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March 2, 2021 3:50 PM

Myanmar Committee of parliamentarians announces acting ministers

<span style="color: black;">The parliament members elected to the Myanmar parliament in the Nov. 8 elections last year have announced a list of acting ministers for the country. Calling the military overthrow of the government headed by State Counsellor Aung San Suu K...

March 2, 2021 9:07 AM

UK cruise ships scrapped in India's 'ship graveyard' in Gujarat

On the world's largest ship graveyard in Alang, Gujarat, Two UK cruise ships The Marco Polo and the Magellan got scrapped despite assurances that they would continue to be operated. They were sold in an auction to buyers outside the UK, but later were sold as scrap for double its price.<...

March 2, 2021 9:04 AM

COVID-19: New lockdown measures implemented in Czech Republic

New lockdown measures have been implemented in The Czech Republic, which is battling the world's worst surge in COVID-19 infections. <br />''<br />''To confine people mostly to their home districts, the government has deployed more police officers...

March 2, 2021 8:48 AM

Global coronavirus infections up for first time in seven weeks: WHO

World Health Organization has said that the number of new coronavirus infections globally rose last week for the first time in seven weeks. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the rise in cases is disappointing but not surprising and urged countries not to relax measures to fight th...

March 2, 2021 8:36 AM

Chinese hackers targeted India's power grid system through malware: Report

A report released by a US based company revealed that a Chinese government-linked group of hackers targeted India's critical power grid system through malware, raising suspicion whether last year's massive power outage in Mumbai was a result of the online intrusion. Recorded Future, a Mass...

March 2, 2021 8:30 AM

Working conditions for journalists continued to decline in China in 2020: FCC

Foreign Correspondents' Club of China (FCCC) has said that working conditions for journalists continued to decline in China in 2020 with the government harassing, intimidating and expelling reporters using all arms of state power. In its annual report, FCCC said that for the third ...

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