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Coronavirus drug production ‘not affected’ in fire at world’s largest vaccine plant in India


January 21, 2021

A fire broke out on Thursday at India’s Serum Institute, the world’s largest maker of vaccines, but a company source said production of drugs to prevent coronavirus was not affected. The Serum Institute is producing millions of doses of the Covishield coronavirus vaccine, developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, for India and many other countries. Local TV channels showed thick …

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At least 13 dead in rare Baghdad suicide attack: military


January 21, 2021

A rare twin suicide bombing killed at least 13 people on a bustling commercial street in the heart of Baghdad on Thursday, the military said, rupturing months of relative calm. Iraq’s joint operations command said another 19 people were also wounded, calling it a “preliminary toll”. Medical sources told AFP they feared the death toll could be twice as high as officially …

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12 US troops removed from capital duty ahead of inauguration amid worries of insider attack


January 21, 2021

A dozen members of the United States National Guard were removed from duty in Washington DC ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, The Associated Press reported on Wednesday. The members were removed from the security operation after vetting by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and included two who had made extremist statements in posts or texts Wednesday’s event. Pentagon officials wouldn’t give …

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India starts Covid-19 vaccine shipments to neighbours, barring Pakistan and China


January 21, 2021

India started delivering coronavirus vaccines to its neighbours on Wednesday, the foreign ministry said, flagging off a drive to garner goodwill in an often fractious region with the first shipment sent to the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. Bangladesh and Nepal said they expected deliveries on Thursday. The only neighbour absent from India’s list apart from China, is Pakistan, which …

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Trump bids farewell to Washington, hints of comeback


January 21, 2021

His term at an end, United States President Donald Trump said farewell to Washington on Wednesday but also hinted at a comeback despite a legacy of chaos, tumult and bitter divisions in the country he led for four years. “So just a goodbye. We love you,” Trump told supporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland where he walked across a …

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Three die as gas blast rocks Madrid


January 21, 2021

MADRID: At least three people were killed on Wednesday when a huge explosion ripped through a building in Madrid, with officials confirming it was caused by a gas leak. Images from the scene showed the walls on the top four or five storeys of the residential building in the heart of the La Latina neighbourhood had been blown out, with …

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Struggling French students protest university closures


January 21, 2021

PARIS: French university students protested on Wednesday on Paris Left Bank to demand to be allowed back to class, and to call attention to suicides and financial troubles among students cut off from friends, professors and job opportunities amid the pandemic. Carrying a banner reading We Will Not Be the Sacrificed Generation, hundreds of students gathered to march on the …

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As promised, Biden lifts Muslim ban on his first day in office


January 21, 2021

In his first order after taking the oath of his office on Wednesday, US President Joe Biden removed the travel ban on some Muslim and African nations placed by his predecessor Donald Trump. Biden returned to the White House late on Wednesday afternoon from the swearing-in ceremony, laying a wreath on the grave of the unknown soldier in Arlington and …

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China imposes sanctions on 28 Trump-era officials including Pompeo


January 21, 2021

China said on Wednesday it wanted to cooperate with US President Joe Biden’s new administration, while announcing sanctions against “lying and cheating” outgoing State Secretary Mike Pompeo and 27 other top officials under Donald Trump. The move was a sign of China’s anger, especially at an accusation Pompeo made on his final full day in office that China had committed …

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PAC asks CDA to apply Banigala model to regularise illegal societies


January 21, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has advised the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to apply the Banigala regularisation model to legalise illegal housing societies in Islamabad. The PAC meeting, which was convened with Rana Tanveer Hussain in the chair, was informed by the audit authorities that unauthorised construction of Ghauri Town on 6,000 kanals had inflicted Rs30 billion loss to …

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