Indian farmers agree to meet government

Leaders of Indian farmers’ unions have agreed to meet ministers tomorrow, possibly paving the way for a seventh round of talks with the government which has so far failed to mollify growers who say three new agricultural laws threaten their livelihoods.
27 December 2020

Trump’s refusal puts millions in trouble

Millions of Americans saw their jobless benefits expired on Saturday as President Donald Trump has so far refused to sign into law a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package, insisting that it did not do enough to help everyday people.
27 December 2020

Next round of Afghan peace talks to take place in Doha

The next round of negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government will be held in Qatar from next month, a top official said
27 December 2020

At least 11 climbers killed after heavy snowfall in Iran

At least 11 climbers have died after heavy snowfall in mountains north of Iran’s capital Tehran, authorities said, and seven crew members of a
27 December 2020

Four killed in Pakistan army helicopter crash

A military helicopter has crashed in mountainous northern Pakistan, killing four soldiers including the two pilots, the army said. The chopper
27 December 2020

British PM sold out fish in Brexit trade deal: fishermen

British fishermen said on Saturday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had sold out fish stocks to the European Union with a Brexit trade deal that
27 December 2020

This pandemic won’t be the last

The coronavirus crisis will not be the last pandemic, and attempts to improve human health are “doomed” without tackling climate change and animal welfare, the World Health Organization’s chief said.
27 December 2020

Europe eyes to end covid nightmare

EU countries yesterday embarked on a vaccination campaign to defeat the “nightmare” of Covid-19, as the growing spread of a new coronavirus variant intensified fears the pandemic could wreak further devastation.
27 December 2020

US jobless benefit cut-off pushes millions to financial cliff-edge

When the U.S. Congress passed a pandemic aid bill on Monday, Meghan Meyer, a single mom from Lincoln, Nebraska, thought she would get some respite from the daily struggle to feed and house her two kids during an unprecedented health and economic crisis.
27 December 2020

German pilot flies 200km tracing giant syringe in the sky

A German pilot has traced a giant syringe in the sky, flying 200 kilometers to remind people about the start of the Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Europe.
27 December 2020

Bus crash in western Cameroon kills 37, injures 18

More than 37 people are dead and 18 others seriously injured after a bus crash in Cameroon’s western village of Nemale, officials said.
27 December 2020

Putin decides to receive coronavirus vaccine: Kremlin

Russia’s president Vladimir Putin will receive the Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a Russian state TV channel on Sunday.
27 December 2020

Italy kicks off vaccinations against Covid-19 in Rome

Almost 10 months after the first Italian patient tested positive for the new coronavirus, Italy on Sunday vaccinated the first residents against Covid-19.
27 December 2020

Sweden confirms first case of variant coronavirus in visitor from UK

The new variant of coronavirus linked to a rapid rise in infections in Britain has been detected in Sweden after a traveller from the United Kingdom became ill and tested positive, the Swedish Health Agency said on Saturday.
27 December 2020

Beijing tightens COVID-19 curbs as cases detected across capital

Beijing has tightened COVID-19 curbs over concerns that China’s mass travel during the holiday period could cause cases to spike in the capital, as it reported locally transmitted cases for a fourth straight day on Sunday.
27 December 2020

Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes eastern Turkey

An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck eastern Turkey, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Sunday.
27 December 2020

Trump refuses to budge over aid bill, imperiling jobless benefits for millions

Millions of Americans are about to see their jobless benefits expire on Saturday as President Donald Trump has so far refused to sign into law a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package, insisting that it did not do enough to help everyday people.
27 December 2020

Canada's Ontario finds two cases of virus variant first seen in UK

Health officials in Ontario said on Saturday that two confirmed cases of the new coronavirus variant first detected in the United Kingdom have appeared in the Canadian province.
27 December 2020

Shooting at Illinois bowling alley leaves 3 dead, 3 injured

A gunman opened fire inside an Illinois bowling alley, killing three people and injuring three others Saturday night in what authorities believe was a random attack.
27 December 2020

Archaeologists uncover ancient street food shop in Pompeii

Archaeologists in Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD, have made the extraordinary find of a frescoed hot food and drinks shop that served up the ancient equivalent of street food to Roman passersby.
26 December 2020