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WHO approves AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
Published On: February 16, 2021 08:01 AM NPT By: Reuters
GENEVA, Feb 16: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday listed AstraZeneca and Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, widening access to the relatively inexpensive shot in the developing world.
South Africa's ex-president Zuma fails to show at corruption inquiry
Published On: February 15, 2021 07:05 PM NPT By: Reuters
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 15: South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma did not show up on Monday at an inquiry into corruption during his time in office despite the country’s top court ordering him to appear.
Oil rises on fears of heightened tensions in Middle East
Published On: February 15, 2021 11:03 AM NPT By: Reuters
TOKYO, Feb 15: Oil prices rose to their highest in more than a year on Monday, after a Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said it intercepted an explosive-laden drone fired by the Iran-aligned Houthi group, raising fears of fresh Middle East tensions.
Turkey says militants executed 13, including soldiers, police, in Iraq
Published On: February 15, 2021 09:10 AM NPT By: Reuters
ISTANBUL, Feb 15: Militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) have executed 13 kidnapped Turks, including military and police personnel, in a cave in northern Iraq, Turkish officials said on Sunday, amid a military operation against the group.
Armoured vehicles deployed to major Myanmar cities after mass protests
Published On: February 15, 2021 07:41 AM NPT By: Reuters
MYANMAR, Feb 15: Security forces in Myanmar deployed with armoured vehicles in major cities and cut internet access on Monday after protests over this month’s coup and the detention of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi drew hundreds of thousands onto the streets.
Himalayan rescuers recover more bodies as flash flood death toll rises to 50
Published On: February 15, 2021 07:09 AM NPT By: Reuters
LUCKNOW, India, Feb 15: Rescuers pulled out nine more bodies from the site of a flash flood in a Himalayan region of northern India on Sunday, a week after the disaster struck, bringing the death toll to 50 with more than 150 people still missing, officials said.
Hundreds of thousands protest in Myanmar as army faces crippling mass strike
Published On: February 14, 2021 07:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
MYANMAR, Feb 14: Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Myanmar for a ninth day of anti-coup demonstrations on Sunday, as the new army rulers grappled to contain a strike by government workers that could cripple their ability to run the country.
Thousands march in Tokyo to protest Myanmar coup, biggest Japan demonstration so far
Published On: February 14, 2021 04:42 PM NPT By: Reuters
TOKYO, Feb 14: Thousands of mostly silent demonstrators paraded through central Tokyo on Sunday in protest against the coup in Myanmar, many carrying photos of detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi in what organisers said was the largest such march in Japan to date.
Turkey says it finds bodies of 13 killed by militants in Iraq
Published On: February 14, 2021 04:32 PM NPT By: Reuters
ISTANBUL, Feb 14: Turkish soldiers conducting an operation against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in northern Iraq have found the bodies of 13 kidnapped Turks executed in a cave, Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said.
Thousands protest Myanmar coup after night of fear, security patrols
Published On: February 14, 2021 11:42 AM NPT By: Reuters
MYANMAR, Feb 14: Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Myanmar’s major cities for a ninth straight day of anti-coup demonstrations on Sunday, after a fearful night as residents formed patrols and the army rolled back laws protecting freedoms.
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