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'Inferior' women: China counters Uighur criticism with PR attacks

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As allegations of human rights violations in Xinjiang mount, with a growing number of Western lawmakers accusing China of genocide, Beijing is focussing on discrediting the female Uighur witnesses behind recent reports of abuse. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NS4UC5

US wasted billions on cars, buildings in Afghanistan: Report

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The injection of billions of dollars, largely unmonitored, fueled runaway corruption among both Afghans and international contractors. But experts say that despite the waste, the need for assistance is real, given the Afghan governments heavy dependence on international money. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NGogu9

China said to speed up move to more survivable nuclear force

China appears to be moving faster toward a capability to launch its newer nuclear missiles from underground silos from World https://ift.tt/3bLlMCF

Report: US wasted billions on cars, buildings in Afghanistan

A report released by the U.S. government’s Afghanistan watchdog has found that America has wasted billions of dollars in the war-torn country on buildings and vehicles that were either abandoned or destroyed from World https://ift.tt/3q2plt9

The U.K.’s Fight Against the Covid Pandemic Has Divided a Nation

https://ift.tt/2NEPzVD government has laid out plans for gradual reopening. But in cramped intensive care wards, teeming with patients and doctors near despair, the battle is unrelenting. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2PmP6YA

Timeline: The month since Myanmar's military coup

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Biden’s Saudi Arabia problem

The White House has embarked on a "recalibration" of ties with Saudi Arabia. But some critics and allies say that's not enough. from World https://ift.tt/37Wc1R4

Moon: South Korea, Japan must look to future to improve ties

South Korea’s president says his government is eager for talks with Japan to improve relations following years of bitter feuding over historical grievances, adding that those unresolved issues should not stand in the way of developing “future-oriented” ties from World https://ift.tt/2O7gh9g

South Africa moves into lockdown level 1 after decline in cases

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El Salvador vote could strengthen president’s rule

People in El Salvador are voting in legislative and mayoral elections that are seen as a referendum on whether to break the congressional deadlock that has tied the hands of upstart populist President Nayib Bukele from World https://ift.tt/2MxxOH1

Trump targets disloyal Republicans, hints at 2024 run

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"With your help, we will take back the House, we will win the Senate and then a Republican president will make a triumphant return to the White House. I wonder who will that be?" he said, smiling. "Who, who, who will that be, I wonder," Trump said while addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3b35RjZ

Remove me if you can: PM Oli challenges Prachanda

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Over 20 million get first dose of Covid vaccine in UK

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Britain announced Sunday that it has given more than 20 million people at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, with the rapid rollout providing hope in a country with Europe's highest death toll. Prime Minister Boris Johnson called it "a huge national achievement" while praising National Health Service staff and others involved for "tireless work". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3szd6Ga

Your Monday Briefing

https://ift.tt/3dRIonD against Spain’s biting economic crisis. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2PcmfpE

Suga’s PR chief resigns after meal tied to Japan broadcaster

The public relations chief for Japan’s prime minister has resigned after she acknowledged she had a $700 dinner paid for by a broadcaster from World https://ift.tt/3pXKnJq

China Appears to Warn India: Push Too Hard and the Lights Could Go Out

https://ift.tt/2MBirxq border skirmishing increased last year, malware began to flow into the Indian electric grid, a new study shows, and a blackout hit Mumbai. It now looks like a warning. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3bM7xxt

Prince William backs anti-Covid-19 vaccines in a video call

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William, the 38-year-old Duke of Cambridge, addressed the issue during a video call with London-based Indian-origin Modha family who spoke about getting over any anxiety around the jabs. The second in line to the British throne echoed his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II's views on the importance of being vaccinated and also warned against believing misinformation around the jabs circulating on social media. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3sxlnug

Israel expands probe into the oil spill endangering its shoreline

The oil slick, believed to have occurred earlier this month, has caused the death of at least one fin whale and six baby sea turtles from World https://ift.tt/3r4uvpM

