A jailed 80-year-old Maoist ideologue and activist will be taken to hospital for 15 days for medical treatment following a court order. His lawyers told the court that Varavara Rao was denied proper medical treatment in a Mumbai jail. Mr Rao has espoused radical thinking and revolutionary ideas in his writings, and has been in […]
US election 2020 President Donald Trump is to seek a partial recount of votes in the state of Wisconsin which his rival Joe Biden is projected to win by 20,000 votes. Hours before a Wednesday deadline, the Trump campaign said it wanted a recount in the counties of Milwaukee and Dane, alleging irregularities. State officials […]
By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent Coronavirus pandemic A new vaccine that protects against Covid-19 is nearly 95% effective, early data from US company Moderna shows. The results come hot on the heels of similar results from Pfizer, and add to growing confidence that vaccines can help end the pandemic. Both companies used a […]
By Soutik Biswas BBC News, Delhi Former US president Barack Obama’s memoirs have already caused a minor stir in India – his frank, unflattering description of Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the main opposition Congress party incensed the latter’s supporters and amused his detractors. A Promised Land, the first volume of Mr Obama’s account of […]
A Chinese citizen journalist who covered Wuhan’s virus outbreak is facing up to five years in jail, according to newly released documents. Zhang Zhan, a 37-year-old former lawyer, has been held in detention since she was arrested in May. She is accused of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” – a charge often used against activists […]
By Rajini Vaidyanathan BBC News, Delhi image caption Workers at the factories, who live mostly in poverty, allowed the BBC to photograph them anonymously Indian workers in factories supplying the supermarket chains Marks & Spencer, Tesco and Sainsbury’s, and the fashion brand Ralph Lauren, told the BBC they are being subjected to exploitative conditions. Women […]
US President-elect Joe Biden has warned that “people may die” if his incoming administration continues to be impeded by incumbent Donald Trump. Mr Biden said co-ordination was needed to tackle the coronavirus outbreak. He called President Trump’s refusal to acknowledge he lost the election, despite calls to do so from both sides, “totally irresponsible”. The […]
By Reuters Staff BEIJING (Reuters) – China will no longer aim at achieving trade surpluses and solely expanding exports, but will pivot to moderately expanding imports for a balance between inbound and outbound shipments, a senior official from a state-affiliated think tank said on Sunday. “This will not only help China to take the initiative in […]
By Sudarshan Varadhan, Neha Arora CHENNAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Hundreds of millions of people in north India woke up on Sunday to toxic air following Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, after many revellers defied bans on using firecrackers to celebrate. The capital New Delhi was blanketed with a thick haze, with the average pollution level […]
Lawmakers in Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin have all said they won’t intervene in selecting electors. Bob Christie and Nicholas Riccardi Republican leaders in four critical states won by President-elect Joe Biden say they won’t participate in a legally dubious scheme to flip their state’s electors to vote for President Donald Trump. Their comments effectively […]
