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Mon, 18 Jan 2021 Today's Paper
6 hours ago - 0 - 12
Protesters are expected to descend on statehouses across the United States on Sunday in support of baseless claims that electoral fraud robbed President Donald Trump of a second term, as law enforcement officials girded for possible violence.
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At least 78 people have been killed after an earthquake struck Indonesia’s West Sulawesi province on Friday, the Search and Rescue agency (Basarnas) said on Sunday, the latest in a string of disasters to hit the Southeast Asian country.
16 Jan 2021 - 0 - 56
US President-elect Joe Biden announced a 1.9-trillion-dollar coronavirus stimulus proposal which includes funding for a national vaccine programme and 1,400 dollar cheques for many Americans.
16 Jan 2021 - 0 - 50
A powerful earthquake killed at least 42 people and injured hundreds on Indonesia’s island of Sulawesi on Friday, trapping several under rubble and unleashing dozens of aftershocks as authorities warned of more quakes that could trigger a tsunami.
16 Jan 2021 - 0 - 42
2021-North Korea displayed what appeared to be a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) at a parade on Thursday night, state media reported, capping more than a week of political meetings with a show of military might.
15 Jan 2021 - 0 - 50
Donald Trump on Wednesday became the first president in U.S. history to be impeached twice, as 10 of his fellow Republicans joined Democrats in the House of Representatives to charge him with inciting an insurrection in last week’s violent rampage in the Capitol.
15 Jan 2021 - 0 - 47
South Korea’s top court upheld on Thursday a 20-year jail sentence for former President Park Geun-hye on graft charges that led to her downfall, bringing an end to the legal process and so for the first time raising the possibility of a pardon.
15 Jan 2021 - 0 - 46
The remains of a flight attendant who was the first victim to be identified after last week’s crash of an Indonesian passenger jet were laid to rest on Thursday.
14 Jan 2021 - 0 - 64
A week after President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, the House of Representatives began debate on Wednesday as lawmakers considered impeaching him for his role in an assault on American democracy that stunned the nation and left five dead.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga decided on Wednesday to expand a state of emergency over the Covid-19 pandemic to some other parts of the country as Japan suffered a resurgence of virus infections. Suga issued a state of emergency in an additional seven prefectures, including Kyoto, Osaka and Fukuoka, which brings the number of prefectures under the measure to 11.
14 Jan 2021 - 0 - 70
-Indonesia on Wednesday temporarily suspended a search by divers for the cockpit voice recorder of a Sriwijaya Air that crashed with 62 people on board shortly after takeoff.
13 Jan 2021 - 0 - 84
Democrats will give President Donald Trump one last chance on Tuesday to leave office days before his term expires or face an unprecedented second impeachment over his supporters’ deadly Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.
13 Jan 2021 - 0 - 52
China imposed new coronavirus curbs in areas near Beijing on Tuesday, putting 4.9 million people in Langfang city under lockdown as new infections raised worries about a second wave in a country that has mostly contained the disease.
Threatened with more violence from outgoing President Donald Trump’s supporters following last Wednesday’s storming of the U.S. Capitol, the FBI issued warnings for next weekend that run at least until Inauguration Day, the source said.
12 Jan 2021 - 0 - 64
Congressional Democrats begin their drive to force President Donald Trump from office this week, with a House vote on articles of impeachment expected as early as Wednesday that could make him the only president in U.S. history to be impeached twice.
12 Jan 2021 - 0 - 126
Indonesian police on Monday identified the first victim of the weekend’s crash of a passenger jet as search teams retrieved more body parts from the Java Sea. The Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 jet plunged into the sea minutes after taking off from Jakarta airport on Saturday with 62 people on board.
11 Jan 2021 - 0 - 157
Indonesian authorities on Sunday located the black boxes of the Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea soon after taking off from the capital Jakarta, as human body parts and pieces of the plane were retrieved.
11 Jan 2021 - 0 - 65
Japan’s Health Ministry on Sunday said that four people who had arrived in Tokyo from Brazil were found to be infected with a new variant of the coronavirus.
11 Jan 2021 - 0 - 55
China has called for the swift return of a soldier it says is being held by Indian authorities after disappearing along the border.
09 Jan 2021 - 0 - 55
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga asked for public cooperation on Friday as a state of emergency over the Covid-19 pandemic came into effect for Tokyo and its surrounding region.
09 Jan 2021 - 0 - 82
Congressional Democrats on Friday weighed impeaching President Donald Trump for a second time, two days after his false claims of election fraud helped encourage a mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol.
09 Jan 2021 - 0 - 72
The United States reported more than 4,000 coronavirus deaths in one day for the first time on Thursday, as health systems struggle to cope with the number of sick and dying patients.
08 Jan 2021 - 0 - 68
Outgoing US President Donald Trump has promised an “orderly” transfer of power after a tumultuous 24 hours in Washington that saw rioters storm Congress and lawmakers finally confirm incoming president Joe Biden’s election victory. “Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th,” Trump said in a statement early Thursday as he continued t
08 Jan 2021 - 0 - 80
China is experiencing its largest outbreak of the novel coronavirus in months, with case numbers in Hebei province outside Beijing rising to 230 in just five days. On Thursday alone, the health commission reported that 90 coronavirus patients were being treated in hospital and 144 were experiencing asymptomatic infections.
08 Jan 2021 - 0 - 61
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency over the Covid-19 pandemic on Thursday for Tokyo and its surrounding region amid a surge in infections.
07 Jan 2021 - 0 - 247
One Democratic candidate in Georgia’s twin Senate runoff elections was projected the winner over his Republican opponent, while the other Democratic hopeful held a narrow lead, as the final votes in the southern state were being tallied early Wednesday.
07 Jan 2021 - 0 - 58
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended the conditional market authorization of the Covid-19 vaccine produced by US firm Moderna, as frustration grows over the pace of vaccination campaigns in EU countries.
07 Jan 2021 - 0 - 238
A British judge on Wednesday denied WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange bail as he challenges a US extradition request in the courts.
06 Jan 2021 - 0 - 125
Two Democratic members of the US House of Representatives on Monday requested that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) open a criminal probe into Donald Trump for pressuring officials to overturn the presidential election results.
06 Jan 2021 - 0 - 57
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday ordered England into a new national lockdown to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases that threatens to overwhelm parts of the health system before a vaccine programme reaches a critical mass.
18 Jan 2021