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France confirms first case on its soil of British virus variant
PARIS (AFP) - France has confirmed the first case of a new coronavirus variant that recently emerged in Britain, its health ministry said.
The new strain of the virus, which experts fear is more contagious, has prompted more than 50…
Two Afghan police killed as Kabul hit by bomb blasts
KABUL (AFP) - Two Afghan policemen were killed as three separate "sticky bombs" exploded in Kabul on Saturday, the latest violence to hit the Afghan capital.
The policemen were killed when a sticky bomb attached to their pick-up truck…
Russia tops 3 million Covid-19 infections
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia on Saturday passed three million confirmed coronavirus infections, as authorities hold out against reimposing a national lockdown while the country is battered by a second wave.
Official figures showed that a…
Millions of Americans lose jobless benefits as Trump refuses to sign aid bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Millions of Americans saw their jobless benefits expire on Saturday after U.S. President Donald Trump refused to sign into law a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package, protesting that it did not do enough…
Trump warns Iran over rocket strike on embassy in Iraq
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Donald Trump warned Wednesday he would hold "Iran responsible" in the event of a fatal attack on Americans in Iraq, as the first anniversary of the killing of a top Iranian general in a US air strike…
Iran FM dismisses Trump’s tweet that Tehran behind attack on U.S. Embassy in Baghdad
(Reuters) - Iran’s foreign minister on Thursday dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s allegations that Iran was behind the recent rocket attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
“Putting your own citizens at risk abroad won’t divert…
Indian farmers vow to carry on protests despite cold, deaths
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Indian farmers, protesting over agricultural laws that they say threaten their livelihoods, have vowed to carry on their around-the-clock sit-ins despite cold weather that has already led to some…
Five rockets fired at US air base in Afghanistan
KABUL (AFP) - A major US air base north of Kabul was targeted in a rocket attack on Saturday but there were no casualties or damage to the airfield, NATO and Afghan officials said.
Five rockets were fired at Bagram Airfield in Parwan…
Swiss authorise Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine
GENEVA (AFP) - The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has been authorised for use in Switzerland following a two-month rolling review, the Swissmedic regulatory authority said Saturday.
"After a meticulous review of the available information,…
American think tank uncovers worst human rights situation in India
NEW YORK (City News) - The American think thank has uncovered the real face of India s so-called secularism by exposing the worst situation of human freedom in India.
According to a report issued by a US think tank, India ranks 111th…