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John le Carre was so furious with Brexit he got Irish citizenship 01 Apr 2021 - 11:22 am

London: John le Carre, the British novelist who cast flawed spies onto the bleak chessboard of Cold War rivalry, was so disillusioned by...

India launches biggest vaccination drive yet against a surging coronavirus 01 Apr 2021 - 11:15 am

New Delhi: India began vaccinating tens of thousands of people above the age of 45 on Thursday in its biggest push yet against...

Veteran Hong Kong democrats found guilty in landmark unlawful assembly case 01 Apr 2021 - 09:39 am

Hong Kong: A Hong Kong court found seven prominent democrats guilty of unauthorised assembly charges, including 82-year-old barrister Martin Lee and media tycoon...

Japan announces emergency measures in Osaka area to curb Covid-19 cases 01 Apr 2021 - 09:35 am

Tokyo: Japan's government said on Thursday it will impose emergency measures, such as shorter business hours and asking people to work from home...

Eurovision song contest to have limited audience in COVID-19 trial 01 Apr 2021 - 08:40 am

Amsterdam: A limited audience will be allowed to attend the Eurovision song contest in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam in May as...

Microsoft wins $21.9 bln contract with U.S. Army to supply augmented reality headsets 01 Apr 2021 - 08:31 am

Microsoft Corp on Wednesday said it has won a deal to sell the U.S. Army augmented reality headsets based on its HoloLens product...

Four reported dead, 2 wounded in mass shooting south of Los Angeles 01 Apr 2021 - 08:27 am

Orange, Calif.: Police in the Californian city of Orange reported a shooting on Wednesday with "multiple victims at the scene including fatalities," and...

Biden kicks off effort to reshape U.S. economy with Infrastructure package 01 Apr 2021 - 12:30 am

President Joe Biden on Wednesday will call for a dramatic and permanent shift in the direction of the U.S. economy with a roughly...

Macron orders COVID-19 lockdown across all of France, closes schools 31 Mar 2021 - 11:25 pm

PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday ordered France into its third national lockdown and said schools would close for three weeks as...

Turkey logs highest new daily COVID-19 cases since beginning of pandemic - ministry 31 Mar 2021 - 10:59 pm

ISTANBUL- Turkey has recorded 39,302 new coronavirus cases in the space of 24 hours, the highest level since the beginning of the pandemic,...

Italy makes COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for all health workers 31 Mar 2021 - 10:20 pm

ROME - All health workers in Italy must have coronavirus jabs, the government said on Wednesday, in a potentially controversial move aimed at...

Coronavirus surge could be worse than the last for the Americas -PAHO 31 Mar 2021 - 09:55 pm

SANTIAGO - Countries in the Americas could see a worse surge in coronavirus cases than the previous surge last year, with Brazil, Uruguay...

New York police arrest man in attack on Asian woman in hate crime case 31 Mar 2021 - 09:24 pm

NEW YORK - New York City police said on Wednesday they arrested a convicted murderer on charges of attacking a 65-year-old Asian woman...

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny starts hunger strike over lack of medical care 31 Mar 2021 - 09:18 pm

MOSCOW - Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny declared a hunger strike on Wednesday in an attempt to force the prison holding him outside...

Pakistani PM rules out general lockdown 31 Mar 2021 - 08:21 pm

ISLAMABAD/KARACHI, Pakistan - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday ruled out a general lockdown while acknowledging the country was going through a...

'Falling like flies': Hungary's Roma community pleads for COVID help 31 Mar 2021 - 07:26 pm

BUDAPEST - Coronavirus infections are ravaging Hungary's 700,000-strong Roma community, according to personal accounts that suggest multiple deaths in single families are common...