Month: February 2021

Categories Asia & Pacific

US cancels $42 million in Myanmar aid over military coup… then redirects it to nation’s ‘civil society’

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The US has slapped a raft of sanctions on Myanmar’s top military to block their access to more than a billion dollars in government funds being held in America, and will redirect millions in US aid to “strengthen civil society.” … Read More >US cancels $42 million in Myanmar aid over military coup… then redirects it to nation’s ‘civil society’

Categories EU

‘No alternative’: Portugal extends Covid-19 lockdown to March, amid huge pressure on hospitals

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The Portuguese government has extended the country’s Covid-19 lockdown until March 1 as it battles to relieve pressure on the healthcare system, with hospitals under more strain than at any previous time in the pandemic. … Read More >‘No alternative’: Portugal extends Covid-19 lockdown to March, amid huge pressure on hospitals

Categories Asia & Pacific

Indian state asks govt to stop sending Covaxin vaccine doses as it won’t use them until efficacy data published

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Local authorities in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh have asked the government to stop sending doses of the country’s homegrown Covid-19 vaccine until proper efficacy data for the jab has been provided. … Read More >Indian state asks govt to stop sending Covaxin vaccine doses as it won’t use them until efficacy data published

Categories Asia & Pacific

BBC World News banned from broadcasting in China, as London-Beijing media war heats up

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BBC World News has been banned from the Chinese airwaves, Beijing’s state-controlled TV network announced. The tit-for-tat move comes after the UK media regulator, Ofcom, revoked the broadcast license of the Chinese CGTN network. … Read More >BBC World News banned from broadcasting in China, as London-Beijing media war heats up

Categories Shows

From warfare to retail: AI is here to stay, and the NBA’s battle over the national anthem

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With the mass production of ‘social robots’ set for 2021, is the world prepared for 21st century AI? The United States and NATO are raising military levels and tensions in Europe. The NBA and Mark Cuban are locked in a US national anthem controversy. Air pollution chokes out US subway systems. … Read More >From warfare to retail: AI is here to stay, and the NBA’s battle over the national anthem

Categories Middle East

US rhetoric might have changed, but there’s no ‘goodwill’ from the Biden administration, says Iran’s Rouhani

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has stressed that actions, not words, are important to Tehran, and is urging President Biden to act on his rhetoric and completely abandon Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ strategy against Iran. … Read More >US rhetoric might have changed, but there’s no ‘goodwill’ from the Biden administration, says Iran’s Rouhani

Categories Russia

After Russia booted out 3 EU diplomats, Moscow’s man in Brussels say it’s ‘hard to imagine’ his staff attending protests abroad

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After three diplomats were kicked out of Russia for taking part in rallies in support of opposition figure Alexey Navalny, Moscow’s representative to the EU believes it’s unimaginable that Russian officials would do the same. … Read More >After Russia booted out 3 EU diplomats, Moscow’s man in Brussels say it’s ‘hard to imagine’ his staff attending protests abroad