WASHINGTON, DC, January 26 (ANI) - The U.S. Senate has confirmed Janet Yellen to be the next Secretary of the Treasury Department after the Senate on Monday voted 84-15 in favour of her nomination. "The bipartisan support for Ms Yellen's multiple nominations reflects her breathtaking range of experience and just how well suited she is to manage the economic challenges of our time," said Senate Majority Leader Ch

Janet Yellen confirmed as U.S. Treasury Secretary by Senate

U.S. Senate confirms Yellen as first female treasury secretary

United States Senate overwhelmingly approves Yellen as treasury chief

Dutch airline KLM is to lay off up to another 1,000 people, following the 5,000 job losses of last year.Like most international carriers, KLM, also known as Royal Dutch Airlines, has taken major action to downsize its operations in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic which has devastated international travel.Border closures have grounded most of the world's planes while airlines that are travelling have bee

Dutch airline KLM to shed up to 1,000 more jobs

More jobs to go at KLM as recovery in international travel falters

Pandemic-induced job losses at KLM likely to rise to 6,000

 -- Now that more than one in every 80 people worldwide have been infected with the coronavirus, the global community was knit together like never before with the same memory of pain and hope for normalcy. -- There were a lot of botched responses to the virus, a virus whose origin and cure are unknown, for instance, the erroneous idea of injecting disinfectant as possible t

Xinhua Headlines: Global COVID-19 cases top 100 million

The World Health Organization director-general on Tuesday continued to press his case against what he calls "vaccine nationalism," saying poor countries have had to "watch and wait," while wealthy nations forge ahead with vaccination programs.In his closing remarks to the 10-day WHO executive board meeting in Geneva, agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, "With every day that passes, the divide grows larg

WHO Chief Presses Case Against COVID-19 Vaccine Nationalism

The job of driving Turkmenistan's march toward the market economy lies with the parastatal Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.Despite its name, the union is more conglomerate than lobby group. Working hand in glove with the state as it does, the UIET serves as a would-be incubator for private enterprise. As the government enacts its so-far underwhelming privatization agenda, it is the UIET that will be mi

Turkmenistan: Hands across the water

QUEZON CITY, Jan. 26 (PIA) -- The movement of children within the age group 10 - 14 years old will remain limited, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte announced Monday night during his meeting with IATF officials and cabinet members.On his program "Talk to the People on Covid 19," President Duterte apologized to the public for his decision to sustain the restriction of the 10-14 years old children to their homes in Mo

PRRD reimposes restrictions on kids age 10-14 in MGCQ areas

Kabul [Afghanistan], January 26 (ANI): One person was killed after an explosion hit a vehicle in Kabul city on Tuesday morning, TOLO News reported citing a police statement.
The blast took place at 11:15 am (local time) in PD5 of Kabul city.
According to the police, an investigation into the incident is ongoing.
Earlier, eyewitnesses said that a driver of a car was killed and a passenger was wounded in the blast, TOLO New

Afghanistan: 1 killed in Kabul blast

The Senate on Monday approved President Joe Biden's nomination of Janet Yellen to be the nation's 78th treasury secretary, making her the first woman to hold the job in the department's 232-year history.Yellen, a former chairwoman of the Federal Reserve, was approved by the Senate on a 84-15 vote, becoming the third member of Biden's Cabinet to win confirmation.She is expected to play a key role in gainin

Janet Yellen is First Woman to Lead US Treasury Department

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange index jumped 2.1% as of 10:07 in Johannesburg, setting a fresh intraday record, as Naspers [JSE:NPN] was lifted by a surge in partly owned Chinese online giant Tencent Holdings.Retailer Woolworths [JSE:WHL] was also among the leading gainers, soaring the most since 1998 af

SA stocks rally to record as Tencent surge boosts Naspers

Asian markets sank on Tuesday following the previous day's healthy run-up.Asian traders were in a selling mood Tuesday, with Hong Kong and Shanghai suffering big losses after the People's Bank of China tightened liquidity in mainland financial markets.Virus concerns continue to cast a shadow, and the World Health Organization provided a dose of reality

Asian markets sink on concerns over US stimulus

Hong Kong, January 26 (ANI): People who have fled Hong Kong to the United Kingdom, following the imposition of the draconian National Security Law by Beijing, said that is suffocating to live in the city.
According to South China Morning Post (SCMP), from this weekend, Britain will start accepting applications from people with British National (Overseas) status for a new visa that would earn them a pathway to citizenship.

