President-elect Joe Biden led a moving tribute Tuesday for US coronavirus victims – now more than 400,000 – as European nations battled record daily
Day: January 20, 2021
Tourism on track in the world’s largest cave
Home to flying foxes and a 70-metre rock formation resembling a dog’s paw, Son Doong — a cave so large it has its own
Trump: We did what we came here to do
US President Donald Trump, in a farewell address released on Tuesday, touted his legacy and wished luck to the new administration of President-elect Joe
Germany to extend Covid curbs until Feb 14: Merkel
Germany will extend and strengthen the coronavirus-related restrictive measures until February 14, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said. “Today we held talks again and agreed
Netanyahu makes surprise campaign pitch to Arab voters
@POTUS resets as Twitter juggles presidential accounts
These institutional accounts don’t belong to any particular individual – they’re reserved for official government use by those in the current administration. Twitter will
UK Covid strain detected in at least 60 countries: WHO
Biden State nominee says to review Taliban deal
“We want to end this so-called forever war. We want to bring our forces home. We want to retain some capacity to deal with
Vogue to release new Kamala cover after controversy
Vogue will publish a limited edition of its latest issue featuring a different photo of Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris after the original cover image sparked
China triumphant one year after Wuhan lockdown
With China’s official death toll from the virus under 5,000, Beijing is on a prolonged victory lap to promote its narrative of how it
Trump pardons ex-aide Bannon but not himself or family
Trump leaves office with legacy of chaos
Republicans under his watch lost the presidency and both chambers of Congress. He will be forever remembered for the final major act of his
Thai royalists launch political party to protect monarchy
The “Thai Pakdee” (Loyal Thai) party is an offshoot of a royalist group of the same name formed last August to counter street demonstrations
India to send 1 mn doses of Covid vaccine to Nepal
India will be sending one million doses of coronavirus vaccine to Nepal on January 21 under VaccineMaitri, said Hridayesh Tripathi, Nepal Health Minister, on
Iran hails end of ‘tyrant’ Donald Trump
A “tyrant’s era came to an end and today is the final day of his ominous reign,” Iran President Rouhani said in televised remarks
Trump blocks Venezuelans’ deportation in last political gift
Biden to sign 15 executive orders on day one as Prez
JOe Biden’s first presidential actions would also include sending a comprehensive bill on immigration to the Congress, incoming White House officials said. The immigration
Building collapses in central Madrid explosion
Macron urged to set up ‘truth commission’ on abuses in Algeria
President Emmanuel Macron has ruled out issuing an official apology for abuses committed in Algeria, his office said Wednesday, as a major report called