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World

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

India's Modi invites protesting farmers for talks on farm bills
South Asia

India's Modi invites protesting farmers for talks on farm bills

  • Tens of thousands of farmers have been camping out on main highways on the outskirts of New Delhi for more than two months in a bid to force the government to withdraw the new laws they say benefit private buyers at their expense.
  • Modi said India's agriculture sector needed investment to help modernise the food supply chain and improve infrastructure.
Published 10 Feb, 2021 09:39pm
US December wholesale inventories revised higher
USA

US December wholesale inventories revised higher

  • Inventories fell 1.6% in December from a year earlier.
  • The economy grew at a 4.0% annualized rate in the fourth quarter after a historic 33.4% growth pace in the third quarter.
Updated 11 Feb, 2021 12:29am
Europe will need fiscal help into 2022: Lagarde
Europe

Europe will need fiscal help into 2022: Lagarde

  • Lagarde also called on European Union leaders to kick start the bloc's 750 billion euro Next Generation EU spending package as some economic restrictions could remain in place until the second half of the year.
Updated 11 Feb, 2021 12:30am
U.S State Department "welcomes" resumption of internet services in Occupied Kashmir
South Asia

U.S State Department "welcomes" resumption of internet services in Occupied Kashmir

  • The U.S State Department's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs welcomed the resumption of 4G internet services in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, which was in a blackout since the past 550 days.
  • While the international community has rejoiced over the news of an end to the government-mandated shutdown, research has shown the extent of economic damage to the semi-autonomous state caused by the blackout.
Updated 10 Feb, 2021 08:49pm
UK to pay $4.8bn more to remove flammable tower block cladding
Europe

UK to pay $4.8bn more to remove flammable tower block cladding

  • More than 70 people died in the 2017 blaze at Grenfell Tower, a 23-storey social housing block in west London, shocking Britain and sparking an inquisition.
  • This means the government is providing more than 5 billion pounds including a further 3.5 billion pounds announced today.
Published 10 Feb, 2021 08:13pm
Norway says Moderna vaccine deliveries delayed by one week
Europe

Norway says Moderna vaccine deliveries delayed by one week

  • There was supposed to have come 43,000 doses (next week), and those have been delayed to (the following week) according to our information.
  • As of Tuesday, close to 180,000 individuals in Norway had received their first dose of vaccine against the disease and close to 50,000 had received their second shot.
Published 10 Feb, 2021 07:58pm
US Yemen envoy meets Saudi foreign minister in Riyadh
Middle East

US Yemen envoy meets Saudi foreign minister in Riyadh

  • Developments concerning Yemen were discussed, and joint efforts to support reaching a comprehensive political solution to the Yemen crisis were reviewed.
  • Saudi Arabia leads a military coalition which intervened in Yemen in 2015, backing government forces fighting the Houthis.
Published 10 Feb, 2021 07:43pm
Uncrewed Chinese spacecraft successfully enters Mars orbit
South Asia

Uncrewed Chinese spacecraft successfully enters Mars orbit

  • The robotic probe carried out a 15-minute burn of its thrusters at 7:52 p.m. Beijing time (1152 GMT), the China National Space Administration said in a statement.
  • The probe is one of three reaching Mars this month. The Hope spacecraft launched by the United Arab Emirates successfully entered the planet's orbit on Tuesday.
Published 10 Feb, 2021 07:39pm
Russians who expect protests at highest since 1998: poll
Europe

Russians who expect protests at highest since 1998: poll

  • Tens of thousands have taken to the streets in recent weeks to protest against the jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, a prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin.
  • The Moscow-based Levada Centre said an opinion poll conducted from Jan. 29 to Feb. 2 showed that 45% of people expected fresh political protests, a jump from 23% last November.
Published 10 Feb, 2021 07:38pm
Italy's 5-Star gets in tangle over Draghi
Europe

Italy's 5-Star gets in tangle over Draghi

  • With pledges of support from a host of groups, including the League, Forza Italia and the Democratic Party.
  • Saying 'yes' or 'no' to Draghi would be too simplistic ... We need to vote on a programme,
Published 10 Feb, 2021 07:33pm
Germany's IDT to help make AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine
Europe

