Some Trump supporters expected in court
The first round of President Donald Trump’s supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a brazen attack on the seat of government were due in court to face ...
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Turkish court accepts new indictment against former Kurdish leader
A Turkish court accepted an indictment against jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas on Thursday, state media reported, rebuffing demands by the European Court of Human Rights for his release.
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U.S. tops 21 million cases
More Americans were hospitalized with COVID-19 on Wednesday than at any time since the pandemic began, as total infections crossed the 21 million mark, deaths soared ...
Wizz Air to cut January flights due to UK lockdowns, Ryanair slashes traffic target
Wizz Air will cut its flying plans for January because of new lockdowns in Britain, its chief executive Jozsef Varadi said, adding there was little visibility for the coming months ...
Moderna CEO says vaccine likely to protect for ‘couple of years’
Moderna‘s Covid-19 mRNA vaccine is likely to offer protection of up to a couple of years, its chief executive said on Thursday, even though more data is still needed ...
Trump finally talks of an ‘orderly transition’ to Biden presidency
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday there will be an orderly transition when Joe Biden takes office as president in less than two weeks, after Congress certified the ...
Atletico dumped out of Cup by third division Cornella
La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid were knocked out of the Copa del Rey after a shock 1-0 defeat away to third division side Cornella on Wednesday.
Adrian Jimenez met a ...
CureVac strikes Covid-19 vaccine deal with Bayer
German biotech firm CureVac has agreed to an alliance with drugmaker Bayer to get global support in seeking approval for its experimental Covid-19 vaccine and for distribution, the German daily ...
Blackrock seeks removal of Top Glove board as workers at risk from Covid-19
The world’s largest asset manager Blackrock has called for the removal of the board of directors at Malaysian firm Top Glove Corp, the world’s largest maker of medical ...
Twitter, Facebook freeze Trump accounts as tech giants respond to storming of U.S. Capitol
Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc and Snap Inc temporarily locked the accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, as tech giants scrambled to crack down on his baseless claims ...
Four deaths, 52 arrests made after Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol
Four people died and 52 were arrested, Washington D.C.’s police chief said, after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to stop Congress from ...
Man City beat United 2-0 to reach League Cup final
Manchester City reached their fourth straight League Cup final as goals from John Stones and Fernandinho gave Pep Guardiola’s side a 2-0 win over Manchester United in Wednesday’s ...
Under heavy guard, Congress back to work (Updated)
Hundreds of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in a stunning bid to overturn his election defeat. But after hours of chaos in which ...
Hong Kong arrests 53 for plot to ‘overthrow’ govt in latest crackdown on dissent
Hong Kong police arrested 53 people in dawn raids on democracy activists on Wednesday in the biggest crackdown since China last year imposed a security law which opponents say is aimed ...
European Commission approves Moderna vaccine
A second COVID-19 vaccine won regulatory approval in Europe on Wednesday and the Netherlands belatedly launched its vaccination campaign as European countries accelerated a patchy drive to defeat the coronavirus ...
Pizza-sized boxes and paying a premium: Israel’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout
That is how Israel came to be a leader of the world’s COVID-19 vaccination drive, reaching nearly 15% of the country’s 9.3 million population in about two weeks.
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Dutch play catch-up in Europe’s patchy Covid-19 vaccine drive
A nurse received the first COVID-19 shot in the Netherlands on Wednesday, kicking off one of Europe’s last vaccination programmes for the coronavirus as the European medicines regulator considered ...
‘No law can order us’: Greek Christians defy COVID ban on Epiphany services
Greek Christian churches held Epiphany services on Wednesday, openly defying government coronavirus restrictions that banned public gatherings including religious ceremonies on one of the most important days of the Orthodox ...
UK’s ‘Herculean’ vaccine target can be achieved, minister says
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s “Herculean” aim to vaccinate around 14 million of the most vulnerable people against COVID-19 by the middle of next month is achievable, his vaccine minister ...
China steps up curbs near Beijing as infections rise
Chinese authorities on Wednesday imposed travel restrictions and banned gatherings in the capital city of Hebei province, which surrounds Beijing, in the latest escalation of measures to stave off another ...
Coronavirus: European drugs authority tries again for Moderna vaccine approval
The European Medicines Authority (EMA) will try to reach a decision on the approval of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, after failing to take a decision two days earlier.
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Goldman predicts boom for commodities
While last year’s strong rebound in many commodity prices might be viewed as a “V-shaped vaccine recovery”, the bank Goldman Sachs contends it is just “the beginning of a ...
Trump bars U.S. transactions with eight Chinese apps including Alipay
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese software applications, including Ant Group’s Alipay mobile payment app, the White House said, ...
Georgia delivers U.S. Senate to Democrats with double win (update 4)
Democrats on Wednesday completed a sweep of the two U.S. Senate seats up for grabs in runoff elections in Georgia, giving the party control of the chamber and boosting ...