News Archives for World - 2021-02-13

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US has 'concerns' on Covid info from China after WHO probe

The statement came days after a World Health Organization team of inquiry returned from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the pandemic with no clear finding on the origin of the virus.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 09:10pm

USA

US Senate votes to allow witnesses, prolonging Trump trial

The call for witnesses triggered moments of chaos on the Senate floor, with leaders hitting the pause button on the trial so they can figure out the next steps in the process.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 09:07pm

USA

Taliban warn US-led forces against extending their stay in Afghanistan

"Our message to the upcoming NATO ministerial meeting is that the continuation of occupation and war is neither in your interest nor in the interest of your and our people," the Taliban said in a statement.
"Anyone seeking extension of wars and occupation will be held liable for it just like the previous two decades."

Updated 13 Feb, 2021 09:27pm

USA

White House cites ‘deep concerns’ about WHO COVID-19 report, demands early data from China

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement that it is imperative that the report be independent and free from "alteration by the Chinese government".
Re-engaging the WHO also means holding it to the highest standards

Updated 13 Feb, 2021 08:57pm

South Asia

Strong 7.1-quake rattles east Japan, no tsunami risk

The quake produced powerful shaking along parts of Japan's eastern coast, and was felt strongly in Tokyo.

Updated 13 Feb, 2021 09:08pm

USA

As impeachment vote nears, Republican reveals Trump call to Capitol

News of the phone call came hours before Trump's impeachment trial was due to reconvene in the Senate on Saturday.
Herrera Beutler, one of 10 in her party who voted last month in the House of Representatives to impeach Trump.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 07:55pm

South Asia

Quake of 7.1 magnitude hits off coast of Japan's Fukushima

The epicentre of the earthquake was off the coast of Fukushima prefecture at a depth of 60 km (36 miles).
The earthquake hit at 11:08 p.m. local time (1408 GMT) and shook buildings in the capital of Tokyo.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 07:52pm

Europe

UK 's Johnson optimistic COVID lockdown can be eased soon

The government says it is on track to have offered an injection by Monday to everyone who is aged 70 and over.
I'm optimistic, I won't hide it from you, I'm optimistic, but we have to be cautious.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 07:48pm

South Asia

Myanmar junta suspends laws limiting detention, searches

Sections 5, 7, and 8 of the law protecting the privacy and security of the citizens are suspended.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 07:43pm

Europe

Coronavirus strain found in Polish mink can pass to humans, govt says

Data obtained from the chief sanitary inspectorate and last year's experiences in Denmark and the Netherlands clearly indicate that also in Poland.
Denmark's entire herd of some 17 million mink, one of the world's biggest.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 07:41pm

Europe

'Snow apocalypse' blankets frozen Moscow

It's a real snowstorm, a snow Armageddon, a snow apocalypse. This is not a practice alert, but a combat alert.
On Friday Moscow saw record snowfall for a Feb. 12, breaking the previous record set for the date in 1973.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 07:37pm

Europe

Portugal extends suspension of Brazil, UK flights

Portugal had suspended flights to and from Brazil for a two-week period at the end of January.
The variant first detected in Britain was first seen in Portugal at the end of last year, deemed to be partly responsible for a devastating surge in cases at the start of 2021.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 07:36pm

Europe

Far-right leader Le Pen could win French 2022 presidential election

The election of Marine Le Pen , we all know that is a possibility. It is a political possibility and it must be opposed...I hope that Emmanuel Macron runs and is re-elected.
Opinion polls indicate she will be Macron's main challenger in the election next year.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 07:33pm

Europe

IMF wants more reforms for Ukraine to get next part of loan

Online negotiations with the IMF mission, which ran from late December to Feb. 12, focused on strengthening governance of the central bank.
Have agreed on the next steps ... and clearly understand the expected results.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 07:31pm

Middle East

First COVID-19 vaccines to arrive in Lebanon under World Bank's watch

We will MONITOR fair and transparent distribution to PRIORITY groups," Ferid Belhaj, the lender's regional vice president for MENA.
Lebanon has also booked 2.7 million doses through the global COVAX scheme for poorer countries.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 07:25pm

World

Powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake shakes Japan

The agency said the quake was centered about 37 miles beneath the ocean bed.
It is interesting to note that today's quake occurred in almost the same location as the catastrophic Tohoku earthquake from 11 March 2011. In fact, it is likely a late aftershock.