Germany's IDT to help make AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine

  • IDT Biologika, based in Dessau-Rosslau in eastern Germany, produces viral vaccines for pharmaceutical companies, and has suffered a recent setback in developing its own vaccine against COVID-19.
  • IDT has previously said it was doing work for AstraZeneca on the vaccine, which the British drugmaker is co-developing with Oxford University.
Published 10 Feb, 2021 07:30pm
Canada to spend C$15bn on public transit projects
USA

Canada to spend C$15bn on public transit projects

  • The spending will be focused on major projects like new subway extensions and the electrification of vehicle fleets, along with investments in walking and cycling infrastructure, he said.
  • To help restart the economy and create strong, middle class jobs - all while fighting climate change.
Published 10 Feb, 2021 07:19pm
Turkey's Erdogan says two-state solution only option for Cyprus
Europe

Turkey's Erdogan says two-state solution only option for Cyprus

  • UN resolutions call for Cyprus' reunification under a two-zone federal umbrella. Previous attempts have failed to unite Greek and Turkish Cypriots on the island.
  • There is no longer any solution but a two-state solution. Whether you accept it or not.
Published 10 Feb, 2021 06:41pm
Spain's recovering COVID-19 patients must wait six months for vaccine
Europe

Spain's recovering COVID-19 patients must wait six months for vaccine

  • The measure, which appears to be unique in Europe, will apply to the three vaccines currently being distributed in Spain and is provisional pending further research.
  • People older than 55 or those with health risks that make them more vulnerable to reinfection will be exempted from the delay.
Published 10 Feb, 2021 05:55pm
German cabinet approves legislation to ban glyphosate from 2024
Europe

German cabinet approves legislation to ban glyphosate from 2024

  • The exit from glyphosate is coming. Conservationists have been working toward this for a long time. Glyphosate kills everything that is green and takes away insects' basis for life.
  • While regulators worldwide have determined glyphosate to be safe.
Published 10 Feb, 2021 05:51pm
Protests rock Myanmar for fifth day, West condemns security response
Asia

Protests rock Myanmar for fifth day, West condemns security response

  • Protesters took to the streets of Myanmar for a fifth day on Wednesday, vowing to keep up demonstrations against last week’s military coup even after a woman was shot and critically wounded during clashes the previous day.
  • Thousands of people joined demonstrations in the main city of Yangon. In the capital, Naypyitaw, hundreds of government workers marched in support of a growing civil disobedience campaign.
Published 10 Feb, 2021 04:54pm
Twitter expresses concern for safety of staff in India, after disagreement with Govt on 'objectionable' accounts
South Asia

Twitter expresses concern for safety of staff in India, after disagreement with Govt on 'objectionable' accounts

  • Twitter has expressed concern for the safety of its personnel in India, after the company's refusal to comply with a demand from the Indian government to remove accounts connected to the escalating farmers protests.
  • Last week, the Indian government threatened Twitter employees in India with fines and up to seven years’ jail time if the company did not comply with their demands for the removal of certain accounts alleged to be spreading “misinformation”.
Updated 10 Feb, 2021 04:19pm
'I'm not a cat,' says lawyer after Zoom filter mishap
World

'I'm not a cat,' says lawyer after Zoom filter mishap

  • As the video went viral on social media, Ferguson wrote in a tweet: “IMPORTANT ZOOM TIP: If a child used your computer, before you join a virtual hearing check the Zoom Video Options to be sure filters are off.”
Published 10 Feb, 2021 11:43am
Musk's bitcoin bet fuels gains in companies already invested
USA

Musk's bitcoin bet fuels gains in companies already invested

  • Shares of companies that have invested in bitcoin have vastly outperformed on Wall Street in 2021 and are extending their gains thanks to Tesla’s $1.5 billion bet on the soaring digital currency.
  • The price of bitcoin hit a record high over $48,000 on Tuesday in a two-day surge after Tesla said on Monday that it had bought the digital currency and would soon accept it as a form of payment for cars.
Published 10 Feb, 2021 11:38am