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Sun, 10 Jan 2021 09:31:41 GMTAmazon to suspend US app Parler for ‘violent content’, following Apple and Google moves
Amazon will suspend Parler, the tech giant confirmed Saturday, sending the social media network offline after it was banned by Apple and Google for allowing "threats of violence" in the wake of a deadly riot at the US Capitol.
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 08:09:38 GMTUS House Democrats prepare for impeachment as Senate Republicans criticise Trump
Democrats' momentum for a fresh drive to quickly impeach outgoing President Donald Trump has gained support, and a top Republican said the president's role in the deadly riot at the Capitol by a violent mob of Trump supporters was worthy of rebuke.
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 07:54:14 GMTIndia battle to save Sydney Test marred by crowd abuse allegations
India were battling to avoid defeat against Australia after losing two wickets before the close of play Sunday in a third Test marred by allegations of racist abuse from the Sydney crowd.
The hosts declared their second innings at tea on day four a...
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 07:26:12 GMTUS Vice President Mike Pence to attend Biden inauguration: reports
Mike Pence will attend the upcoming inauguration of Joe Biden, multiple media reports said Saturday, the vice president becoming the latest longtime loyalist to abandon an increasingly isolated President Donald Trump.
Relations between Trump and Pe...
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 06:46:12 GMTGolf star Thomas apologizes for 'terrible' anti-gay slur
Golf's world number three Justin Thomas apologized for a homophobic slur picked up by television microphones at the US PGA Tour's Tournament of Champions on Saturday.
American Thomas uttered the anti-gay slur on the fourth hole of his third round i...
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 06:22:13 GMTIndonesia landslides kill at least 11, scores missing
At least 11 people were killed, including a six-year-old boy, and scores more were missing after deadly landslides hit Indonesia's West Java province, authorities said Sunday.
Torrential rains triggered the disaster on Saturday evening in the town ...
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 06:08:11 GMTKyrgyzstan populist tipped for easy win in presidential vote
Kyrgyzstan went to presidential polls Sunday in its first elections since a political crisis embroiled the ex-Soviet country and saw a populist freed from jail who is now tipped to top the ballot.
Sadyr Japarov's journey from prison to presidential...
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 06:06:13 GMTNuggets beat short-handed 76ers as coronavirus depletes NBA rosters
The Philadelphia 76ers were routed 115-103 by the visiting Denver Nuggets on Saturday, with the team so badly depleted by Covid-19 protocols and injuries that they were forced to dress an injured player.
The short-handed Sixers were down to just se...
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 05:52:12 GMTPakistan hit by nationwide power blackout
Power was gradually being restored to major cities across Pakistan Sunday after it was hit by a massive electricity blackout, officials said.
The electricity distribution system in the nation of more than 210 million people is a complex -- and deli...
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 04:10:20 GMTTolerant Uruguay a place for some trans citizens to 'glow'
On a recent Sunday in the Salaverry household in Montevideo, various members of Uruguayan transgender teenager Sebastian's family gathered for a traditional "asado," or barbecue.
The family sat around the large kitchen table, looking at photos of a...
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 04:08:15 GMTPalmer, English share lead at PGA Tournament of Champions
Ryan Palmer birdied six of the last seven holes to share the lead with fellow American Harris English after Saturday's third round of the US PGA Tournament of Champions.
Palmer fired a bogey-free nine-under par 64 to match English, who shot a bogey...
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 03:34:12 GMTCovid-19: Twelve key milestones
From the first cases in central China to vaccinations being rolled out a year later, here are a dozen key developments in the spread and subsequent fight against Covid-19.
- First death -
On December 31, 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) i...
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 03:32:21 GMTMajor CES gadget show turns to tech for virtual salvation
The Consumer Electronics Show known for crowds, sensory-overload, and deal-making is relying on technology it has long hawked to put pizzazz into its first virtual event, kicking off Monday.
The deadly pandemic that has derailed in-person conferenc...
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 03:20:26 GMTA year after first death in China, coronavirus source still a puzzle
It is the world's most pressing scientific puzzle, but experts warn there may never be conclusive answers over the source of the coronavirus, after an investigative effort marked from the start by disarray, Chinese secrecy and international rancour....
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 02:48:22 GMTOmanis revive memory of village swallowed by desert
Encroaching sands have left little evidence that the Omani village of Wadi al-Murr ever existed, but former inhabitants and curious visitors are coming to rediscover the hamlet engulfed by the desert.
Salem al-Arimi, originally from the area, looke...