, describing the aim as "very difficult".

Published 11 Jan, 2021 09:43pm

South Asia

Bangladesh to begin COVID-19 vaccinations next month

The South Asian country of more than 160 million in November signed a deal with the Serum Institute of India to buy 30 million doses of the vaccine developed by British drugmaker AstraZeneca.
The vaccine will be first applied on the health workers and it will be monitored for the next seven days. After that, we'll begin the vaccination across the country in the first week of February.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 09:43pm

Middle East

IS attack kills 8 regime loyalists in east Syria: monitor

More than 387,000 people have been killed and millions forced from their homes since Syria's civil war broke out in 2011.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 09:41pm

Europe

Boss of UK virus tracing app to head Royal Mail

Thompson was formerly managing director of the coronavirus Test and Trace app.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 09:38pm

USA

Melania Trump breaks silence on Congress invasion -- and complains

The Trumps are due to leave the White House on January 20 when Biden is sworn in.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 09:35pm

Europe

Over 50 migrants rescued in Channel in two days

Twenty-four people aboard several vessels were picked up Sunday in freezing conditions after sending distress messages.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 09:33pm

Middle East

Saudi welcomes US labelling Yemen rebels 'terrorists'

It is in line with the legitimate Yemen government's calls to put an end to the activities of the militia supported by Iran.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 09:29pm

Middle East

Egypt hosts talks to revive Israel-Palestinian dialogue

The Palestinians want an independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 09:28pm

Europe

Post-Brexit N.Ireland supply chain 'days from collapse'

An open border was a key plank of the 1998 peace deal which ended 30 years of violence over British rule in Northern Ireland.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 09:25pm

Europe

Showdown nears for Italy's simmering political crisis

A government crisis would leave Italy rudderless in the middle of a pandemic that has so far claimed almost 79,000 lives.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 09:22pm

South Asia

China's top diplomat visits Myanmar in SE Asia tour, promises vaccines

Wang is scheduled to meet army chief Min Aung Hlaing in the capital Naypyitaw on Tuesday before moving on to Indonesia.
Wang also promised Myanmar 300,000 doses of a Chinese vaccine against the novel coronavirus.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 09:21pm

USA

Mexico industrial output rises more than forecast in November

The seasonally adjusted monthly increase reported by national statistics agency INEGI compared with the Reuters consensus forecast for an advance of 0.7%.
Growth was driven by the construction sector, which rose 2.2%, INEGI said.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 09:11pm

Europe

EU warns against 'pressure' after Slovenia press funds cut

A Commission spokesman called for the press to be able to work freely and said public media "play a special role in the European Union".

Published 11 Jan, 2021 09:06pm

Middle East

Oman to get its first crown prince in constitutional overhaul

A new basic law issued by Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said also emphasises the role of the state in guaranteeing more rights and freedoms for citizens - including equality between men and women.
It also sets the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary as the basis for governance in the Gulf Arab state.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 08:50pm

USA

White House discusses Trump address on Big Tech ban

Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc, Facebook-owned Instagram, Alphabet Inc-owned Google, Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc took their strongest actions yet against Trump to limit his reach.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 08:47pm

Europe

Turkey invites Greece to resume talks over sea claims

Ankara and Athens are at odds over the extent of their continental shelves in the Mediterranean, offshore energy rights, air space and the status of some islands.
They held 60 rounds of talks between 2002-2016.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 08:34pm

South Asia

UK to ban China imports linked to Uighur camps: report

Britain and China's relationship has grown increasingly frosty over the last two years.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 07:53pm

Europe

Trial of COVID-19 blood plasma finds no benefit in severely ill patients

"There was no evidence of harm associated with the administration of convalescent plasma" (and) the trial is continuing to recruit hospitalised COVID-19 patients.
It is biologically plausible that patients who are not producing antibodies at the time of convalescent plasma therapy and those patients with excess virus may benefit more than others.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 07:52pm

USA

Capitol attack is tech's '9/11' says EU commissioner

Breton said the incidents in Washington revealed "the fragility of our democracies - and the threat that under-regulated tech companies can pose to their survival".

Published 11 Jan, 2021 07:49pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka to rebuild Tamil war memorial after protests

Angajan Ramanathan said authorities had agreed to rebuild the monument at the same location.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 07:48pm

Europe

Coronavirus toll at 1100 GMT Monday

More than 90,196,880 cases of coronavirus have been registered. Of these, at least 55,592,800 are now considered recovered.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 07:46pm

Middle East

Netanyahu orders new Israeli settlement in West Bank

There are currently some 450,000 Jewish settlers in the West Bank, living amid an estimated 2.8 million Palestinians.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 07:45pm

Europe

Merkel finds Twitter halt of Trump account 'problematic'

Merkel had said she was "furious and saddened" by the storming of the US Capitol by Trump's supporters.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 07:43pm

Middle East

Netanyahu to appear in court February 8 for Israel graft trial

Netanyahu is the longest-serving prime minister in Israeli history and the first to be indicted while in office.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 07:41pm

