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WHO Team Lands in Wuhan to Probe Coronavirus Origin Amid Surge of Cases in China

A team from the World Health Organization arrived in China's Wuhan on the day when the country reported its first new death attributed to COVID-19 in months.

Jan 14, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Israel airstrike targets Iranian assets in Syria

War on Iran? Israel Targets Iranian Proxies in Syria With 'Most Violent' Airstrike Aided by US Intel

Iran has claimed that Israel is trying to provoke a war between the US and Iran before Trump leaves office

Jan 14, 2021

By Johnlee Varghese

Video: Massive Blackout in Iran Days After Similar Reports from Pakistan, Vatican

Several videos are being posted online claiming that there has been a massive blackout in various cities of Iran.

Jan 13, 2021

By Johnlee Varghese

Salaat First: Another Popular Muslim Prayer App Sells Location Data to FBI, ICE

Salaat First shared location data with a French firm Predicio which had customers including Venntel, a US government contractor.

Jan 12, 2021

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Indonesia Plane Crash: How a Child's Pink Hoodie Helped Rescuers Find Sriwijaya Air Crash Location

The bright pink hoodie belonged to Yumna, who had boarded the flight along with her mother and siblings.

Jan 12, 2021

By Johnlee Varghese

Will Pfizer and Other Covid-19 Vaccines be Effective Against New Variants? WHO Shares Details

The WHO has decided to outline important research questions related to viral variants.

Jan 11, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Twitter Takes Down China's US Embassy Tweet Calling Uighur Women 'Baby-Making Machines'

Twitter faced backlash as the post remained online for over a day but on Friday evening it took the tweet down citing dehumanization of people.

Jan 10, 2021

By Krishnendu Banerjee

'Vatican Blackout' Trends on Twitter as Trigger-Happy Users Try to Link It with US Election Fraud

As a live stream video apparently captured the 'blackout' in Vatican City, social media users tried to establish a link between the power outage and US election fraud.

Jan 10, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Indonesian Flight with 62 People Aboard Feared Crashed, Rescue Operation Ongoing

The Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 lost contact with air traffic shortly after take-off from Jakarta before descending 10,000ft within 60 seconds.

Jan 9, 2021

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during Friday prayers in Tehran September 14, 2007.

Iran Bans Covid-19 Vaccines from US, UK; Supreme Leader Okays Import from 'Safe' Places

Amid escalating tensions between Iran and the West, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said he doesn't trust Covid -19 vaccines from the US and its allies.

Jan 9, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Abu Bakar Ba'asyir: Islamic Cleric Who Inspired Bali Bombings in 2002 Freed from Indonesian Jail

Abu Bakar Ba'asyir was sentenced to 15 years in jail for his involvement in the Bali bombings but due to good behavior and declining health, he was released 55 months early.

Jan 8, 2021

By Krishnendu Banerjee