By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un became visibly emotional during a speech at a military parade over the weekend as he thanked troops for their sacrifices and apologised to citizens for failing to improve their lives. At a speech on Saturday during celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of the […]
By Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – U.S. academics Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson won the 2020 Nobel Economics on Monday for work on auctions hailed as benefiting buyers and sellers around the world of everything from fishing quotas to aircraft landing slots. prize in economic sciences Among the insights of the two Stanford University economists is […]
By Aftab Ahmed, Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India on Monday announced steps to stimulate consumer demand, including advance payment of a part of the wages of federal government employees during the festival season and more capital spending as it tries to bolster the pandemic-hit economy. The government will allow its employees to spend tax-exempt travel […]
By John Davison BAGHDAD (Reuters) – An array of Iran-backed Iraqi militia groups have suspended rocket attacks on U.S. forces on condition that Iraq’s government present a timetable for the withdrawal of American troops, one of the groups said on Sunday. A spokesman for Kataib Hezbollah, one of the most powerful Iran-backed militia groups in Iraq, […]
Union Health Minister also said that the Feluda paper strip test could be rolled out in the next few weeks. Press Trust of India NEW DELHI — Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said the government has not yet taken a view on granting emergency authorisation to COVID-19 vaccines in India, as and when they become […]
Native women are disappearing and being killed. Savanna’s Act and the Not Invisible Act will finally help bring them some justice. By Jennifer Bendery, HuffPost US President Donald Trump signed two bills into law Saturday night that will finally do something about a terrifying and largely invisible crisis in America: Hundreds of Indigenous women are […]
Belarusian riot police have used water cannon and stun grenades to break up the latest mass protests against President Alexander Lukashenko. Protests have swept the eastern European country since Mr Lukashenko claimed victory in an August election widely viewed as rigged. Dozens of protesters were detained during the latest rallies on Sunday. In the capital […]
Coronavirus pandemic The virus responsible for Covid-19 can remain infectious on surfaces such as banknotes, phone screens and stainless steel for 28 days, researchers say. The findings from Australia’s national science agency suggest SARS-Cov-2 can survive for far longer on surfaces than previously thought. The virus is most commonly transmitted when people cough, sneeze or […]
Late last month, a 19-year-old woman died in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh after reporting she’d been gang raped and and brutally assaulted. The evidence backs up her story, so why do officials keep insisting she wasn’t raped? The BBC’s Geeta Pandey reports from Hathras. The injured teenager was brought to the Chandpa […]
Belarusian presidential election 2020 The UK has temporarily recalled its ambassador from Belarus amid growing tensions over political unrest there. Authorities in Minsk have cracked down on protests against President Alexander Lukashenko, who claimed victory in disputed elections in August. The opposition says he must quit but he says they are Western “puppets” trying to […]
