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Tue, 05 Jan 21 08:23:53 +0500
South Korea coronavirus death toll passes 1,000, gyms protest distancing rules
Officials have blamed businesses that flout social distancing rules for helping to fuel the wave

Tue, 05 Jan 21 07:53:59 +0500
Focused on ending Qatar row, Gulf leaders head to Saudi Arabia summit
Bahrain will be represented by its crown prince instead of the king at the annual summit

Tue, 05 Jan 21 07:59:36 +0500
Australia says Indonesia must ensure cleric is not a threat after release
The Bali bombings killed more than 200 people

Tue, 05 Jan 21 09:43:46 +0500
Muslims concerned about rise of Islamophobia in Germany
Police recorded nearly 650 anti-Muslim crimes from Jan to Nov 2020, according to official data

Tue, 05 Jan 21 09:11:04 +0500
China urges calm and restraint after Iran enrichment announcement
All parties should avoid taking steps that could exacerbate tensions

Tue, 05 Jan 21 06:55:51 +0500
Bharat Biotech says approved COVID shot trials 'honest'
Efficacy data from the company’s ongoing late-stage trial should be available by March

Tue, 05 Jan 21 09:40:21 +0500
Making warnings, Iran 'monitoring' US moves in region
US on Sunday reversed itself, ordered aircraft carrier Nimitz to remain in Persian Gulf, stirring tension

Tue, 05 Jan 21 06:25:34 +0500
Government, farmers fail to break impasse on farm laws
Tens of thousands of farmers have been camping out on roads around the capital, New Delhi, for 40 days

Tue, 05 Jan 21 07:41:44 +0500
'India planning judicial murder of Kashmiri woman'
New Delhi poised to hand life sentence to pro-freedom Kashmiri leader Asiya Andrabi, claims Pakistan

Wed, 30 Dec 20 12:13:50 +0500
Trump pardon of Blackwater Iraq contractors violates international law: UN
Four contractors worked for the private security firm Blackwater owned by the brother of Trump’s education secretary

Wed, 30 Dec 20 17:42:57 +0500
‘65 Kashmiris extra-judicially killed in IIOJK in 2020’
232 freedom fighters and 177 Indian troops also among 474 deceased, says report

Mon, 04 Jan 21 10:25:37 +0500
Factbox-Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus
Mexico studies the case of a 32-year-old doctor hospitalised after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine

Tue, 05 Jan 21 09:09:45 +0500
Italy imposes post-holiday Covid-19 curbs to keep lid on infections
The infection rate has vacillated, with many hundreds dying each day

Mon, 04 Jan 21 09:49:04 +0500
Tractors to Twitter: India's protesting farmers battle on highway, online
Demonstrators also battle a social media campaign by the Hindu-nationalist BJP of PM Modi

Mon, 04 Jan 21 14:07:28 +0500
US eyes early Afghan peace deal as Khalilzad meets Gen Qamar
Both dignitaries reaffirm commitment towards common goal of peace and stability in the region, says ISPR

Mon, 04 Jan 21 16:21:03 +0500
Iran resumes 20% enrichment at Fordow amid rising tensions with US
Enrichment decision coincides with increasing tensions between Iran and US in the last days of President Donald Trump

Mon, 04 Jan 21 15:47:25 +0500
Yemeni boy, ravaged by hunger, weighs 7 kg
A six-year war has left 80% of population reliant on aid, the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, according to UN

Mon, 04 Jan 21 13:41:39 +0500
Indonesia to release suspected Bali bombings mastermind Bashir
Bashir, 82, is considered the spiritual leader of the al Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiah (JI) network

Mon, 04 Jan 21 07:58:13 +0500
Afghan rivals to resume talks as civilian killings sow suspicion
US and European officials said they have urged both sides to reduce hostilities and move quickly towards a settlement

Mon, 04 Jan 21 18:02:43 +0500
Workplace app Slack hit with outage on first Monday of 2021
The company says it was investigating connection issues affecting users and would share the updates every 30 minutes

Fri, 01 Jan 21 18:35:37 +0500
Turkish doctor develops urine kit to detect Covid-19 in 15 seconds
Newly-developed kit will scan people for virus in fastest and accurate way, says Dr Mehmet

Mon, 04 Jan 21 20:31:42 +0500
England goes into new Covid-19 lockdown as cases surge
British PM Boris Johnson says hospitals under more pressure from Covid than any time since the start of pandemic

Mon, 04 Jan 21 18:53:23 +0500
Saudi Arabia to lift Qatar embargo, open airspace, land and sea border
Jared Kushner helped negotiate deal and was working phones on it until the wee hours of Monday, says US official



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