USA

Biden taps career diplomat William Burns as CIA chief

Burns had been considered a likely candidate to lead the State Department under Biden, given his deep experience with Iran.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 07:35pm

Europe

Turkey probes WhatsApp-Facebook data sharing

Technology experts note that WhatsApp's new requirement of its users makes legally binding a policy that has been widely in use since 2016.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 07:33pm

Europe

Kyrgyz president-elect dismisses fears of strongman rule

Japarov scooped more than 80 percent of the vote in Sunday's election in ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 07:22pm

Europe

Cyprus leader ready to attend UN meet on ending deadlock

Guterres is hoping to get the three governments more involved to build momentum.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 07:20pm

Europe

Turkey invites Greece to maritime dispute talks

Turkey and Greece then staged rival military exercises with regional partners and saw two of their gun boats collide in August.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 07:19pm

Europe

Putin, Karabakh foes discuss 'next steps' in peace process

Moscow deployed nearly 2,000 peacekeeping troops to the region as part of the peace deal.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 07:16pm

Europe

Brexit, Covid threaten 250,000 small UK firms: study

The FSB meanwhile said that Britain's financial support measures in response to Covid-19 did not "keep pace" with tightening lockdown restrictions.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 07:15pm

Europe

Madrid paralysed after heavy snowfall

The storm killed at least three people as it swept through Spain and kept emergency services workers and army snowploughs busy.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 07:13pm

BioNTech boosts 2021 vaccine supply forecast to 2bn doses: company

A new factory in Marburg, Germany, is also expected to open in February, and would help to ramp up its production capacity.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 07:11pm

Europe

Russia to trial 'light' one-dose version of Sputnik jab

The country began vaccinations with Sputnik in early December even though it was still in its third phase of clinical trials.

Updated 11 Jan, 2021 07:12pm

South Asia

Malaysia imposes 2-week lockdown as virus spread strains hospitals

Malaysia was among the first nations to impose strict movement curbs in March during the early stages of the pandemic.
"Our healthcare system is at a breaking point," Muhyiddin said.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 06:48pm

Europe

UK pledges $4bn to nature and biodiversity protection

The money will come from an existing commitment of 11.6 billion pounds for international climate finance.
We will not achieve our goals on climate change, sustainable development or preventing pandemics if we fail to take care of the natural world that provides us with the food we eat.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 06:40pm

USA

Brazil to announce more efficacy data of Sinovac's vaccine

The vaccine, by China's Sinovac Biotech, was 78% effective in a late-stage Brazilian trial with no severe COVID-19 cases.
researchers said on Jan. 7. But they did not disclose full trial details including the average efficacy.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 06:30pm

South Asia

China's Xi congratulates North Korea's Kim on new title

Kim was elected on Sunday, taking over the title from his late father. China is North Korea's largest trade partner and closest ally.
Kim told a party congress last week that his five-year economic plan had failed to meet its goals.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 06:24pm

Europe

UK police need to enforce mask wearing in stores

The British government is concerned about the spread of the pandemic in supermarkets with people breaching rules by not wearing face coverings.
While enforcement of face coverings is the responsibility of the police, retailers continue to do what they can to encourage their use throughout stores.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 06:22pm

Europe

UK faces worst weeks of COVID pandemic, accelerates vaccine rollout

UK steps up vaccinations.
Next weeks of pandemic will be the worst - medical adviser.
UK concerned about spread of COVID-19 in supermarkets.
Medical adviser says UK situation is 'appalling'.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 06:10pm

South Asia

IAEA chief says matter of weeks left to revive Iran nuclear diplomacy

It is clear that we don't have many months ahead of us. We have rather weeks.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 06:05pm

Europe

Palestinians approve Russian COVID-19 vaccine for use, Russian wealth fund says

The first shipment of the shot is expected to arrive next month, with all deliveries expected in the first quarter of this year.
Hence Russia's first major international shipment of vaccine doses - 300,000 that left Moscow for Argentina last month - caused an outcry at home.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 05:53pm

Africa

Jihadists kill 13 soldiers in northeast Nigeria

At least 36,000 people have been killed in the conflict, which has displaced about two million from their homes since 2009.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 05:46pm

Europe

Russia says 1.5 million vaccinated globally with Sputnik

Russian officials say however that new daily cases have been decreasing in recent days, dropping closer to 20,000.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 05:43pm

South Asia

China threatens 'counterstrike' over US contact with Taiwan

Beijing says Taiwan is an inviolable part of China to be reclaimed, by force if necessary.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 05:41pm

Africa

African free trade tariff rules should be completed by July: official

African countries began officially trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on Jan. 1, after months of delays caused by the global coronavirus pandemic.
Forty-one of the zone's 54 member states have submitted tariff reduction schedules.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 05:39pm

South Asia

Japan celebrates coming-of-age day despite virus surge

Kawasaki and neigbouring Yokohama are included in the state of emergency, which is less strict than the harsh lockdowns seen in other countries.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 05:38pm

Middle East

Israel announces the construction of additional housing in West Bank, days prior to Biden assuming office