UN warns of mass famine in Yemen ahead of donor conference

A U.N. humanitarian agency has warned that more than 16 million people in Yemen would go hungry this year, with already some half a million living in famine-like condition in the conflict-wrecked country from World https://ift.tt/37Q92th

U.S. is ‘gravely concerned’ by reports of abuses in Ethiopia

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. is “gravely concerned by reported atrocities and the overall deteriorating situation” in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, in the toughest statement yet from Washington on Ethiopia’s ongoing conflict from World https://ift.tt/3b1RVGJ

Salvador’s Leader, Combative but Popular, May Tighten Grip in Elections

https://ift.tt/2NLGryq Bukele, who has drawn criticism abroad for his strongman displays, is expected to expand his mandate in legislative elections that could deliver his party a decisive victory. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3b1rh0X

China rolls out first one-jab Covid-19 vaccine: Report

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China's first Ad5-nCoV Covid-19 vaccine was rolled out on Friday, the state-run Global Times reported on Sunday. Phase-I clinical trials of the vaccine started on March 16, last year, making it the world's first Covid-19 candidate vaccine that entered clinical trials, it said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3kwR6ce

Myanmar security forces open fire on protesters, killing at least 5

The scenes turned Yangon into a battleground as the military moved to crush resistance to the coup. from World https://ift.tt/3r6dH1J

At least 7 dead on bloodiest day of Myanmar protests against coup

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Myanmar has been in chaos since the army seized power and detained elected government leader Aung San Suu Kyi and much of her party leadership on Feb. 1, alleging fraud in a November election her party won in a landslide. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3r4jtkm

Hong Kong detains 47 activists on subversion charges

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Russia launches its first Arctic monitoring satellite

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Video published by the Russian space agency showed the Soyuz blaster launching against grey skies at 0655 GMT, carrying an Arktika-M satellite.Space agency chief Dmitry Rogozin wrote on Twitter Sunday that the launch was routine. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3b1i3lh

Israeli-owned ship docked in Dubai after mysterious blast

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Hong Kong Charges 47 Democracy Supporters With Violating Security Law

https://ift.tt/3dUUn3Y Sunday, only a handful of people had been formally charged with breaking the law China imposed last year, which is punishable by life in prison. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/300tYcJ

Hong Kong detains 47 activists on subversion charges

Hong Kong police have detained 47 pro-democracy activists on charges of conspiracy to commit subversion under the sweeping national security law from World https://ift.tt/3b1bxuP

At Least 3 Killed as Myanmar Police Crack Down on Protests

https://ift.tt/3bH85Vc police opened fire on a crowd of hundreds in the southern city of Dawei, witnesses said. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3q0V9Pg

Dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists charged under national security law

It is the widest use of the draconian new security law to date and all face life in prison. from World https://ift.tt/2Pkvc0k

UK Covid-19 vaccine rollout expands to over-60s in latest phase

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The UK's vaccination programme against Covid-19 enters a new phase on Sunday as the National Health Service (NHS) will begin contacting all over-60s to book their jabs at the nearest vaccination centre or with a general practitioner (GP) or pharmacy. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NCXjaH

US authorizes J&J Covid vaccine for emergency use

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The single-shot vaccine is highly effective in preventing severe Covid-19, including against newer variants, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said before giving it a green light. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3r3NaSz

Global Covid-19 cases top 113 million: Johns Hopkins

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Nigerian schoolboys freed as forces search for 300 abducted girls

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Gunmen in Nigeria on Saturday released 27 teenage boys who were kidnapped from their school last week in the north-central state of Niger, while security forces continued to search for more than 300 schoolgirls abducted in a nearby state. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NEaJ6k

Celebrated Turkish actor risks jail for Erdogan 'insult'

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Now aged 77, the wry-witted comedian and poet with an easy smile and a bad back risks returning to jail on charges of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Pe68rD

