Kenyan minister feared dead in crash
Kenya's roads minister and an assistant minister for home affairs were feared dead on Tuesday in the crash of a light plane near the Masai Mara game reserve, a spokesman for their party said.
By HT Correspondent | Reuters, Nairobi
UPDATED ON JUN 10, 2008 08:31 PM IST
Kenya's roads minister and an assistant minister for home affairs were feared dead on Tuesday in the crash of a light plane near the Masai Mara game reserve, a spokesman for their party said.
"I am confirming that they were on the plane that crashed. I am not confirming that they are dead, but the police are confirming that all aboard died," Orange Democratic Movement spokesman Salim Lone said.
China gives no return date for Indian students stranded home
By Sutirtho Patranbois , edited by Vinod Janardhanan
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 06:33 PM IST
More than 23,000 Indians study in China. All but a handful had returned in a staggered manner in 2020 following the Covid-19 outbreak in China but are now stranded in their home country because Beijing has banned foreign students from returning to universities.
Biden inauguration day: 3 Democrats to take Senate oath on January 20
Bloomberg
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 06:33 PM IST
The three new Democrats leave the Senate split 50-50 between Republicans and the Democratic caucus.
Taliban attacks, violence kills dozens: Afghan officials
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PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 06:16 PM IST
A statement from the defence ministry said four army soldiers were killed late Monday night in Taliban attacks on checkpoints in Kunduz province.
EU slams Bosnia for failing to properly care for migrants
AP
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 06:15 PM IST
Bosnia has faced sharp criticism for leaving around 1,000 people without shelter after a fire gutted the makeshift Lipa refugee camp near the northwest border with EU-member Croatia just before Christmas.
From Neera Tanden to Vivek Murthy: Indian Americans in Joe Biden's administratio
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Keystone XL pipeline: Why has Biden planned to cancel disputed Canada project
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Kunal Gaurav
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Keystone XL pipeline was aimed to cut short the distance between Alberta’s oil sands and the Gulf of Mexico, where most of North America’s refineries are situated.
California sheriff's deputy, driver dead following shootout
AP
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 04:31 PM IST
The shooting followed an attempted traffic stop and the driver ended up crashing on the Cal Expo grounds.
'Our return is inevitable': Parler CEO after app reappears
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PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 04:16 PM IST
“Our return is inevitable due to hard work, and persistence against all odds,” CEO John Matze wrote in a new post. “Despite the threats and harassment not one Parler employee has quit. We are becoming closer and stronger as a team.”
Concerns grow over future of pandemic hit Eurostar rail service linking UK, EU
AP
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 04:16 PM IST
Passenger numbers on the cross-Channel train service - which reaches UK, France, Belgium and Holland - have been down 95% since March and are currently believed to be less than 1% of pre-pandemic levels.
Kremlin says unfazed by calls for sanctions over Navalny's detention
Reuters, Moscow
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 04:14 PM IST
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have said they want European Union foreign ministers to discuss sanctions against Russia over its handling of the case.
Italian PM Conte appeals to Senate for government’s survival
Bloomberg
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 04:10 PM IST
Fresh from winning a majority in the lower house Monday night, Conte needs the support of the Senate after junior ally and ex-premier Matteo Renzi abandoned his coalition in a clash over European Union recovery funds.
Pakistan crosses grim milestone of 11,000 Covid-19 deaths
ANI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 03:55 PM IST
Citing NCOC, Geo News reported that since the start of January 2021, the country has witnessed 48.8 deaths on average daily with hospital intensive care units nearing capacity as active Covid-19 cases surge to 35,485.
Biden must end Trump's 'shameful' Central America asylum deals: Report
AFP
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 03:47 PM IST
In 2019, the US signed Asylum Cooperation Agreements (ACAs) with the members of the so-called Northern Triangle of Central America -- El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala -- as part of its policy to stem the flow of undocumented immigrants across its southern border.
EU eyes scheme to share surplus Covid-19 vaccines with poorer nations
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 03:35 PM IST
The EU, with a population of 450 million, has already secured nearly 2.3 billion Covid-19 vaccines and candidates from six companies, although most of them still need regulatory approval.
North Korea's trade with China plunges 80% as Covid-19 lockdown bites
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 03:28 PM IST
China is North Korea's top ally and accounts for some 90% of its trade volumes. Two-way trade plummeted nearly 80.7% to $539 million last year from 2019, Chinese customs data released on Monday showed.