US Pres Biden presses Chinese counterpart Xi on HK, Xinjiang in first phone call

Then-Vice President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping toast each other in 2015 WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Pres Joe Biden pressed Chinese leader Xi Jinping over human rights in Hong Kong and Xinjiang late Wednesday in their first call since the new US president took office on…

Covid-19: Mexico approves Chinese vaccines CanSino and CoronaVac – govt

MEXICO CITY, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican regulators gave emergency approval Wednesday to the Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccines CanSino Biologics and CoronaVac. The approval was announced by deputy health minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell as Mexico struggles to manage the pandemic. Mexico has officially registered around 170,000 deaths from Covid-19 — the world’s…

Myanmar anti-coup protesters march again as US sanctions generals

YANGON, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Anti-coup protesters on Thursday took to the streets of Myanmar for a sixth consecutive day, as US President JoeBiden announced sanctions against the Southeast Asian nation’s generals and demanded they relinquish power. There has been an outpouring of anger and defiance since the militaryousted civilian…

Ecuador election: Outgoing president urges officials to give accurate vote count quickly

QUITO, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuador’s outgoing President Lenin Moreno called on the National Electoral Council (CNE) to deliver accurate election results quickly, as doubt remains days after the vote over who will join Andres Arauz in an April presidential run-off. “The country needs the results, but also the total…

Pres Biden asks court to pause move to ban TikTok in US

WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden’s administration has asked a US federal court to pause proceedings aimed at banning TikTok to allow for a fresh review of the national security threat from the popular Chinese-owned video app. The filing in a federal appeals court said the new administration…

US backs Japan concerns on China ships

WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced concern over China’s incursions into Japanese territorialwaters, recommitting to the ally’s defense. In a telephone call, Blinken and Japanese foreign minister ToshimitsuMotegi “expressed concern over increased Chinese assertiveness around the Senkaku Islands following China’s enactment of a new…

Haitian police fire tear gas on protesters, journalists

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Haitian police fired tear gas onhundreds of protesters who were marching against President Jovenel Moise in Port-au-Prince Wednesday, and attacked journalists covering thedemonstration, in the latest clashes to mark the country’s political crisis. The protesters accuse Moise of illegally extending his term in office. He…

Trump impeachment trial: Terrifying riot footage dominates 2nd day proceeding

WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Impeachment prosecutors Wednesday aired terrifying, never-before-seen footage of senior US politicians fleeing for their lives during the January assault on Congress by Donald Trump supporters on day two of the former president’s Senate trial. With painstaking, graphic presentations, Democratic impeachment managers walked senators through hours…

Magnitude 7.7 Quake Hits Southeast Of Loyalty Islands, Tsunami Alert Issued

LOYALTY ISLANDS (In The Pacific), Feb 11 (NNN-PIN) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7, jolted southeast of the Loyalty Islands, yesterday, with a depth of 10 km, the U.S. Geological Survey said. A tsunami alert has been issued. “Hazardous tsunami waves from this earthquake are possible, within the…

Malaysia’s Natural Rubber Production Rises 17.1 Percent In Dec, 2020

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Malaysia’s natural rubber production rose 17.1 percent to 49,825 tonnes in Dec, 2020, from 42,554 tonnes in the previous month, official data showed yesterday. On a year-on-year basis, the natural rubber production decreased by 14.7 percent, Malaysian Statistics Department said, in a statement. Meanwhile,…
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