Amnesty report describes Axum massacre in Ethiopia’s Tigray

An Amnesty International report says soldiers from Eritrea systematically killed “many hundreds” of people, the large majority men, in a massacre in late November in the Ethiopian city of Axum from World https://ift.tt/2NJp15m

Saudi Arabia says it intercepts missile attack over capital

Saudi Arabia says it has intercepted a missile attack over its capital launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, as well as bomb-laden drones targeting the southern province of Jizan from World https://ift.tt/3bDUfmk

Protests in Barcelona Over Rapper’s Arrest

https://ift.tt/3dRmcdl shattered glass and set fires in Barcelona on Saturday. It was the latest in nearly two weeks of protests led by young people opposing the arrest of rapper Pablo Hasél over provocative tweets. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3uFylbi

They dream of reaching America. Their forced service in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard locks them out.

The Trump administration designated the IRGC as terrorists. Its ranks are filled with military conscripts. from World https://ift.tt/3dTw3iK

U.S. Universities Plan for a 'More Normal' Fall

https://ift.tt/2NIj60o they can deliver hinges largely on factors outside their control. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3sAroXg

‘I Wake Up and Scream’: Secret Taliban Prisons Terrorize Thousands

https://ift.tt/3uEQbek potential U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, coupled with a weak Afghan security force, mean the Taliban will likely continue to capture, condemn and torture thousands. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3uAwYKR

Rwanda Official Admits Legal Violations in ‘Hotel Rwanda’ Case

https://ift.tt/3e4zqUj video, aired by Al Jazeera English, shows that the attorney general intercepted legal materials from Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed in the movie “Hotel Rwanda” and is accused of terrorism. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2NJvzkC

Bangladesh under 'no obligation' to accept stranded Rohingya refugees: Minister

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Official: 42 abducted from Nigerian school 2 weeks ago freed

An official says 42 people including 27 students who were abducted two weeks ago from a school in northern Nigeria have been freed from World https://ift.tt/3kriyIt

How to Unite a Deeply Divided Kosovo? Name a Lake After Trump

https://ift.tt/3uEusmM lighthearted suggestion by a U.S. envoy hoping to bridge a vast rift between Albanians and Serbs in Kosovo has taken on a life of its own — only to be ridiculed by local residents on both sides. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3q4aXjX

Rapper’s Arrest Awakens Rage in Spanish Youth Chafing in Pandemic

https://ift.tt/3uCCooD two weeks of sometimes violent demonstrations have turned into a collective outcry from young adults who see bleak futures and precious time lost to lockdowns. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2PddQlT

After dissident vanishes in Canada, Saudi exiles fear they are now in jeopardy

Ahmed Abdullah al-Harbi resurfaced weeks later in Saudi Arabia after telling other activists he’d revealed their names to Saudi authorities. from World https://ift.tt/2NMyoBt

Pakistan experts: Religiosity fostering rise in militancy

Militant attacks are on the rise in Pakistan amid a growing religiosity that has brought greater intolerance, prompting one expert to voice concern the country could be overwhelmed by religious extremism from World https://ift.tt/2NCix8E

Inside Russia’s mass arrests: Claims of beatings, threats and ‘war’ against rights monitors

More than 11,000 people were arrested during protests for jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Their stories are starting to emerge. from World https://ift.tt/2ZT242j

Experts notice pandemic’s mental health toll on German youth

Psychiatrists, psychologists and pediatricians in Germany have voiced growing alarm that school closings and social distancing are magnifying the fear, disruption and stress of the coronavirus pandemic for the country’s 13.7 million children and teenagers from World https://ift.tt/2O3Kvdh

Myanmar police fire rubber bullets to disperse protesters in Yangon

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Myanmar police fired rubber bullets to disperse protesters in Yangon on Saturday, according to an AFP reporter, after the country's ambassador to the United Nations broke ranks to make an emotional plea for action against the military junta. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3svy48J