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz are advancing the construction of 850 Jewish housing units in the West Bank, days before President-elect Biden takes office.
The Israeli Supreme Planning Council is expected to advance construction of the housing units, which are currently in varying stages of approval - but a date for the approval has yet to be confirmed.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 05:37pm

USA

Brazil rate outlook rises, even as inflation expectations hold: central bank survey

The average forecast of the benchmark Selic rate at the end of this year rose to 3.25% from 3.00%, and the end-2022 forecast rose to 4.75% from 4.50%.
The 2021 outlook is the highest since last June, and the 2022 forecast is the highest since last August.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 05:33pm

Europe

Billionaire Georgia party leader says quitting politics

Georgia held a parliamentary election in October and November but protests broke out after the first round and the opposition boycotted the second round.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 05:29pm

Europe

Kazakhstan vote lacked 'genuine' competition: monitors

Election officials in the ex-Soviet country confirmed Monday that the ruling Nur Otan party had won with 71 percent of the ballot.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 05:27pm

Europe

England opens mass vaccination sites as virus spike fears spread

The full death toll now stands at more than 80,000, one of the highest in Europe alongside Italy.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 05:25pm

Middle East

Yemen's Huthis defiant as US brands rebels 'terrorists'

Huthi political commander Mohamed Ali al-Huthi in a tweet said the US move was "to be condemned, and we have the right to respond".

Published 11 Jan, 2021 05:19pm

Europe

Snow keeps schools closed in icy central Spain

Emergency services and army snowploughs worked round the clock on Friday and Saturday to free some 2,500 drivers trapped in their vehicles.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 05:16pm

Coronavirus can damage the brain without infecting it: Study

Researchers examined the brains of 19 patients who died from COVID-19, focusing on tissues from regions thought to be highly susceptible to the virus
Study finds that in 14 patients, one or both of these regions contained damaged blood vessels – some clotted, and some leaking

Published 11 Jan, 2021 05:12pm

Europe

Kyrgyz election lacked level playing field: OSCE

CEC data showed his closest competitor, nationalist Adakhan Madumarov, trailing far behind with less than 7 percent.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 05:09pm

Middle East

Iran warns against interference over seized SKorea ship

The move came as Tehran urged Seoul to release billions of dollars of Iranian assets frozen in South Korea as part of US sanctions.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 05:07pm

South Asia

Crew on crashed Indonesian passenger jet did not declare emergency: investigator

There were 62 Indonesian passengers and crew aboard the half-full flight, including 10 children.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 05:05pm

Africa

Facebook shuts Uganda accounts ahead of vote

Social media giants have come under increasing scrutiny over the content they allow to spread on their networks.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 05:03pm

South Asia

China says WHO coronavirus experts to visit from Thursday

The WHO team ‘will conduct joint research cooperation on the origins of Covid-19 with Chinese scientists’.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 05:00pm

USA

Biden names ex-diplomat Burns for CIA chief

Burns, a former deputy US secretary of state who served 33 years as a US diplomat.

Updated 11 Jan, 2021 05:33pm

South Asia

Thai royal defamation cases ramp up as protests pause

Three, including a 17-year-old, were charged over a protest at Wongwienyai, across the river from Bangkok early in December.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 04:57pm

Middle East

Bahrain accuses Qatar of seizing bodybuilder on boat trip

The Gulf kingdom has repeatedly clashed with Doha over the enforcement of maritime boundaries.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 04:55pm

South Asia

Over half a million under lockdown as Beijing outbreak spreads

The move means around 518,000 residents will not be permitted to leave their villages until they have undergone testing.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 04:53pm

South Asia

India returns Chinese soldier who strayed over border

The soldier's detention was the second on the high altitude border since 20 Indian border soldiers.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 04:51pm

Europe

Greece reopens some schools after two-month shutdown

More than 4,000 of Greece's 5,263 reported virus deaths have been registered in the past two months.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 04:50pm

South Asia

Afghanistan probes air strike that killed civilians

Provincial officials said 15 people died on Saturday night when a rocket struck a house in Khashrod district.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 04:46pm

South Asia

A year after first death in China, coronavirus source still a puzzle

January 11 marks the anniversary of China confirming its first death from Covid-19.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 04:42pm

Middle East

First Qatar to Saudi flight takes off after thaw

The first commercial flight between Qatar and Saudi Arabia in three and a half years took off from windswept Doha airport around 1100 GMT.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 04:40pm

South Asia

Malaysia imposes virus curbs, warns hospitals at 'breaking point'

Malaysia has recorded over 138,000 infections and 555 deaths from Covid-19.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 04:40pm

Turkey probes Facebook's move to collect WhatsApp data

The Competition Board said it ruled the data-collection requirement should be suspended until the probe is complete
WhatsApp updated its terms of service last Wednesday, allowing Facebook and its subsidiaries to collect user data

Published 11 Jan, 2021 04:32pm

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786 Invest Ltd / May 5 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
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Agro Allianz / May 5 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 5 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
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Allied Bank / May 5 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
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