WHO MISSION TO CHINA FAILS TO FIND ANIMAL SOURCE OF CORONAVIRUS WUHAN - The WHO mission to China to uncover the origins of the coronavirus has failed to identify the animal source, scientists said Tuesday. Experts believe the disease -- which has gone on to kill more than 2.3 million peo
TRUMP IMPEACHMENT: SENATE SAYS TRIAL IS CONSTITUTIONAL AND CAN GO AHEAD The US Senate has found that the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is constitutional, allowing full proceedings to begin. Mr Trump's defence team argued that he cannot face trial after leaving the Wh
OPPN RAISES FARM PROTESTS IN LS; FAROOQ SAYS BID TO 'BUY' DDC MEMBERS IN J&K On a day the Opposition as well as former alliance partners came down on the central govt for its stance on the contentious farm Bills in the Lok Sabha, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah warned it ag
MYANMAR MILITARY: WE WILL BUILD DEMOCRACY The leader of the coup in Myanmar has made his first TV address, seeking to justify the action amid mass protests. Myanmar's military says it will build a "genuine and disciplined democracy" after protesters demonstrated for a third consecutive d
DUTERTE TELLS REDS: DO NOT INTERCEPT CORONAVIRUS VACCINE DELIVERIES MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday appealed to members of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New Peoples' Army (NPA), to ensure that it will not intercept any coronavirus vacci
MODI APPEALS TO AGITATORS TO GIVE FARM LAWS A CHANCE Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday appealed to agitating farmers to give the new farm laws a chance and see if these laws bring a positive change to their lives. "If there is any drawback in the laws, these would be corrected. If t
BIDEN REFUSES TO LIFT SANCTIONS TO GET IRAN BACK TO NEGOTIATE NUCLEAR DEAL US President Joe Biden says he will not lift economic sanctions against Iran until it complies with the terms agreed under a 2015 nuclear deal. Mr Biden was speaking in a CBS News interview aired on Sunday. But Ir
DND CHIEF CAUTIONS vs RED-BAITING MANILA Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has told several military generals, including National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) spokesman Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade to refrain from issuing statements on the red-tagging of j
UTTARAKHAND FLOOD WREAKS DEATH, DAMAGE About 150 people were reported missing with seven bodies recovered, and two hydro power projects and a key bridge severely damaged, by a flood likely set off by a glacial breach that surged through the Rishiganga river in Uttarakhand's Chamoli distr
GOOGLE LAUNCHES PLATFORM IN AUSTRALIA WITH NEWS IT HAS PAID FOR Tech giant Google on Friday launched a platform in Australia offering news it has paid for, striking its own content deals with publishers in a drive to show legislation proposed by Canberra to enforce payments, a world first