Haiti prison breakout leaves 25 dead, 200 on the run

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UNSC calls for cease-fires to speed up Covid vaccinations

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The UN Security Council has unanimously passed a resolution calling on all member states to support a "sustained humanitarian pause" to local conflicts, in order to allow for Covid-19 vaccinations. The resolution calls on all UN member states to fund the COVAX initiative in order to help developing countries access coronavirus vaccines; to cooperate on overcoming logistical barriers to equitable access, including the inclusion of vulnerable groups such as refugees in national vaccination programs. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3bHxOwF

Biden: Strikes in Syria sent warning to Iran to 'be careful'

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President Joe Biden said Friday that Iran should view his decision to authorize US airstrikes in Syria as a warning that it can expect consequences for its support of militia groups that threaten US interests or personnel. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3bMVqAb

Myanmar’s UN envoy dramatically opposes coup in his country

Myanmar’s U.N. ambassador is strongly opposing the military coup in his country and appealing for the strongest possible action from the international community to restore democracy from World https://ift.tt/3bIglUP

Processing of asylum seekers expands at US-Mexico border

The processing of asylum seekers waiting to enter the United States has expanded to a third border crossing, even as nongovernmental organizations called for more effort to protect the thousands still in Mexican border cities from World https://ift.tt/3bFVFgs

Canada Approves AstraZeneca Vaccine

https://ift.tt/3bBI6OM Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday that Canada’s drug regulator had authorized the AstraZeneca vaccine as well as the version produced by the Serum Institute of India. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3svYLu3

Top US diplomat ‘visits’ Mexico, Canada on virtual trip

Secretary of State Antony Blinken held his crucial first bilateral meetings with Mexico and Canada since taking the post from World https://ift.tt/3uB42T4

SoftBank says deal reached with WeWork founder, directors

SoftBank Group Corp. has reached a settlement in a U.S. legal dispute with directors of office space-sharing venture WeWork Inc. and its founder Adam Neumann from World https://ift.tt/2O5VaEh

Ethiopia’s War Leads to Ethnic Cleansing in Tigray Region, U.S. Report Says

https://ift.tt/2O38R6X confidential U.S. government report found that people in Tigray are being driven from their homes in a war begun by Ethiopia, an American ally — posing President Biden’s first major test in Africa. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2ZUmUOH

Canada Catches Up in the Race to Produce Zero-Emission Vehicles

https://ift.tt/2O4LXvM series of announcements has not only reversed the decline of Canada’s auto industry, but has also set it on the path to electrification. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3svTNNR

Dutch parliament: China's treatment of Uighurs is genocide

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Activists and UN rights experts say at least one million Muslims are being detained in camps in the remote western region of Xinjiang. The activists and some Western politicians accuse China of using torture, forced labour and sterilisations. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3kqPdxI

Japan wildfire rages for 5th day, more households to be urged to evacuate

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Ties with Saudis at stake as US releases findings on killing

President Joe Biden has spoken to Saudi King Salman for the first time since taking office more than a month ago from World https://ift.tt/3dPe78W

Michael Somare, Papua New Guinea’s 1st prime minister, dies

Michael Somare, a pivotal figure in Papua New Guinea’s independence and the South Pacific island nation’s first prime minister, has died from World https://ift.tt/3aSLUwa

Biden’s early policy ‘smacks of Trumpism': China state media

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The official China Daily said in an editorial Thursday that the Biden administration’s approach so far “affords little optimism.” Many of the new US leader’s policies seem similar to those of former President Donald Trump, according to the English-language newspaper, whose opinion pages are often used to send messages to foreign audiences. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3krpy8g

US bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia

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The airstrike was the first military action undertaken by the Biden administration, which in its first weeks has emphasized its intent to put more focus on the challenges posed by China, even as Mideast threats persist. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3aXsgPH