Hong Kongers fleeing for UK call living city suffocating

Kazakhstan's government has begun allowing some citizens to access their state-run pension funds early for buying property or making other capital investments.Under rules unveiled last week by the Industry and Infrastructure Development Ministry, money withdrawn from the fund will only be available for certain types of expenditures, however. These include the partial or whole payment of property and land purchas

Kazakhstan: Some savers get green light to raid pension pots

CALOOCAN CITY, Jan. 26 (PIA) -- The Senate's first public hearing on the proposed lifting of the protectionist provisions of the Constitution on Wednesday, Jan. 27, is a big leap to make the 1987 Constitution responsive to the current needs of the country, according to the Inter-Agency Task Force on Constitutional Reform (IATF-CORE) headed by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).The IATF-CO

DILG lauds Senate for setting public hearings on economic amendments

Janet Yellen Wins Senate Approval as Treasury Secretary

Washington DC [US], January 26 (ANI): The US Senate has confirmed Janet Yellen to be the next Secretary of the Treasury Department after the Senate on Monday voted 84-15 in favour of her nomination.
"The bipartisan support for Ms Yellen's multiple nominations reflects her breathtaking range of experience and just how well suited she is to manage the economic challenges of our time," said Senate Majority Leader Charles Sch

US Senate confirms Janet Yellen to be next Treasury Secy

By Shailesh YadavNew Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is getting ready to present her third Union Budget on February 1, the auto industry hopes it will assist them in recovering from the pandemic-induced economic shock.
The Indian auto industry which has just started to witnessing some recovery after months of low demand, first due to the Covid-19 lockdowns and then because of the pa

Auto industry wants tax rationalization, scrappage policy

DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 23 (PIA) -- Negros Oriental is catching up with Cebu City in terms of the number of active cases of COVID-19 infection.Department of Health (DOH-7) Regional Director Dr. Jaime Bernadas confirmed this during the "Pagdu-aw Sa Negros Oriental: Explain, Explain, Explain" event conducted by the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) and the Philippine Information angecy (PIA) here y

DOH-7: NegOr catching up with Cebu in terms of COVID-19 active cases

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Monday for massive and speedy COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in both developed and developing countries, urging rich nations to make their excess doses available to poorer ones."If we believe it is possible to vaccinate the global north and forget about the global south. If you let the virus spread like wildfire in the global south, it will mutate," Guterres warned 

UN Chief: COVID Vaccine Must Quickly Reach Rich and Poor Nations

Dubai [UAE], January 26 (ANI): A new Hindu temple is likely to be open for visitors at Dubai in the United Arab Emirates around Diwali in October next year.
The upcoming temple, located in Jebel Ali, is an extension of the Sindhi Guru Darbar Temple, one of the oldest Hindu temples in the UAE, Khaleej Times reported.
Raju Shroff, who is one of the trustees of the Sindhi Guru Darbar Temple, said that the temple's architectu

UAE: New Hindu temple in Dubai to open by Diwali 2022

AMMAN - The COVID-19 pandemic is inflaming an already severe crisis of inequality across the globe, according to a report released by aid group Oxfam International. Lebanon, now ravaged by economic, political and health crises, must enact drastic reforms in order to survive, economists say.Lebanon has the third-highest debt-to-gross-domestic-product ratio in the world and is in need of extensive economic restruc

Lebanon Must Enact Drastic Reforms to Survive, Economists Say

The Russian vessel tapped to finish the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has begun work in Danish waters just days after the United States sanctioned its parent company. 'The lay barge Fortuna has started works in the construction corridor in the Danish [Exclusive Economic Zone], ahead of the resumption of the Nord Stream 2 construction. All works are performed in line with relevant permits,' Nord Stream

