Four days of events planned to mark UK queen’s 70 years on throne
Reuters, London :Britain will hold “a blockbuster weekend of celebrations” in the summer of 2022, featuring an extra day’s public holiday, to mark Queen Elizabeth’s...
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S Korea appealed for Biden’s `summit-level` interests in North Korea talks
Reuters, Seoul :South Korea’s foreign minister said on Tuesday she had raised the need for U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s administration to pay “summit-level” attention to...
Australian parliament to probe Rupert Murdoch’s media dominance
Al Jazeera News :Australia’s parliament will launch an inquiry into media ownership, a prominent senator said, after more than half a million people signed a...
Hong Kong pro-democracy legislators threaten mass resignations
Reuters, Hong Kong :Hong Kong pro-democracy legislators threatened mass resignations on Monday amid reports Beijing plans to disqualify four opposition lawmakers who had been accused...
India court bans firecrackers in cities facing pollution crisis
Al Jazeera News :India’s environmental court has ordered a ban on firecrackers during the country’s biggest annual festival in cities battling hazardously poor air quality,...
Taliban call on Biden to stick to US troop withdrawal deal
Reuters, Kabul :Afghanistan’s insurgent Taliban on Tuesday called on the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to stick to the February agreement to withdraw...
Saeb Erekat dies after contracting Covid-19
Reuters, Jerusalem :Saeb Erekat, 65, one of the most experienced and high-profile spokesmen for the Palestinian cause over decades of dispute with Israel, died on...
Nepal to offer free Covid-19 tests and treatment as cases surge
Al Jazeera News :Nepal will provide free Covid-19 tests and treatment for everyone, an aide to the prime minister said on Tuesday, as the total...
Japan formally proclaims Crown Prince Akishino heir to throne
Reuters, Tokyo :Japan formally proclaimed Crown Prince Akishino the first in line as heir to the throne on Sunday, the last of a series of...
Iranian president says next U.S. admin should make up for Trump’s mistakes
Reuters, Dubai :Iran’s president said on Sunday the next U.S. administration should use the opportunity to compensate for President Donald Trump’s mistakes, Iranian state reported...
Mexico’s president won’t congratulate Biden until legal challenges resolved
Reuters, Mexico City :Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Saturday he would not congratulate a winner of the U.S. presidential election until legal...