Your Friday Briefing

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/briefing/coronavirus-germany-armenia-facebook.htmlGermany’s hoard of unused vaccine doses. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/37Osy9j

AP PHOTOS: Hindu festival draws crowds of bathers to rivers

Millions of people have joined a 45-day Hindu bathing festival in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj, where devotees take a dip at Sangam, the sacred confluence of several rivers. There, they bathe on certain days considered to be auspicious in the belief they will be cleansed of all sins. from World https://ift.tt/3uyI7f9

Biden, Saudi king speak ahead of Khashoggi murder report

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In their phone call, Biden and the 85-year-old king discussed "the US commitment to help Saudi Arabia defend its territory as it faces attacks from Iranian-aligned groups," according to a statement from the White House. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pV9j4j

Facebook signs pay deals with 3 Australian news publishers

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UN sanctions top Houthi police official in Yemen’s capital

The U.N. Security Council has imposed sanctions on a top police security official in Yemen’s capital, which is controlled by Houthi rebels from World https://ift.tt/2ZPOGvV

Seven Killed in Haiti Jail Break Attempt

https://ift.tt/3bEUAW6 said heavily armed men had shot at prison guards before the inmates began to flee from a prison in Port-au-Prince. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2PeE0F1

‘Victim Blaming’ and Sex Education in the Boys’ Club of Australian Politics

https://ift.tt/3uyFfyT Morrison’s words, critics said, revealed a disturbing sentiment. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3qWRFyq

Monarch butterflies down 26% in Mexico wintering grounds

The number of monarch butterflies that showed up at their winter resting grounds in central Mexico decreased by about 26% this year, and four times as many trees were lost to illegal logging, drought and other causes from World https://ift.tt/3bA08Ba

US bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia

The U.S. military conducted airstrikes against facilities in eastern Syria that the Pentagon said were used by Iran-backed militia groups, in response to recent attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq from World https://ift.tt/2ZOiHw2

Chinese vaccine makers say two more candidates are effective.

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Pfizer will test a booster shot and develop an adapted vaccine to address variant concerns.

https://ift.tt/3pWpNt5 and BioNTech believe their existing vaccine still offers good protection against circulating variants, and see the plan as a way of learning how to deal with a more threatening mutation. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2ZR0opV

The pandemic has put some governors in the crosshairs. Just ask Gavin Newsom.

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Public dismay turns to anger as South American officials jump the line for vaccines.

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Massacre by Eritrean troops in Ethiopia’s Tigray region may constitute crime against humanity, Amnesty says

Eritrean troops “went on a rampage and systematically killed hundreds of civilians in cold blood." from World https://ift.tt/3aV5GHp

Amnesty report describes Axum massacre in Ethiopia’s Tigray

A new Amnesty International report says soldiers from Eritrea systematically killed “many hundreds” of people, the large majority men, in a massacre in late November in the Ethiopian city of Axum from World https://ift.tt/3pWUONe

Iconic tapestry of Picasso’s ‘Guernica’ is gone from the UN

The iconic tapestry of Pablo Picasso’s “Guernica” is gone from its place of honor outside the U.N. Security Council in the United Nations headquarters complex overlooking New York’s East River from World https://ift.tt/3bEkZTT

The Coronavirus Is Plotting a Comeback. Here’s Our Chance to Stop It for Good.

https://ift.tt/2ZQWm0L scientists are expecting another rise in infections. But this time the surge will be blunted by vaccines and, hopefully, widespread caution. By summer, Americans may be looking at a return to normal life. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3qZSDtC

Secretive Israeli nuclear facility undergoes major project

A secretive Israeli nuclear facility at the center of the nation’s undeclared atomic weapons program is undergoing what appears to be its biggest construction project in decades from World https://ift.tt/3bA1qMx

New US envoy to UN gets red carpet welcome from Russia

Linda Thomas-Greenfield is taking up her post as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations from World https://ift.tt/3pWDZ4Z

