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Presidents Biden and Xi hold first phone call amid tense US-China relations
Biden said a free and open Indo-Pacific was a priority, Xi warned confrontation would be disaster for both nations
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Dozens of former Republican officials in talks to form anti-Trump third party
More than 120 participants held a Zoom call last Friday to discuss the breakaway group
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EU faces bankruptcies and bad loans as Covid-19 help for firms ends - EU document
Almost a quarter of EU companies would have had liquidity problems by the end of 2020
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Irish PM says some EU member states 'need to cool it' on Brexit
Ahead of a meeting between British and EU officials on Northern Ireland trade problems
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Not perfect, but saves lives, AstraZeneca says of Covid-19 vaccine
Drugmaker pledges to double supplies to more than 200 million doses per month by April
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French nun, Europe's oldest person, turns 117 after surviving Covid
Sister Andre, turns 117 on Thursday after surviving Covid-19 last month and living through two world wars
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Pakistan disapproves US tweet referring IIOJK not as ‘disputed region’
We are disappointed to note reference to Jammu and Kashmir in US State Department tweet, says FO spokesperson
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Suu Kyi aide, electoral officials arrested in Myanmar, Biden approves sanctions
The aide, Kyaw Tint Swe, had served as minister for the office of the state counsellor under Suu Kyi
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Britain's coronavirus variant a concern, 'likely to sweep the world', says scientist
The coronavirus has killed 2.35 million people and turned normal life upside down for billions
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Iranian nuclear scientist assassinated by Israel’s Mossad: Jewish Chronicle
British weekly says team of Israeli, Iranian nationals carried out the ambush on scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
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India warns US social media firms after row with Twitter
India's IT minister says you will have to follow the Constitution of India, you will have to abide by laws of India
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Weight loss drug a 'game changer' in cutting obesity: study
2,000 people in 16 countries who took the drug lost more than 10 percent of their bodyweight
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BBC World News barred from airing in China: regulator
A week ago Britain’s media regulator had also revoked Chinese state television’s broadcast licence
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Nepal bans three Indian climbers for faking Everest summit
Yadav, Goswami and Phukon were yet to comment publicly following the announcement
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China will 'eat our lunch,' Biden warns after clashing with Xi on most fronts
While Xi calls for ‘win-win’ cooperation, Biden vows to 'out compete' Beijing
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Vaccine vs variant: Promising data in Israel's race to defeat pandemic
More than half of eligible Israelis have now been fully or partially vaccinated are seeing dramatic drop in illnesses
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Biden to address Myanmar coup, expected to announce sanctions against military
Biden is expected to announce sanctions on those responsible for the takeover
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WHO expert panel recommends wide use of AstraZeneca Covid vaccine
The recommendation also includes people aged 65 and older
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Saudi women's rights activist Hathloul freed from jail, relatives say
Hathloul, 31, was detained in May 2018 and sentenced in December to nearly six years in prison
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India's Modi invites protesting farmers for talks on farm bills
Protesting farmers accuse the government of introducing the laws to help large private retailers
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7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes in South Pacific
There were no initial reports of casualties or damage from the quake
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In diplomatic triumph, Pakistan hosts multinational military drill
Naval forces of 45 countries – including Russia and NATO troops – are participating in maritime exercise from Thursday
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Sri Lanka to lift ban on burial of Muslim coronavirus victims
PM Imran, who will be visiting the country later this month, welcomes the move
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After UAE, Chinese spacecraft successfully enters Mars orbit
The solar-powered rover will explore the Martian surface for 90 days
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Houthis attack on Saudi airport leaves civilian plane on fire
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea says four Houthi drones were used in an attack that he said struck Abha airport
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US closely monitoring India-China border disputes: State Dept
We note the ongoing talks between the governments of India and China, says State Department spokesman Ned Price
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Brexit, Covid cast shadow over UK finance tax contributions, report says
Receipts expected to ease in the current financial year that ends next month to between 71.1 billion and 75.7 billion
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US Senators vote to proceed with Trump's impeachment trial
However conviction appears unlikely barring a major shift among Republicans
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New Zealand Maori leader ejected from parliament for refusing to wear 'colonial noose'
“It’s not about ties, it’s about cultural identity, mate”
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Indonesian authorities to brief relatives before releasing Sriwijaya Air crash preliminary report
The 26-year-old Boeing Co 737-500 jet crashed into the Java Sea shortly after take-off from Jakarta
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US warns against moves that damage institutions in Haiti amid political gridlock
Fresh political turmoil engulfed the volatile Caribbean nation this weekend
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Iran's spy chief says Tehran could seek nuclear arms if 'cornered' by West
Says the Supreme Leader has explicitly said in his fatwa that nuclear weapons are against sharia law
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WHO expert in Wuhan says lab leak 'very unlikely' as Covid source
WHO foreign expert Peter Ben Embarek says identifying the animal pathway remains a 'work in progress'
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Biden calls India's Modi, seeks to strengthen regional security through "Quad" grouping
India, US, Japan and Australia are members of the Quad, that US promotes to work as a potential bulwark against China
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WHO mission to China fails to find source of coronavirus
Experts believe the disease originated in bats and could have been transmitted to humans via another mammal
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Iran starts COVID vaccination, awaits more vaccine deliveries
Iran launched a vaccination drive against Covid-19, focussing initially on hospital intensive care personnel
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Indian police arrest man suspected of leading farmer protest violence
Many farmers from Sikh-dominated Punjab have been at the vanguard of the protest
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Outcry as India books Kashmiri father seeking son’s body under anti-terror laws
Mushtaq Ahmed and six others, including his two brothers, were charged under India's harsh laws last week
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Dozens arrested as Myanmar protesters defy bans and water cannons
Protesters opposed to Myanmar’s military coup chanted and confronted police
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UN urges 57 countries to reclaim women, children from Syrian camps
The matter is one of extreme urgency, says Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, UN special rapporteur on protecting human rights
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At least 24 dead in Morocco underground factory flood
Heavy rain flooded an illegal underground textile workshop in a private house in Morocco's port of Tangiers
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Indian rights groups raise alarm over post-vaccine deaths
Health Ministry says only 7,580 people have shown mild adverse reactions after Covid-19 dose in 2nd half of January
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EU, UK and US to speak with Navalny team after Russia expels diplomats
The meeting will consider any possible joint response to Navalny’s jailing, the response could include sanctions
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China reports no new local Covid-19 infection for first time in nearly two months
The total number of Covid-19 cases in mainland China stands at 89,706, while the death toll is unchanged at 4,636
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Foreign elements patronising terrorism in Pakistan using Afghan land: FM
UN monitoring team report vindicates Pakistan's stance, says Shah Mahmood Qureshi
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WHO experts discuss AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine
WHO says recommendations on who should and should not use the vaccine would be made public later this week
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India glacier avalanche leaves 18 dead, more than 200 missing
The violent surge below Nanda Devi, India’s second-highest peak, swept away small Rishiganga hydro electric project
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Saudi-led coalition intercepts armed Houthi drone
Coalition spokesman says the attack was aimed at 'civilians and civilian objects' in southern Saudi Arabia
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Netanyahu pleads not guilty to corruption as trial resumes
Six weeks before Israel set to hold its fourth parliamentary election in two years on March 23
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British boy wakes from nearly year-long coma unaware of Covid pandemic
The teenager has no knowledge of the global pandemic despite catching the virus twice
















