U.S. sanctions fail to stop controversial Russian pipeline

Russia to push on with pipeline, into Danish, German waters

Work on final 150kms of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline begins

&copy; Provided by Xinhua | Farmers clash with police in New Delhi, India, Jan. 26, 2021.  (Str/Xinhua)One person was killed as protesting farmers marched in huge numbers and drove their tractors inside the Indian capital city on Republic Day to stage pro

1 killed as protesting farmers move inside Indian capital on Republic Day

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): Tejomaya has launched new skincare range, which celebrates luxury through exquisite craftsmanship and ethically-sourced ingredients. The new skincare line of products is entirely natural, vegan, handcrafted, sulphate-free, paraben-free and cruelty-free.
It features exclusive products such as lip balms, bath salts, body butter, cleansers, face masks, hand cream, foot

New range of handcrafted, natural skin-care

Editor's note: In this interview, Nathan Ahlgren, assistant professor of biology at Clark University, uses 3D-printed models to explain what proteins do in viruses, how they interact with human cells, how the vaccine delivers mRNA into the cell, and how antibodies protect us. This follows an ea

The body&#039;s fight against COVID-19 explained using 3D-printed models

New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): The All India Football Federation has condoled the untimely death of former India international goalkeeper Prasanta Dora, who passed away in Kolkata on Tuesday.
Dora made his international debut against Nepal in the SAF Games in Kathmandu in 1999 where India went on to win the bronze medal. He represented India in 4 official matches.
Dora was suffering from Hemophagocytic lymphohistioc

AIFF condoles Prasanta Dora's untimely demise

Bath [England], January 26 (ANI): Toddlers with high daily touchscreen use are less able to resist distraction compared to toddlers with no or low touchscreen use - according to new research.
The research from Birkbeck, University of London, King's College London and University of Bath, was published in the journal Scientific Reports.
The research team say the findings are important for the growing debate around the role 

Toddlers who use touchscreens may be more distractible

Tennis great Margaret Court insisted on Tuesday she would not give back a high-profile Australian honour after a backlash over her views on the LGBTQ community, claiming she "loves" gay and transgender people.The 78-year-old, the all-time record holder for Grand Slam titles who is now a church pastor, was elevated to a Companion of the Order of Australia on the country's national day Tuesday.</p

Tennis great Court vows to keep Aussie award despite backlash

Rafael Nadal has taken an apparent swipe at Novak Djokovic over his requests for quarantined players preparing for the Australian Open, saying not everyone felt the need to "advertise" how they were trying to help.The Serbian world No 1 issued a list of suggestions to Tennis Australia last week on behalf of 72 players unable to leave their Melbourne hotel rooms after Covid-19 ca

Nadal takes veiled swipe at Djokovic over quarantine complaints

A Mango Airlines flight from Johannesburg to Durban lost cabin pressure on Monday, prompting it to release oxygen masks for passengers.In a video circulating, a passenger can be seen donning an oxygen mask as the sound of panicking passengers - including the voice of a child asking for its mother - can be heard in the background.READ | <a href="https://www.news24.com/news24/world/news/the

Passengers panic as Mango flight to Durban loses cabin pressure

New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): The Airports Authority of India (AAI) celebrated the 72nd Republic Day by hoisting the national flag at Delhi Air Traffic Services Complex here on Tuesday.
AAI Chairman Arvind Singh was the chief guest at the event, which was organised by following social distancing norms amid COVID-19. The chairman also received the Guard of Honour at the event.
"On the 72nd RepublicDay. celebrations,

Airports Authority of India celebrates 72nd Republic Day

Washington [US], January 26 (ANI): Passengers flying into the United States would require to show proof of testing negative for COVID-19 at least three days prior to the departure.
The US Department of State said that a proof of recovery from COVID-19 before boarding. This order applies to both foreign nationals and US citizens.
"The U.S. Department of State and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) remind