The good news about the global vaccine supply

With new developments for Covax and favorable signs from national rollouts, the global vaccine supply debate may be moving in a positive direction. from World https://ift.tt/2ZQWNrQ

AP PHOTOS: Hindu festival draws crowds of bathers to rivers

Millions of people have joined a 45-day Hindu bathing festival in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj, where devotees take a dip at Sangam, the sacred confluence of several rivers. There, they bathe on certain days considered to be auspicious in the belief that they will be cleansed of all sins. from World https://ift.tt/3knY82I

Facebook Bans Myanmar Military Accounts in Aftermath of Coup

https://ift.tt/3qS7S7T move plunges the social network into the post-coup politics of the roiled nation, after years of criticism over how Myanmar’s military had used the site. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3uvaXNt

FB bans Myanmar military from its platforms with immediate effect

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Nuclear issue key as Iran readies for Rouhani replacement

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Following the election of US President Joe Biden, Washington, European powers and Tehran are trying to salvage the troubled 2015 nuclear accord, which granted Iran international sanctions relief in return for restrictions on its nuclear programme. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3dWL9En

China vows plan dedicated to climate, but security concerns weigh

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No new Covid-19 case in Andamans

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Egypt detainees languish in jail with 'no end in sight'

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Your Thursday Briefing

https://ift.tt/3aQTwiE global vaccine-sharing program begins. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3aTEitn

Mexico starts administering Russian Sputnik V vaccine

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UN: India searching for Rohingya adrift without food, water

The U.N. refugee agency says the Indian coast guard had answered its plea to look for a boat carrying Rohingya refugees believed to be adrift in the Andaman Sea without food and water for several days from World https://ift.tt/3bDfzbD

Ghana Receives First Vaccine Shipment Through Covax

https://ift.tt/37IyWik on Wednesday became the first country to receive a shipment of coronavirus vaccines through the World Health Organization’s Covax distribution program. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3spHoLn

Neera Tanden's confirmation gets delayed, WH 'fighting' for her nomination

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Biden lifts Trump-era ban blocking legal immigration to US

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President Joe Biden has lifted a freeze on green cards issued by his predecessor during the pandemic that lawyers said was blocking most legal immigration to the United States. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NB6fx7

Nepal ruling party on verge of formal split

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With the Nepal Supreme Court having reinstated the parliament, the door has opened to political deal-making in Kathmandu and the first step could see a formalising of the split in the Nepal Communist Party. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3kp3QBM

5 people killed, 70 missing as landslides hit Indonesia

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Biden squeezed on immigration policy, bracing for border crisis

Facing criticism from liberals and conservatives, Biden attempts to once again welcome immigrants and refugees as health and economic crises engulf the country. from World https://ift.tt/2ZNgC3l

California has passed the 50,000-death mark, the most of any state.

https://ift.tt/3aRc1DN bleak reminder that the recent progress the state has made against the pandemic may be fragile. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2NZpwYM

Sanctions prompt Venezuela to expel head of EU delegation

Venezuela’s government has ordered the expulsion of the head of the European Union delegation in the South American nation following the bloc’s decision to impose sanctions on several Venezuelan officials accused of undermining democracy or violating human rights from World https://ift.tt/3qTv2ei

El Chapo’s wife goes from obscurity to celebrity to arrest

After Joaqu�n “El Chapo” Guzmán was sent to prison for life, his wife suddenly embraced public life from World https://ift.tt/3bAVmDl

Gang clashes result in Ecuador’s deadliest prison riots ever

Ecuador has experienced its deadliest prison riots ever this week after seemingly coordinated fights broke out in facilities in three different cities from World https://ift.tt/2ZN7lIz

Blinken tries to mend fences with allies abroad

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Live updates: New coronavirus deaths are down by 20 percent in past week, says WHO

It is the third straight week that global deaths have fallen. The number of new cases is also down by 11 percent from the week before. from World https://ift.tt/2ZHeDxs

