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Fri, 05 Feb 21 09:15:41 +0500
Biden ends US support for Saudi Arabia in Yemen, says war 'has to end'
The move is a reversal of a policy of both the Democratic Obama and Republican Trump administrations

Sat, 06 Feb 21 07:51:50 +0500
New Zealand investigates new Covid-19 case linked to quarantine facility
Genome sequencing carried out to determine if the case has the South African Covid-19 variant

Sat, 06 Feb 21 06:47:49 +0500
Blinken presses China on Xinjiang, Hong Kong in call with Beijing's top diplomat
Both sides must respect each other’s political systems and development paths, Chinese Foreign Ministry said

Sat, 06 Feb 21 08:42:09 +0500
Biden says he does not expect minimum wage hike to be in COVID-19 relief bill
Current federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour

Sat, 06 Feb 21 06:49:04 +0500
UN urges 'maximum restraint' as India farm protesters widen blockade
The rights to peaceful assembly & expression should be protected both offline & online says the UN High Commission

Fri, 05 Feb 21 19:38:08 +0500
India restoring fast mobile internet in IIOJK after 18 months
4G mobile internet services being restored in Occupied Kashmir, says local administration

Sat, 06 Feb 21 09:07:34 +0500
Mexico City families see some relief from pandemic with home visits
A team of public health workers is going door-to-door in one of Mexico City's poorest districts

Sat, 06 Feb 21 07:36:12 +0500
US to revoke terrorist designation of Yemen's Houthis due to famine
The reversal comes a day after President Joe Biden declared a halt to US support for the military campaign in Yemen

Fri, 05 Feb 21 20:06:02 +0500
International Criminal Court rules it has jurisdiction over Palestinian Territories
Israel, which is not a member of the court, rejected its jurisdiction

Thu, 04 Feb 21 05:28:52 +0500
Australia puts 500 tennis players, staff into coronavirus isolation
Australian Open was likely to go ahead though “there were no guarantees”, says Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews

Wed, 03 Feb 21 07:30:11 +0500
With social media solidarity, protesting Indian farmers win global attention
Prominent Western activists support the months-long campaign against agriculture reforms

Wed, 03 Feb 21 11:20:58 +0500
Tiny houses: Turkish tourism thinks small in Covid era
Their prices range from $17,000 (125,000 lira) to $30,000

Fri, 05 Feb 21 13:59:31 +0500
Climate change may have had 'key role' in Covid-19 pandemic
Researchers say 100 strains of coronavirus concentrated in ‘hotspot’ area

Fri, 05 Feb 21 06:12:12 +0500
Australia to keep quarantine beyond vaccine rollout
It will keep a mandatory two-week quarantine for all overseas visitors

Fri, 05 Feb 21 11:44:16 +0500
US warship sails near Chinese-controlled South China Sea islands
China’s military condemned the move, dispatched naval and air units to follow and warn away the ship.

Fri, 05 Feb 21 14:25:21 +0500
China takes aim again at BBC as dispute with Britain intensifies
Day earlier, Britain’s media regulator revoked the TV licence of Chinese state media outlet CGTN

Fri, 05 Feb 21 12:32:10 +0500
EU diplomat tells Russia ties are at a low over case of Kremlin critic Navalny
Navalny was jailed this week for almost three years for parole violations

Fri, 05 Feb 21 12:10:33 +0500
Kremlin says Biden's comments on Russia are 'aggressive, unconstructive rhetoric'
Biden promised a new era of US foreign policy in his first diplomatic address as president, on Thursday

Fri, 05 Feb 21 15:39:07 +0500
Turkish authorities detain 65 more people over university protests
Istanbul governor’s office says protesters violated a ban on gatherings imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Fri, 05 Feb 21 15:52:54 +0500
'Coronavirus has become more dangerous'
UK variant is more infectious, and causes much more serious illness, according to Robert Koch Institute

Fri, 05 Feb 21 15:05:53 +0500
Pfizer drops India vaccine application after regulator seeks local trial
India's drug regulator says its experts did not recommend vaccine because of side effects reported abroad

Fri, 05 Feb 21 18:12:42 +0500
Pakistan highlights rising Islamophobia at UN event
Reaffirms commitment to promoting religious tolerance at International Day of Human Fraternity

Sat, 06 Feb 21 08:31:31 +0500
South Korea eases curfew on businesses outside Seoul
The authorities impose increasingly rigid social distancing rules as they fight the latest wave of the epidemic



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