Negative COVID-19 test required for travel to US

New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): Rafale fighter jets, which were inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) last year, featured in the Republic Day parade and culminated the flypast by carrying out the 'Vertical Charlie' formation.
A Rafale jet with two Jaguar Deep penetration strike aircraft and two MiG-29 Air Superiority Fighters conducted the "Eklavya" formation at a height of 300 m and a speed of 780 km/h.
The parad

Rafale jet showstopper in Republic Day flypast

New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): India's Republic Day parade 2021 began on sunny Tuesday morning with strict precautionary measures for coronavirus. The National Flag was unfurled followed by the National Anthem with a booming 21-gun salute. The parade commenced with President Ram Nath Kovind taking the salute.
The parade is commanded by Parade Commander, Lieutenant General Vijay Kumar Mishra, Ati Vishisth Seva medal,

Republic Day parade 2021 begins on Rajpath

New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday led the nation in paying tribute to the fallen soldiers by laying a wreath at the National War Memorial in the national capital on the occasion of Republic Day.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Bipin Rawat, Indian Army chief Gen MM Naravane, Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh and Indian Air Force Chief (IAF) Air Chi

PM pays tribute to soldiers at National War Memorial

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 26 (ANI): Group Captain Kesavan Nair Harisankar of Southern Air Command has been awarded with the prestigious Presidential award Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) on the occasion of Republic Day.
The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, in the coming days, will confer the VSM on Group Captain Harisankar at a function to be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The honour is conferred in recognit

Group Capt Kesavan Harisankar awarded Vishisht Seva Medal

Washington DC [US], January 26 (ANI): US President Joe Biden will sign a proclamation later in the day to keep travel restrictions for Europe and Brazil over COVID-19 concerns, White House spokesperson Jen Psaki informed reporters here on Monday.
"Today, the President will sign a presidential proclamation to reduce the spread of COVID-19 through travel, especially as we see faster spreading variants emerging across the wo

US to keep travel restrictions on Europe

New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Prakash Jarwal on Monday sent a defamation notice to Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders for levelling "baseless" allegations of bribe against him in relation to Jal Board tanker matter.
Jarwal termed the allegations against him as "baseless with the malicious intention".
The notice stated that the Delhi wing of BJP through the press release dated Janua

AAP MLA sends defamation notice to Delhi BJP leaders

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Greece and France signed a 2.5-billion-euro ($3 billion) warplane deal on Monday as part of a plans to upgrade Greece's armed force in response to Turkish challenges in the eastern Mediterranean.The deal will see Greece buying 18 Rafale jets, 12 of them used, made by French firm Dassault to bolster its forces during their regular mi

Greece to buy French fighter jets in message to Turkey

The commitment of the US to Taiwan is "rock-solid", the State Department confirmed at the weekend, as it warned that China's "attempts to intimidate" the island are a threat to regional peace. Meanwhile, France has upgraded its presence in Taiwan, and will take part in joint US-Japanese exercises in the East China Sea in May.For the second day in a row, mainland Chinese air force planes including 12 fighter jets

US pledges support for Taiwan in wake of Chinese military incursions

Paris (AFP)Portuguese voters have been asked to venture out despite the country's pandemic lockdown Sunday for a presidential election widely expected to see centre-right incumbent Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa win another term.Polls point to a first-round win for Rebelo de Sousa, a former political commentator turned approachable head of state known for candid moments like queueing at the supermarket in shorts

Portugal braves lockdown to vote in presidential poll

JERUSALEM, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Euroleague basketball game between Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv and Turkish champions Anadolu Efes, scheduled for Thursday evening in Tel Aviv, has been postponed due to an ongoing ban on flights to and from Israel, the Israeli club said on Tuesday. The Turkish team could have requested an exceptional permit to arrive with an Israeli charter flight, but because Israeli ai

Maccabi-Anadolu Euroleague game postponed due to Israel flight ban

BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China. IPR AID INSTITUTIONS China has extended intellectual property rights (IPR) protection aid nationwide with more than 1,000 institutions, according to the country's IPR authorities. China has been highlighting the role of IPR protection aid in safeguarding the rights of the public and innovators

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