Updated 13 Feb, 2021 08:13pm

Europe

UK ministers in push to boost COVID-19 vaccine uptake

Britain says it is on track to have offered an injection by Monday to everyone who is aged 70 and over.
More than 14 million Britons have received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine so far, and uptake stands at around 90%.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 07:23pm

Europe

Oxford University to test COVID-19 vaccine response among children for first time

The new mid-stage trial will determine whether the vaccine is effective on people between the ages of 6 and 17.
Around 300 volunteers will be enrolled and first inoculations are expected this month, Oxford said.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 07:21pm

Europe

Russia slaps sanctions on nine Ukrainian companies

Russia and Ukraine have been at loggerheads since 2014 when Moscow annexed Ukraine's Crimean peninsula and backed pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.
The companies targeted by "special economic measures" under the new Russian decree.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 07:18pm

Europe

Magnitude 4.7 earthquake strikes Armenia

One person was injured, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on his Facebook page. There were no reports of large devastation caused by the earthquake registered at 1129 GMT.

Updated 13 Feb, 2021 07:37pm

USA

Facebook, Twitter CEOs in talks to testify at House hearing as early as March: Politico

The appearance of the Facebook and Twitter CEOs could be contingent on them testifying jointly alongside Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Google and its parent company, Alphabet Inc.
Republican lawmakers questioned them about their content moderation decisions while Democrats primarily focused on insufficient actions against misinformation that interfered with the election.

Updated 13 Feb, 2021 07:18pm

South Asia

China refused to provide WHO team with raw data on early COVID cases, team member says

The team had requested raw patient data on the 174 cases of COVID-19 that China had identified from the early phase of the outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019.
"That's standard practice for an outbreak investigation," he told Reuters on Saturday via video call from Sydney, where he is currently undergoing quarantine.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 06:39pm

Africa

Nigerian police beat, arrest protesters at site of Lekki shootings

ghts group Amnesty International and witnesses have said soldiers opened fire on protesters on Oct. 20, killing at least 12 people at a toll gate in the city's affluent Lekki district and another area.
They are already manhandling us, but we're not going to be deterred. We're not going to step down.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 06:22pm

USA

Trump impeachment trial could wrap up on Saturday, conviction seen unlikely

Trump is the first US president to be impeached twice and the first to face trial after leaving office. If convicted, the Senate could then vote to bar him from running for office again.
Conviction is seen as unlikely, however, as at least 17 Republicans in the 100-seat chamber would have to join all 50 Democrats to find the former president guilty.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 06:15pm

South Asia

Myanmar's 'Spiderman' joins anti-coup protests

The 28-year-old, who goes by the name "Spidey Htoo", recently returned from Singapore to start a business.
Spidey Htoo said he wore the superhero costume at protests to stay out of trouble amid a wave of arrests after the coup.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 06:10pm

South Asia

Gas tanker explodes at customs post on Iran-Afghanistan border, 10 hurt

The fire in the border town of Islam Qala spread to dozens of nearby fuel trucks.
Ten injured people were taken to hospital and the number of casualties could rise.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 06:02pm

USA

Biden wants to close prison at Guantanamo Bay: White House

It still houses around 40 detainees, 26 of whom are considered too dangerous to be released, but legal proceedings drag on due to the complexity of their cases.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 06:00pm

Europe

Italy's Draghi takes office, faces daunting challenges

Draghi's government is 67th since World War Two.
Cabinet includes mix of technocrats and politicians.
Must move fast to tackle array of daunting woes.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 06:00pm

USA

Biden begins dismantling Trump's 'Remain in Mexico' asylum policy

Migrants in Mexico hoping to reach the US welcomed the policy change in Washington.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 05:58pm

World

Virus expected to last long-term despite global vaccine rollout

More than 107 million people have been infected worldwide and nearly 2.4 million have died from Covid-19.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 05:56pm

Middle East

Yemen's Houthis say 'important target' hit at Saudis' Abha airport

Hit an "important target" at Saudi Arabia's Abha airport on Saturday in response to the Saudi-led coalition air strikes in Yemen.
The coalition earlier said it had intercepted a drone targeting the airport.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 05:56pm

South Asia

Beijing smog casts gloom over China's Lunar New Year holiday

Visibility across Beijing was severely limited by the smog on the second day of Lunar New Year.
"Starting the Lunar New Year with this kind of weather is a bit depressing," she added.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 05:53pm

