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China spacecraft enters Mars orbit, 2nd in 2 days after UAE

10:27 pm February 10, 2021

Beijing: A Chinese spacecraft entered Mars orbit on Wednesday on a mission to land a rover and collect data on underground water and possible signs of ancient life, state media said. “China‘s probe Tianwen-1 successfully entered the orbit around Mars on Wednesday after a nearly seven-month voyage from Earth,” the Xinhua News Agency said in […]

UN chief urges immediate cease-fire in Gaza

UN chief: Polluters must join ”net zero” club for climate

11:44 pm February 8, 2021

Berlin : Polluters must step up their commitments to cutting greenhouse gas emissions ahead of a crucial climate summit in November, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday. Guterres said the global body’s ”central objective” this year is to get countries and companies responsible for 90 per cent of the world’s man-made emissions to set credible deadlines by when they […]

China conveys condolences to bereaved families of Uttarakhand’s flood tragedy victims

8:27 pm February 8, 2021

Beijing: China on Monday conveyed its condolences and sympathy to the families of the bereaved and the injured in the glacier burst in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district. A portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday, triggering an avalanche and a deluge in the Alaknanda river system that washed away hydroelectric stations, leaving at 11 people […]

Unwilling to wait, poorer countries seek their own vaccines

11:38 pm February 6, 2021

New Delhi : With coronavirus cases still climbing, Honduras got tired of waiting to get vaccines through a United Nations programme, so the small Central American country struck out on its own, securing the shots through a private deal. Honduras “cannot wait on bureaucratic processes or misguided decisions” to give citizens “the peace of mind” offered by the COVID-19 vaccine, said Juan Carlos […]

Chinese whistleblower doctor honoured on death anniversary

10:53 pm February 6, 2021

Wuhan: The message was tucked into a bouquet of chrysanthemums left by a mourner at the back of Wuhan Central Hospital to honour a Chinese whistleblower doctor who died from the coronavirus a year ago. It was simply the number of a Bible verse: Matthew 5:10. “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of […]