Day: February 20, 2020

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Delhi: 6-storey building tilts, residents evacuated

7:55 pm February 20, 2020

New Delhi: A six-storey building in south Delhi’s Munirka area tilted on Thursday creating panic among the residents, officials said. A total of 45 tenants in the building and around 100 people living nearby were evacuated after the police were informed about the incident at 5.30 am, they said. Teams of the Municipal Corporation of […]

German governor apologizes for 'little Merkel' comment

Merkel condemns ‘poison’ of racism after Hanau shootings

7:52 pm February 20, 2020

Berlin: Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday condemned the “poison” of hatred and racism running through German society, after a suspected right-wing extremist shot dead nine people at a shisha bar and a cafe in the city of Hanau. “Racism is a poison, hatred is a poison and this poison exists in our society and it […]

Media that smears, insults China must pay the price: China on expulsion of 3 WSJ journalists

7:46 pm February 20, 2020

Beijing: China on Thursday defended expelling three foreign journalists of the Wall Street Journal, saying that media which insults, smears the country and support racial discrimination “must pay the price”. China on Wednesday expelled three journalists of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) following an article in the newspaper titled China Is the Real Sick Man […]

Indian freelance journalist wins AFP’s Kate Webb Prize

7:41 pm February 20, 2020

Hong Kong: Ahmer Khan, the 27-year-old Indian freelance reporter, was named the winner of the 2019 Agence France-Presse Kate Webb Prize on Thursday for his coverage on the ground in Kashmir during the lockdown of the region. The award, named after one of AFP’s finest correspondents, recognises journalism by locally hired reporters in Asia operating […]

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