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'UK' coronavirus variant detected in 41 Countries/Territories: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The 'UK' coronavirus variant had been detected in 41 countries/territories, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement.
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Trump signs order banning transactions with 8 Chinese apps
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): U.S. President Donald Trump Tuesday signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese software applications, including Ant Group's Alipay that is resulting in escalating tensions with Beijing before President-elect Joe Biden takes office this
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US withdrawing troops from Afghanistan a reward for Pakistan, says Afghan
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], January 6 (ANI): The cutting of US troops from Afghanistan by the outgoing President Donald Trump's administration further rewards the Pakistani military's nurturing of extremist groups, said a former Afghan head of the National Directorate of Security.
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Pashtun rights movement demands immediate release of Said Alam, other acti
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) has demanded the release of Said Alam Mahsud and other PTM activists who have been detained by Pakistani authorities and withdrawal of all false charges against them.
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Grammys postponed amid spike in COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Los Angeles [US], January 6 (ANI): The 63rd annual Grammy Awards, set to be presented this month, have been delayed amid concerns about COVID-18, as reported by The New York Times (NYT) on Tuesday (local time).
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Wisconsin prosecutors decline to charge white police officer in shooting o
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Wisconsin prosecutors will not file charges against the white police officers involved in the shooting of African-American Jacob Black in the city of Kenosha, District Attorney Michael Gravely said in a news conference.
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US judge denies Trump bid to decertify election results in Georgia
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI/Sputnik): A US federal judge has denied President Donald Trump's lawsuit seeking to decertify the presidential election results in the battleground state of Georgia, a court document revealed on Tuesday.
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Argentina to step up COVID-19 restrictions amid summer break
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], January 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina will step up measures to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus during the austral summer vacation season, the Minister of Tourism and Sports, Matias Lammens, said Tuesday.
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Biden "feeling very optimistic" about Georgia Senate run-offs
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Atlanta [US], January 6 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday said that he was feeling 'very optimistic' over the Georgia Senate runoffs which would decide whether the Democratic Party or the Republican Party would take control of the upper chamber.
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US, India 'close cooperation' important to counter China's LAC action: US
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): The close coordination between the United States and India has been pivotal as India confronts the threat posed by Beijing along the Line of Actual Control, said outgoing US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster on Tuesday.
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Trump claims Pence has power to reject 'fraudulently chosen electors'
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): Outgoing US President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed that Vice President Mike Pence has the power to reject fraudulent electors ahead of the joint session of the US Congress for the certification of the electoral college votes that declared President-elect
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WHO disappointed China hasn't granted entry to coronavirus experts
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 6 (ANI): The World Health Organization expressed dissappointment over China not finalising the permissions for the arrival of the team that was to investigate the origin of the coronavirus, said world health body chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday (loc
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