Foreign
Twitter loses $5-B; shares down 12% since Trump ban
January 12, 2021, 9:40 pm
ANKARA – Twitter's stock price was down as much as 12.3 percent on Monday after outgoing US President Donald Trump was permanently banned from the platform. After closing at USD51.48 per share on Friday, the US-based social networking service saw its stock price open down at USD47.16 a share on… Read More
WHO hopes to roll out vaccines for all countries in February
January 12, 2021, 1:32 pm
GENEVA – The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called Monday for a collective commitment so that within the next 100 days, coronavirus vaccination for health workers and those at higher risk in all countries can begin, with one official saying the hope is for a rollout during February.… Read More
Indonesian exec says remains, debris found at plane crash site
January 10, 2021, 2:28 pm
JAKARTA – The crash site of an Indonesian Sriwijaya Air flight carrying 62 people that went down at sea Saturday has been found, along with human remains and belongings, according to a top official. After getting a signal from a location believed to be the crash site, a search and rescue team… Read More
Rescue team received signal from plane: Indonesian military chief
January 10, 2021, 12:33 pm
JAKARTA – Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto on Sunday said a search team received a signal from a Sriwijaya airplane that crashed in Thousand Islands waters a day earlier. The aircraft search process would focus on the coordinate point where the signal was found, he… Read More
Twitter permanently suspends Trump's account
January 9, 2021, 12:55 pm
WASHINGTON – Twitter suspended United States President Donald Trump's account Friday, citing a further risk of violence. "After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further… Read More
Trump reluctantly pledges orderly transition on Jan. 20
January 8, 2021, 9:35 am
ANKARA – US President Donald Trump promised "an orderly transition on January 20th," a White House aide announced on Thursday. "Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th," Trump… Read More
UN rights chief 'deeply troubled' by US Capitol attack
January 8, 2021, 9:15 am
GENEVA – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said Thursday her office is "deeply troubled" by the attack the day before on the US Capitol triggered by "incitement to violence and hatred by political leaders" when rioters stormed the building, forcing lawmakers to evacuate. Michelle… Read More
Biden officially US president with Congress affirmation
January 7, 2021, 8:48 pm
ANKARA – President-elect Joe Biden formally became the 46th president of the US early on Thursday after Congress certified the votes of the Electoral College. Outgoing Vice President Mike Pence announced the 306-232 electoral vote count, officially affirming Biden and his running mate Kamala… Read More
Japan declares state of emergency in Tokyo over virus spike
January 7, 2021, 8:13 pm
ANKARA – Japan on Thursday declared a state of emergency in the capital Tokyo and three other provinces amid rising coronavirus infections. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced the decision hours after Tokyo reported 2,447 infections today – biggest daily spike in infections since the… Read More
4 die after pro-Trump supporters storm US Capitol
January 7, 2021, 4:45 pm
WASHINGTON – At least four people died on or near the US Capitol as President Donald Trump's supporters rioted and besieged the federal legislature, police said Wednesday. Police had earlier confirmed the death of one woman who was shot, and D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee further elaborated… Read More
Washington, D.C. riots spread to other US states
January 7, 2021, 9:59 am
ANKARA – US President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the Kansas Statehouse and the Georgia Capitol on Wednesday after breaching the Capitol building. Protestors were moving inside the first floor of Topeka's capitol rotunda, FOX4 News reported, citing eyewitnesses. Capitol police took their… Read More
Biden denounces 'extremist' Trumpsters in Capitol
January 7, 2021, 9:08 am
WASHINGTON – US President-elect Joe Biden sternly denounced ''extremist'' Trump supporters that stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday, telling rioters to return home to "allow the work of democracy to go forward." The Capitol was overrun earlier in the day as lawmakers were set to convene a joint… Read More
New coronavirus strain found in 41 countries, territories
January 6, 2021, 8:22 pm
GENEVA -- Proliferation of the highly contagious novel coronavirus strain, first detected in Britain, has now been confirmed in 41 countries and territories, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its Covid-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update on Tuesday evening. "As of 5 January 2021, the… Read More
Armenian president contracts Covid-19
January 6, 2021, 3:38 pm
YEREVAN – Armenian President Armen Sarkissian who spent the New Year holidays in London with his family has tested positive for Covid-19, the President’s Executive Office informed the Hraparak newspaper on Tuesday. "President Armen Sarkissian saw the New Year in in London with his family and… Read More
WHO chief disappointed as China delays probe team entry
January 6, 2021, 9:12 am
GENEVA – The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday he was "very disappointed" that China has not allowed into the country a team set to examine the causes of the novel coronavirus. "I'm very disappointed with this news given that two members had already begun their journeys,… Read More
More contagious Covid variant found in New York
January 5, 2021, 2:31 pm
WASHINGTON – A more contagious Covid-19 mutation first identified in the UK has now been found in New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Monday. The identification raises to four the number of states that have found the variant among their populations. California, Colorado and Florida had all… Read More
Denmark to cull 9K poultry due to bird flu
January 3, 2021, 11:43 am
COPENHAGEN – Denmark will cull nearly 9,000 poultry after a strain of the bird flu virus was found on the farm in the village of Lovel on the borders of the Viborg Municipality in the country's Jutland Peninsula, according to local authorities on Saturday. The H5N8 type of the avian influenza… Read More
World's oldest living person celebrates 118th birthday
January 3, 2021, 11:09 am
TOKYO – Kane Tanaka, a Japanese woman recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living person, turned 118 on Saturday, according to local media. Tanaka, born on Jan. 2, 1903, celebrated her 118th birthday at a care facility in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, where she lives, NHK… Read More
Pope Francis calls for collective action to achieve peace
January 2, 2021, 4:28 pm
MANILA – Pope Francis urged everyone to work hard to achieve peace, saying human strength alone is not enough for it to be achieved. “May the Virgin Mary, who gave birth to the Prince of Peace, and cuddled him with such tenderness in her arms, obtain for us from heaven the precious gift of… Read More
WHO grants 1st emergency use validation to Pfizer vaccine
January 1, 2021, 4:04 pm
GENEVA -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday listed the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine as the first such drug to receive its emergency validation since the coronavirus outbreak began a year ago. “This is a very positive step towards ensuring global access to Covid-19 vaccines,” said Dr.… Read More
