The Chinese Embassy account, @ChineseEmbinUS, posted a tweet this month that said that Uighur women were no longer “baby making machines,” citing a study
Day: January 21, 2021
Full text: Biden’s inaugural address as the 46th President
China sanctions Pompeo for violating ‘sovereignty’
Apart from Pompeo, those sanctioned include Trump trade advisor Peter Navarro, national security advisor Robert O’Brien, assistant secretary for East Asian and Pacific affairs
Biden signs order to end Trump’s Muslim travel ban
Implemented in 2017 during Trump’s first week in office, the Muslim Ban initially restricted travel from seven Muslim-majority nations: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan,
Biden: Trump wrote ‘very generous’ letter before leaving
Joe Biden told reporters in the Oval Office: “The president wrote a very generous letter. Because it was private, I will not talk about
South Korea’s President Moon: ‘America is back’
Pak PM congratulates Biden on being sworn in as US Prez
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday congratulated Joe Biden on being sworn in as the 46th President of the United States and expressed
How world leaders are reacting to Biden’s inauguration
How long can world leaders serve?
Joe Biden is all set to take oath as the 46th US president. But how long is he entitled to serve? As per the
3 killed in Madrid explosion
Japan court upholds ban on dual citizenship
Under current rules, Japanese people who acquire another passport are asked to relinquish their Japanese citizenship, but in 2018 eight plaintiffs started legal proceedings,
China registers 144 new Covid-19 cases
Chinese health officials on Thursday registered 144 new Covid-19 cases in addition to 113 cases of asymptomatic infections detected over the past 24 hours.
China sanctions on 28 US individuals including Pompeo
“These individuals and their immediate family members are prohibited from entering the mainland, Hong Kong and Macao of China.
20 dead in Baghdad twin suicide bombing
Twin suicide bombings ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital Thursday, killing at least 28 people and wounding 73 others, officials said.
Sri Lanka reopens to tourists after 10 months
Under new protocols to prevent the spread of Covid-19, tourists must be tested for the virus in their country 72 hours prior to their
Fauci lays out Joe Biden’s support for WHO
Fauci, speaking by videoconference from pre-dawn United States to WHO’s executive board, said the US will join the UN health agency’s efforts to bring
Angela Merkel sees ‘much broader scope’ for cooperation with Biden
German chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday there was far more common ground with Washington now that Joe Biden has replaced Donald Trump in the
Strong earthquake shakes southern Philippines; no tsunami
The quake measured a preliminary 7.0 magnitude and was located 95.8 kilometers (60 miles) below the sea and about 210 kilometers (130 miles) southeast
At least 15 killed, 11 injured in nursing home fire in Ukraine
The fire broke out in the afternoon on the second floor of the two-storey building. There were 33 people inside, the service said. The
Too early to say when Covid lockdown will end: UK PM
It is too early to say when the national coronavirus lockdown in England will end, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday, as