January

January 28, 2021

Coronavirus live news: WHO says Covid ‘war’ can be won; White House predicts 90,000 more deaths by March

Hospital incursions by Covid deniers putting lives at risk, say health leaders […]
January 27, 2021

Israel to sign Sudan normalization deal in 3 months

Israeli Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen visited Khartoum for talks with Sudanese officials […]
January 26, 2021

Xi Jinping touts coronavirus cooperation as China persists with vaccine disinformation push

Addressing the world’s economic elite on Monday, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that “containing the coronavirus is the most pressing task for the international community.[…]
January 26, 2021

Biden Sets in Motion Plan to Ban New Oil and Gas Leases on Federal Land

The president will announce a suite of executive actions on Wednesday to combat climate change, two people familiar with […]
January 25, 2021

Japan and IOC deny Tokyo Olympic cancellation report

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Japan reiterated on Friday their commitment to hosting the Tokyo Olympics this year and denied a report of a possible cancellation, Xinhua reports. […]
January 25, 2021

China takes new foreign investment top spot from US

China has overtaken the US as the world’s top destination for new foreign direct investment, according to UN figures released on Sunday. […]
January 22, 2021

Japan determined to hold Tokyo Olympics despite cancellation rumors

The Japanese government is determined that the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead, organizers said Friday, following an unconfirmed report that cancellation of the Games might be imminent. […]
January 21, 2021

UK and EU in row over bloc’s diplomatic status

A diplomatic row has broken out between the UK and EU over the status of the bloc’s ambassador in London. […]
January 20, 2021

Basic priorities of Swedish Chairpersonship presented in OSCE in Vienna

The first special meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) took place on January 14 in Vienna on the occasion of Sweden’s assumption of the chairpersonship to the Organization this year, Kazinform has learnt from the press service of the Kazakh MFA. […]
January 20, 2021

Limiting air pollution ‘could prevent 50,000 deaths in Europe’

World Health Organization estimates air pollution kills more than 7 million people each year […]