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Mon, 25 Jan 21 15:44:36 +0500
Moderna says Covid-19 vaccine appears to be effective against new variants
Company says the two-dose regimen of vaccine was still expected to be protective against the variants detected to date

Mon, 25 Jan 21 17:20:36 +0500
China's Xi warns Davos World Economic Forum against 'new Cold War'
Says confrontation 'will always end up harming every nation's interests and sacrificing people's welfare'

Tue, 26 Jan 21 06:50:54 +0500
Indian police fire tear gas in clash with farmers on Republic Day
Protests threaten to overshadow the annual military parade to mark the 1950 adoption of India’s constitution

Tue, 26 Jan 21 06:51:28 +0500
China’s peak Lunar New Year air travel season fizzles as COVID cases rise
Citizens are thinking twice before traveling for the holiday season due to restrictions

Tue, 26 Jan 21 09:28:06 +0500
Pakistan opposes new permanent seats in UNSC
Any attempts to undermine or derail the IGN process will prove counterproductive, says Akram

Mon, 25 Jan 21 09:36:05 +0500
Israel opens embassy in UAE: foreign ministry
The UAE, along with Bahrain, signed a US-brokered deal in September to normalise relations with the Jewish state

Tue, 26 Jan 21 05:53:56 +0500
Tokyo revises contact tracing strategy, narrows to higher-risk cases
Country’s strategy to trace clusters of cases rather than conduct mass tests could face limits as virus cases surge

Tue, 26 Jan 21 08:23:09 +0500
High time: Nepali climbers step out of the shadows for K2 triumph
To reflect their immense pride in making the achievement in their country's name, the team sang the Nepali anthem

Tue, 26 Jan 21 08:10:11 +0500
Pfizer or Sinopharm? 'Vaccine diplomacy' in Middle East
Sinopharm jabs also feature in the vaccine orders of other US allies in the region, like Egypt and Morocco

Thu, 21 Jan 21 14:11:44 +0500
Song at Biden-Harris inauguration slammed for colonial theme
Some Native American viewers say This Land Is Your Land song celebrates ‘indigenous genocide’, ‘stolen land’

Thu, 21 Jan 21 12:57:35 +0500
Still separated: Covid-19 order keeps families apart after Biden lifts 'Muslim ban'
Trump administration’s had barred people from a number of mostly Muslim-majority nations from coming to US

Thu, 21 Jan 21 16:37:59 +0500
With no self-pardon in hand, Trump faces uncertain legal future
Experts say self-pardon violates basic principle that no person should be judge in his or her own case

Sat, 23 Jan 21 08:01:03 +0500
Timeline to Trump's impeachment trial in US Senate
Former US president's trial to commence in the week of Feb 8

Tue, 26 Jan 21 05:12:15 +0500
Drifting away: ‘India celebrates Constitution with waning democracy’
Current trajectory suggests New Delhi’s leadership does not adhere to the Constitution

Mon, 25 Jan 21 04:35:49 +0500
Oman bars expats from certain jobs
Expats in the sultanate make up about 40 percent of the country's 4.5 million-strong population

Wed, 20 Jan 21 11:02:43 +0500
Biden health nominee would be highest-ranking transgender official
She would be the highest-ranking transgender official in the US government

Mon, 25 Jan 21 07:02:37 +0500
Indian, Chinese troops in new border brawl: reports
Leaving injuries on both sides six months after a pitched battle which killed at least 20 Indian troops

Tue, 26 Jan 21 08:01:40 +0500
New Zealand's borders may stay shut for most of the year, PM Ardern says
At this stage, continuing travel ties with the world poses a risk to health and economy

Mon, 25 Jan 21 09:59:25 +0500
From factory to faraway village: behind India's mammoth vaccination drive
India has mapped out a plan to vaccinate around 300 million people by July-August

Mon, 25 Jan 21 13:49:21 +0500
Explainer: The arrest of Asia's 'most-wanted' drug boss
Tse was on global most-wanted list and was of “significant interest” to law enforcement agencies in multiple countries

Mon, 25 Jan 21 14:07:15 +0500
World lost equivalent of 255 million jobs in 2020: UN
This has been the most severe crisis for the world of work since the Great Depression of the 1930s, says the ILO chief

Mon, 25 Jan 21 10:41:00 +0500
Dubai slows down Pfizer vaccine rollout amid shipment delays
UAE has already vaccinated over two million of its approximately 10 million population

Mon, 25 Jan 21 13:53:56 +0500
‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans create panic ahead of India’s republic day
New Delhi police arrest five people including women for raising ‘long live Pakistan’ slogans at India Gate



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