Indonesians overseas infected with COVID-19 rise to 2,820
2021-01-18
Number of Indonesians overseas infected with COVID-19 rises to 2,820, as four more new cases were registered within the past 24 hours.Continue Reading
Again court sentences Samsung heir to 2½ years imprisonment
2021-01-18
A Seoul High Court sentences heir to Samsung’s corporate empire, Lee Jae-yong, to two and a half years imprisonment in reopened corruption trial.Continue Reading
Why Navalny was arrested at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport
2021-01-18
Russian authorities detain dissident Alexei Navalny at Sheremetyevo airport near Moscow, according to post on Navalny’s Telegram channel.Continue Reading
U.S. VP-elect to resign from Senate
2021-01-18
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will resign from the Senate on Monday, according to a Harris aide.Continue Reading
China records 480 on-duty police deaths in 2020- Ministry
2021-01-18
A total of 315 regular police officers and 165 auxiliary police personnel died in the line of duty in 2020, China’s Ministry of Public Security said on Monday.Continue Reading
Egyptian President reiterates support for AfCFTA
2021-01-18
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday reiterated his country’s support for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which commenced earlier this month.Continue Reading
India’s COVID-19 vaccination drive encounters setback
2021-01-17
India’s COVID-19 vaccination drive hits bump on first day due to glitches in an app called Co-Win used to coordinate the campaign.Continue Reading
Gunmen kill two female Supreme Court judges
2021-01-17
Unidentified gunmen kill two female judges from Afghanistan’s Supreme Court on Sunday morning adding to wave of assassinations in Kabul.Continue Reading
U.S. vows action against election riggers in Uganda
2021-01-17
United States vows action against anti-democratic forces and human rights abusers in Uganda following general elections in the country.Continue Reading
U.S. executes 13th convict under Trump administration
2021-01-16
The U.S. government on Saturday carried out the 13th and final federal execution under President Donald Trump’s administration.Continue Reading