Turkey has banned Britons from entering the country after detecting 15 cases of a new and more contagious variant of the coronavirus in travellers from Britain, the government said on Friday. Health ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics can be ‘symbol of global solidarity’ says Japan’s PM despite surge in COVID-19 infections
Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga released a written statement on Friday expressing confidence that the “Olympic Games will be held this summer.” ... ( read original story ...)
Defying fears and skepticism, thousands in Pakistan volunteer for Chinese vaccine trials
Today, pockets of resistance to the polio vaccine persist, and Pakistan remains one of only two countries, alongside Afghanistan, where polio has not yet been eradicated. And yet thousands of ... ( read original story ...)
Umesh Yadav to miss final 2 tests for India vs Australia
Umesh Yadav will miss the final two test matches against Australia, further damaging India's pace bowling attack. India team officials said Friday that Yadav injured a calf muscle ... ( read original story ...)
India’s drug regulator approves AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine: sources
India's drug regulator on Friday approved a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for emergency use, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. ( read original story ...)
Crowds fill streets in China’s pandemic-hit Wuhan to celebrate New Year
Large crowds took to the streets at midnight on Friday in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, celebrating the arrival of 2021 after a year marred by a deadly pandemic that killed thousands there and ... ( read original story ...)
NYSE begins delisting China’s three largest state-run telecoms groups
The New York Stock Exchange has begun delisting China’s three largest state-run telecom groups to comply with a Trump administration executive order barring US investors from holding stakes in ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia Sen. Perdue blasts Ossoff over payments by China-backed ‘propaganda’ company: ‘He got caught’
Ga., has accused his opponent in next week's runoff election, Democrat Jon Ossoff, of lying by failing to disclose his business ties to the Chinese Communist Party. ( read original story ...)
Utility-consumer balance at issue in Georgia PSC runoff
Georgia's pair of U.S. Senate runoffs have prompted hundreds of millions of dollars in campaign spending, but the low-profile runoff for the state's Public Service Commission is no small matter either ... ( read original story ...)
Strictly’s Nicola Adams and girlfriend shares snaps from work trip to idyllic Maldives
Strictly's Nicola Adams and Ella Baig were able to escape the cold weather and coronavirus restrictions back home to enjoy a work trip to the Maldives. The couple have been sharing plenty of snaps ... ( read original story ...)