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'I am the leader that you searched for': Prez Gotabaya Rajapaksa tell Lankans on Independence Day

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday told Sri Lankans that he was the leader that they searched for and openly flaunted his strong Sinhalese-Buddhist roots to say that he was the right man to hold the highest office in the country. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3tt74Iz

Normal life paralysed in Nepal during general strike

The normal life was paralysed across Nepal on Thursday during a nation-wide general strike called by the Nepal Communist Party's splinter faction-led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda' to oppose the appointment of office bearers and members of various constitutional bodies by Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli-led caretaker government. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3ayv1p1

World faces around 4,000 Covid-19 variants: UK minister

The world faces around 4,000 variants of the virus that causes Covid-19, prompting a race to improve vaccines, Britain said on Thursday, as researchers began to explore mixing doses of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca shots. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MUnPLE

Taiwan opens office in Guyana in push against China influence

Taiwan's foreign ministry said it had signed an agreement with Guyana on January 11 to open a Taiwan Office, in effect a de facto embassy for the island that China claims as its sovereign territory with no right to diplomatic ties. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YKfq0g

First US warship transits Taiwan Strait since Biden inauguration

US warships periodically conduct navigation exercises in the strait, often triggering angry responses from China which claims self-ruled, democratic Taiwan as part of its territory. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pTzFVi

Will do everything to ensure coup fails in Myanmar : UN chief

The UN Security Council met on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Myanmar after the military seized power and detained State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, President U Win Myint and other top political leaders in the bloodless coup. Suu Kyi has been charged with illegally importing walkie-talkies, a move by which she can be detained until February 15. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NUjZmj

First US warship transits Taiwan Strait since Biden inauguration

US warships periodically conduct navigation exercises in the strait, often triggering angry responses from China which claims self-ruled, democratic Taiwan as part of its territory. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3pTzFVi

US to adopt different approaches for Russia, China

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US to adopt different approaches for Russia, China

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US backs India's new farm laws, says it will improve efficiency of markets

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'Muslim women subjected to rape, sexual abuse in China'

Women in China's system of detention camps for ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims in its western region of Xinjiang were subject to rape, sexual abuse and torture, according to a BBC report on Wednesday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pRfJlK

Facebook disrupted in Myanmar as UN chief warns coup must fail

Myanmar plunged back into direct military rule on Monday when soldiers detained de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian leaders in a series of dawn raids, ending the country's brief experiment with democracy. The coup has sparked international condemnation and fears the military will drag 54 million people back to the decades of junta rule that turned Myanmar into one of Asia's most impoverished and repressive nations. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3rhVuOo

US charges Seattle-based Proud Boys member for role in Capitol riots

The US Justice Department arrested and charged a top member of the Seattle chapter of the far-right Proud Boys group on Wednesday over allegations he had a role in the storming of the US Capitol on Jan. 6 by pro-Trump followers. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3oFD1K0

Brazil aims to buy 30m Sputnik V, Covaxin shots

The Brazilian government announced Wednesday it was negotiating the purchase of 30 million coronavirus vaccine doses from Russia and India, after regulators made it easier for the treatments to win emergency-use authorizations. Until now, only the AstraZeneca/Oxford shot and China's CoronaVac have been permitted in Brazil, the second-hardest-hit country after the US, with more than 226,000 deaths from Covid-19. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/36F7YI8

UK 'past the peak' of Covid wave, says England's medical officer

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Steps that would improve efficiency of India's markets welcome: US

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US charges Seattle-based Proud Boys member for role in Capitol riots

The US Justice Department arrested and charged a top member of the Seattle chapter of the far-right Proud Boys group on Wednesday over allegations he had a role in the storming of the US Capitol on Jan. 6 by pro-Trump followers. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3oFD1K0