First vaccine doses distributed by Covax land in West African nation of Ghana

Ghana was chosen after submitting a detailed proposal on how the vaccines would be distributed. from World https://ift.tt/3by10X5

Myanmar's military coup creates banking woes

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Myawaddy Bank is among scores of military-controlled businesses in Myanmar facing boycott pressures since the generals ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi from power on February 1. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3kjcGRj

Russian fugitive arrested in Bali after fleeing deportation

A Russian listed by the Interpol as a fugitive back home has been arrested on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali after 13 days on the run with his partner to avoid deportation from World https://ift.tt/2NACHQ3

Nissan ex-CEO tells Japanese court Ghosn’s pay was too low

Former Nissan Chief Executive Hiroto Saikawa has told a Japanese court he believed the compensation for his predecessor Carlos Ghosn was too low “by international standards,” and so he supported the plans for his retirement pay from World https://ift.tt/3kgOGhC

Experts fear fresh wave of political prisoners in Myanmar

As arrests of dissidents continue during anti-coup protests across Myanmar, experts are concerned that a new generation of political prisoners will begin to fill the country’s prisons from World https://ift.tt/3dFXSLj

At least 75 inmates dead in Ecuador prison riots

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Another 33 died at the prison in Cuenca in the south and eight in Latacunga in the center of the South American country, according to Edmundo Moncayo, director of the government's SNAI prisons management body. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3qQORme

Myanmar's military junta must relinquish power: US

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Myanmar's military junta must relinquish power and restore the democratically-elected government, the US has said, asserting that it stands with the people and supports their aspirations in reinstating a civilian-led government in the country. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3slPftp

Japan appoints ‘loneliness minister’ to tackle suicides

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Myanmar’s coup is awkward for China

China may have a history of backing the junta, but it may not be that happy about the present state of affairs. from World https://ift.tt/3qPOQ29

China's Mars craft enters parking orbit before landing rover

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China says its Tianwen-1 spacecraft has entered a temporary parking orbit around Mars in anticipation of landing a rover on the red planet in the coming months. The China National Space Administration said the spacecraft executed a maneuver to adjust its orbit early Wednesday morning Beijing time and will remain in the new orbit for about the next three months before attempting to land. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3keIuXC

Your Wednesday Briefing

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/briefing/coronavirus-california-syrian-economy-russia.htmlSyria’s economy in distress. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2ZN3V8N

Over 160 Confederate Symbols Were Removed in 2020, Group Says

https://ift.tt/3uu9tmu Southern Poverty Law Center said more “symbols of hate” were removed from public property last year after the death of George Floyd than in the previous four years combined. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3byP3QP

Biden, Trudeau pledge to counter China, climate change

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US President Joe Biden and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau sought on Tuesday to turn the page on the Trump era, stressing the countries' deep ties and pledging to work together to counteract Chinese influence and address climate change. "The United States has no closer friend, no closer friend than Canada," Biden told Trudeau via an electronic video link with the Canadian leader. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NVKOGI

Biden and Trudeau Renew the Ties Put to the Test by Trump

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/us/politics/biden-trudeau-meeting.html“The United States has no closer friend than Canada,” President Biden told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Mr. Biden’s first virtual meeting with a foreign leader. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/37Ct8aj

Politicians in Lebanon jump the vaccine line, touching off a scandal.

https://ift.tt/3skUqtF lawmakers received vaccine shots inside the Parliament in violation of rules aimed to keep the process fair in a country known for corruption. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3aPdJFI

In blow to Oli, Nepal SC orders parliament to be reinstated

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Nepal’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the reinstatement of parliament, two months after the Prime Minister dissolved the House and called for an early election. After months of infighting in the ruling Nepal Communist Party fanned by his rivalry with former PM P K Dahal Prachanda, Oli had dissolved the parliament on December 20 in a move described by many as unconstitutional. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2P7bOUs

