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US surpasses 400K Covid-19 deaths: Johns Hopkins

US surpasses 400K Covid-19 deaths: Johns Hopkins

January 20, 2021, 12:53 pm

WASHINGTON – The US reported another grim milestone on Tuesday, with the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) deaths surpassing 400,000, according to Johns Hopkins University. The Maryland-based school registered 400,022 deaths and an excess of 24.1 million confirmed infections since… Read More

Death toll from Indonesia earthquake climbs to 90

Death toll from Indonesia earthquake climbs to 90

January 19, 2021, 9:12 pm

JAKARTA, Indonesia – The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck Indonesia's Sulawesi Island last week rose to 90 as bodies of six more people were found during search and rescue operations, the country's disaster agency said Tuesday. The National Disaster Management Agency reported… Read More

US lifts Covid travel ban on Europe, UK, Brazil

US lifts Covid travel ban on Europe, UK, Brazil

January 19, 2021, 1:30 pm

WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump lifted Covid-19 travel restrictions on travelers from the Schengen Area, the UK, Ireland, and Brazil effective Jan. 26, according to a proclamation Monday. In the document released by the White House two days before Trump departs the presidential mansion,… Read More

World could see 100K virus deaths weekly 'soon': WHO

World could see 100K virus deaths weekly 'soon': WHO

January 19, 2021, 9:04 am

GENEVA – The second-ranking official in the World Health Organization said Monday an upward trend in Covid-19 cases points to the world reaching 100,000 deaths a week soon as he spelled out the grim toll the virus has inflicted. WHO's head of emergency services, Dr. Mike Ryan, reported the… Read More

China-Asean ties open new chapter of common prosperity

China-Asean ties open new chapter of common prosperity

January 17, 2021, 1:55 pm

HONG KONG – This year marks the 30th anniversary of the dialogue relations between China and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). The past three decades have seen China-Asean relations grow closer and stronger despite trials and hardships. At present, joint steps by… Read More

Trump becomes first US president to be impeached twice

Trump becomes first US president to be impeached twice

January 14, 2021, 8:52 am

WASHINGTON – The US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump on a single article of incitement of insurrection, making him the first president in US history to be impeached twice. The 232-197 vote now sends the matter to the Senate for a trial that is expected… Read More

US to require negative Covid test from int'l travelers

US to require negative Covid test from int'l travelers

January 13, 2021, 8:22 am

WASHINGTON – The US will require all passengers traveling to the country on international flights to test negative for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) starting January 26, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Tuesday. "Variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus continue to… Read More

China expands Covid-19 restrictions after virus spike

China expands Covid-19 restrictions after virus spike

January 12, 2021, 10:04 pm

ANKARA – China on Tuesday expanded Covid-19 restrictions to a province near the capital Beijing after a spike in infections, according to state-run media. A major political conference scheduled for Jan. 25 in virus-hit Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital of Hebei near Beijing, has been… Read More

Twitter loses $5-B; shares down 12% since Trump ban

Twitter loses $5-B; shares down 12% since Trump ban

January 12, 2021, 9:40 pm

ANKARA – Twitter's stock price was down as much as 12.3 percent on Monday after outgoing US President Donald Trump was permanently banned from the platform. After closing at USD51.48 per share on Friday, the US-based social networking service saw its stock price open down at USD47.16 a share on… Read More

WHO hopes to roll out vaccines for all countries in February

WHO hopes to roll out vaccines for all countries in February

January 12, 2021, 1:32 pm

GENEVA – The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called Monday for a collective commitment so that within the next 100 days, coronavirus vaccination for health workers and those at higher risk in all countries can begin, with one official saying the hope is for a rollout during February.… Read More

Indonesian exec says remains, debris found at plane crash site

Indonesian exec says remains, debris found at plane crash site

January 10, 2021, 2:28 pm

JAKARTA – The crash site of an Indonesian Sriwijaya Air flight carrying 62 people that went down at sea Saturday has been found, along with human remains and belongings, according to a top official. After getting a signal from a location believed to be the crash site, a search and rescue team… Read More

Rescue team received signal from plane: Indonesian military chief

Rescue team received signal from plane: Indonesian military chief

January 10, 2021, 12:33 pm

JAKARTA – Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto on Sunday said a search team received a signal from a Sriwijaya airplane that crashed in Thousand Islands waters a day earlier. The aircraft search process would focus on the coordinate point where the signal was found, he… Read More

Twitter permanently suspends Trump's account

Twitter permanently suspends Trump's account

January 9, 2021, 12:55 pm

WASHINGTON – Twitter suspended United States President Donald Trump's account Friday, citing a further risk of violence.  "After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further… Read More

Trump reluctantly pledges orderly transition on Jan. 20

Trump reluctantly pledges orderly transition on Jan. 20

January 8, 2021, 9:35 am

ANKARA – US President Donald Trump promised "an orderly transition on January 20th," a White House aide announced on Thursday. "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… Read More

UN rights chief 'deeply troubled' by US Capitol attack

UN rights chief 'deeply troubled' by US Capitol attack

January 8, 2021, 9:15 am

GENEVA – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said Thursday her office is "deeply troubled" by the attack the day before on the US Capitol triggered by "incitement to violence and hatred by political leaders" when rioters stormed the building, forcing lawmakers to evacuate. Michelle… Read More

Biden officially US president with Congress affirmation

Biden officially US president with Congress affirmation

January 7, 2021, 8:48 pm

ANKARA – President-elect Joe Biden formally became the 46th president of the US early on Thursday after Congress certified the votes of the Electoral College. Outgoing Vice President Mike Pence announced the 306-232 electoral vote count, officially affirming Biden and his running mate Kamala… Read More

Japan declares state of emergency in Tokyo over virus spike

Japan declares state of emergency in Tokyo over virus spike

January 7, 2021, 8:13 pm

ANKARA – Japan on Thursday declared a state of emergency in the capital Tokyo and three other provinces amid rising coronavirus infections. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced the decision hours after Tokyo reported 2,447 infections today – biggest daily spike in infections since the… Read More

4 die after pro-Trump supporters storm US Capitol

4 die after pro-Trump supporters storm US Capitol

January 7, 2021, 4:45 pm

WASHINGTON – At least four people died on or near the US Capitol as President Donald Trump's supporters rioted and besieged the federal legislature, police said Wednesday. Police had earlier confirmed the death of one woman who was shot, and D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee further elaborated… Read More

Washington, D.C. riots spread to other US states

Washington, D.C. riots spread to other US states

January 7, 2021, 9:59 am

ANKARA – US President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the Kansas Statehouse and the Georgia Capitol on Wednesday after breaching the Capitol building. Protestors were moving inside the first floor of Topeka's capitol rotunda, FOX4 News reported, citing eyewitnesses. Capitol police took their… Read More

Biden denounces 'extremist' Trumpsters in Capitol

Biden denounces 'extremist' Trumpsters in Capitol

January 7, 2021, 9:08 am

WASHINGTON – US President-elect Joe Biden sternly denounced ''extremist'' Trump supporters that stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday, telling rioters to return home to "allow the work of democracy to go forward." The Capitol was overrun earlier in the day as lawmakers were set to convene a joint… Read More