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Russia cracks down on Navalny allies ahead of protests
AFP, Published on 22/01/2021
» MOSCOW - Russian authorities on Friday cracked down on supporters of opposition politician Alexei Navalny, handing down short jail terms to allies as police vowed to suppress protests this weekend.
Biden pushes to get food, cash to crisis-hit Americans
AFP, Published on 22/01/2021
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden, in just his third day on the job, ordered help for hungry Americans Friday in a rush to pull the country from its multi-pronged pandemic crisis.
Biden orders expanded aid to address growing hunger crisis
AFP, Published on 22/01/2021
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is ordering an expansion of government benefits for hungry Americans, after the coronavirus pandemic ignited the worst food crisis the United States has seen in modern times.
Kremlin welcomes US offer to extend nuclear pact, seeks 'details'
AFP, Published on 22/01/2021
» MOSCOW - Russia and the United States drew closer Friday to extending a nuclear pact ahead of the fast approaching expiry date of the last arms control accord between the former Cold War rivals.
Covid-19 spokesman in quarantine
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/01/2021
» The government's Covid-19 spokesman has gone into self quarantine, but his initial test was negative.
Italy probes TikTok 'blackout challenge' death of 10-year-old girl
AFP, Published on 22/01/2021
» ROME: Italian prosecutors have opened a probe into the accidental death of a 10-year-old girl who allegedly took part in a "blackout challenge" on the video-sharing network TikTok.
New law allows China coast guard to fire on foreign vessels
Published on 22/01/2021
» BEIJING: China has passed a law that for the first time explicitly allows its coast guard to fire on foreign vessels, a move that could make the contested waters around China even more choppy.
Ratchanok reaches badminton semi-finals
Published on 22/01/2021
» Hometown favorite Rathhanok Intanon will face top seed Tai Tzu Ying of Taiwan in the semi-finals of the Toyota Thailand Open on Saturday after defeating Pusarla V Sindhu on Friday.
Five new infections linked to 'DJ Matoom'
Online Reporters, Published on 22/01/2021
» Health workers have found five infections related to Techin Ploypetch after the celebrity DJ tested positive for Covid-19.
China finds Covid cluster in CP chicken plant
Published on 22/01/2021
» BEIJING: China has reported its first cluster of Covid-19 cases among workers in a chicken processing plant owned by Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand Group.