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WHO calls for variant hunt; UK sees 40k+ cases in a day – Times of India
The head of the WHO says it’s important to step up genomic sequencing worldwide to ensure that new variants of the coronavirus are detected as the pandemic enters its second year. New variants detected in Britain and South Africa appear…
Bangladesh sends second batch of Rohingya refugees to isolated island despite opposition from rights…
Authorities say refugees were selected for relocation based on their willingness, and that no pressure was applied on them. But several human rights and activist groups say some refugees have been forced to go to the…
British hospitals scramble for space as virus cases soar – Times of India
LONDON: British hospitals are canceling non-urgent procedures and scrambling to find space for Covi-19 patients as coronavirus cases continue to surge despite tough new restrictions imposed to curb a fast-spreading new variant of the…
EU’s marathon Covid vaccination drive off to uneven start – Times of India
BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT: The EU campaign to vaccinate Europeans against Covid-19 has got off to an uneven start in what will be a marathon effort to administer shots to enough of the bloc's 450 million people to defeat the viral pandemic. The…
Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul, who campaigned for women’s right to drive, sentenced to nearly…
State-linked Saudi news outlet Sabq reported that al-Hathloul was found guilty by the kingdom’s anti-terrorism court on charges including agitating for change, pursuing a foreign agenda and using the internet to harm…
Bangladesh sends 2nd group of Rohingya to isolated island – Times of India
Rohingya refugees stand in a queue after they disembarked from a Bangladesh Navy ship to the island of Bashar Char in Noakhali on December 4, 2020 (AFP)DHAKA: Officials in Bangladesh sent a second group of Rohingya refugees to an…
Saudi women’s rights activist sentenced to nearly 6 years – Times of India
DUBAI: One of Saudi Arabia's most prominent women's rights activists was sentenced Monday to nearly six years in prison, according to state-linked media, under a vague and broadly worded counterterrorism law. The ruling nearly brings to…
Donald Trump signs bill to stop China’s interference in selection of Dalai Lama’s successor –…
The Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2020, passed by the US Senate last week, calls for the establishment of a US consulate in Lhasa and reaffirms the absolute right of Tibetans to choose a successor to the Dalai…
Nashville blast suspect died in 25 December bombing, say police; authorities investigate motive…
Federal agents are pursuing several theories, including the possibility that the AT&T building in the city's downtown area was targeted
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — With federal…
China sentences citizen journalist for 4 years in prison for her reports on COVID-19 outbreak in…
Zhang Zhan, a former lawyer, was sentenced at a brief hearing in a Shanghai court for allegedly 'picking quarrels and provoking trouble' for her reporting in the chaotic initial stages of the outbreak…