South Asia

Myanmar army hunts protest backers over social media comments

Thousands march in Yangon, Naypyitaw, other cities.
Journalist among the latest in wave of arrests.
Suu Kyi in good health, a party aide says.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 05:53pm

South Asia

19 killed in firecracker factory blast in India

The blast on Friday afternoon in Virudhunagar district was one of the worst such incidents in years in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 05:40pm

South Asia

Myanmar protesters block arrests as UN demands Suu Kyi's release

Officers cleared a sit-in protest in the port city of Mawlamyine on Friday with rubber bullets, injuring several demonstrators.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 05:25pm

Middle East

Iran's Rouhani warns of virus 'fourth wave'

Iran has officially registered less than 7,000 daily infections since late December, but the number has crossed this level since early February.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 05:20pm

Africa

Nigeria police arrest protesters at symbolic Lagos tollgate

Police on Saturday bundled around 17 protesters into a black truck at the tollgate where security forces had deployed since Friday evening.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 05:17pm

Africa

Three killed in Mogadishu car bomb

"Three civilians died according to the information we have received so far and eight others are wounded," he said.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 05:15pm

Europe

200 years after Napoleon defeat, Russia and France bury their dead

The caskets containing the remains of 120 soldiers, three women and three teenagers were later put into the snow-covered ground to the sounds of a gun salute.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 05:07pm

Europe

Mario Draghi sworn in as Italy's new PM

Members of his new cabinet, who include technocrats, veteran politicians and ministers held over from the previous government, each took the oath of office.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 05:02pm

Europe

Coronavirus toll at 1100 GMT Saturday

At least 108,151,590 cases of coronavirus have been registered. Of these, at least 66,091,900 are now considered recovered.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 05:00pm

Asia

China refused to provide WHO team with raw data on early COVID cases, team member says

The team had requested raw patient data on the 174 cases of COVID-19 that China had identified from the early phase of the outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019, as well as other cases, but were only provided with a summary, said Dominic Dwyer.
A summary of the team’s findings could be released as early as next week, the WHO said on Friday.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 03:43pm

World

British-Pakistani lawyer Karim Khan elected chief prosecutor at ICC

The British lawyer won the votes of 72 out of 123 countries.
He will begin his nine-year term on June 16.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 10:30am

World

All hypotheses still open on Covid origins: WHO chief

GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization said Friday that all hypotheses on the origins of the Covid-19...

Published 13 Feb, 2021 04:11am

China

China’s Mars probe sends back video of Red Planet

BEIJING: China’s space agency released video footage from its spacecraft circling Mars on Friday, two days after ...

Published 13 Feb, 2021 04:11am

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USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 5	276.67 ▼ -0.03
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Hang Seng / Nov 6	24,635
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Germany DAX 30 / Nov 6	25,919.48
France CAC40 / Nov 6	8,098.11
S&P 500 / Nov 5	7,353.73
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Petrol/Litre / Nov 6	352.59
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 6	91.72
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 6	367,914
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 6	4,046.79
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LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 6 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.76 ▲ 0.42 (17.95%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Nov 6 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	4.70 ▲ 0.7 (17.5%)
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Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 6 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	7.96 ▲ 1 (14.37%)
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First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 6 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.85 ▲ 1.17 (10.02%)
Grays Leasing / Nov 6 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	80.58 ▲ 7.33 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 6 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	87.51 ▲ 7.96 (10.01%)
ARM Green Industries / Nov 6 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	74.56 ▲ 6.78 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Nov 6 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	459.83 ▲ 41.8 (10%)

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Bawany Air Products (R) / Nov 6 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	0.02 ▼ -0.6 (-96.77%)
Premier Insurance (R) / Nov 6 Premier Insurance Limited (RIGHT)(PINLR)	0.61 ▼ -0.09 (-12.86%)
Escorts Bank / Nov 6 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	12.14 ▼ -1.35 (-10.01%)
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Ellcot Spinning / Nov 6 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	201 ▼ -21.39 (-9.62%)
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Mughal Energy / Nov 6 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	32.25 ▼ -3 (-8.51%)
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J.K.Spinning / Nov 6 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	390 ▼ -35 (-8.24%)
Paramount Spinning / Nov 6 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	9.25 ▼ -0.75 (-7.5%)

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Bawany Air Products (R) / Nov 6 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	684,470,556 ▼ -0.6
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