Trudeau conveys relief in meeting with Biden, but sticking points remain

Canada’s Justin Trudeau, who had a rough relationship with Trump, tells Biden in a virtual meeting, ‘U.S. leadership has been sorely missed over the past years.’ But several irritants still divide the longtime allies. from World https://ift.tt/3dFJVNB

More policy, less pomp as Biden-Trudeau meet virtually

President Joe Biden’s first bilateral meeting with Canada’s Justin Trudeau since taking office was high on policy, low on pomp and featured a very large swipe at Biden’s predecessor from World https://ift.tt/37DA9HO

Biden moves to reengage with Palestinians after Israel focus

The Biden administration is moving toward reengaging with the Palestinians after a near total absence of official contact under former President Donald Trump from World https://ift.tt/2Mh7sca

Blood Bath at Ecuador Prisons as Drug Gangs Battle for Control

https://ift.tt/3pUo5bG than 60 prisoners were killed in gruesome violence, some of it videotaped and posted online, that the authorities tied to the drug trade. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3ss9bLr

Israel’s Beaches Are Littered With Tar After Mysterious Oil Spill

https://ift.tt/3qPyh6u environmental damage is being called one of Israel’s worst ecological disasters in decades. “I feel like I want to cry,” said an official. “It’s everywhere.” from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3bxyNj4

Jews split over storied charity’s support for settlements

Generations of Jews have dropped spare change into the iconic blue boxes of the Jewish National Fund from World https://ift.tt/2MfhQBg

UN says Afghan civilian casualties down by 15% last year

The U.N. says the number of civilians killed and wounded in Afghanistan fell by 15% last year, compared to 2019 from World https://ift.tt/3pKeuEe

Afghan peace talks resume, but path is anything but certain

After more than a month, escalating violence and a flurry of diplomatic activity peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government have resumed in the Middle Eastern state of Qatar from World https://ift.tt/3pKfs3d

Afghan Civilian Casualties Soared After Peace Talks’ Start

https://ift.tt/3bu0vwZ intensified in the last quarter of 2020, after talks between the Afghan government and Taliban began. Before then, it had been a less deadly year than before. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3dE0MQE

What comes after ‘maximum pressure’ on Iran

There’s no clear timeline, but a pathway toward a diplomatic entente has now opened. from World https://ift.tt/2NzALY5

Biden attempt to resurrect Iran nuke deal off to bumpy start

The Biden administration’s early efforts to resurrect the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are getting a chilly early response from Tehran from World https://ift.tt/2ZIGrSi

Hong Kong leader backs reforms to keep out ‘hostile’ people

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says it’s “crystal clear” electoral reform is necessary, a day after a top Beijing official signaled major changes would be coming to ensure the semi-autonomous city is run by “patriots.” from World https://ift.tt/2NuF3jz

Myanmar generals under renewed pressure after sanctions

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Myanmar's military leaders came under renewed pressure at home and abroad Tuesday, with tightened sanctions from Washington and Brussels, and some of the biggest demonstrations against their rule since they seized power three weeks ago. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3qY9hKt

Japan emperor shows concern to those suffering in pandemic

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito expressed concern about the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on people in remarks for his 61st birthday from World https://ift.tt/3dQ5MC7

Nasa releases Mars landing video: 'Stuff of our dreams'

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Nasa on Monday released the first high-quality video of a spacecraft landing on Mars, a three-minute trailer showing the enormous orange and white parachute hurtling open and the red dust kicking up as rocket engines lowered the rover to the surface. The footage was so good and the images so breathtaking that members of the rover team said they felt like they were riding along. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3dzwEWJ

'One-way road to freedom': Johnson sets out cautious lockdown exit plan

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled a map out of lockdown for England on Monday that would keep some businesses shuttered until the summer, saying caution was necessary to ensure there were no reversals on a "one-way road to freedom". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZIMfuN