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Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:38:26 GMTConservative social network Parler offline after Amazon warning over violent content
The conservative social network Parler was forced offline Monday, tracking websites showed, after Amazon warned the company would lose access to its servers for its failure to properly police violent content.
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:22:18 GMTJapan sumo wrestler quits, saying coronavirus fears ignored
A sumo wrestler in Japan said he had "no choice" but to quit the sport after his request to skip a tournament for fear of catching coronavirus was rejected.
The 22-year-old known as Kotokantetsu said the Japan Sumo Association had insisted he fight...
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:22:14 GMTConservative website Parler forced offline: web trackers
The conservative social network Parler was forced offline Monday, tracking websites showed, after Amazon warned the company would lose access to its servers for its failure to properly police violent content.
The site's popularity soared in recent ...
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:16:12 GMTIndia skipper Rahane says battling draw 'as good as winning'
India skipper Ajinkya Rahane hailed his team's character Monday after they clung on for an unlikely draw in the third Test against Australia, saying the result felt like a win.
Few gave India much chance when they began the day at 98-2, having lost...
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:06:14 GMTCorruption trial of Israeli magnate opens in Switzerland
French-Israeli diamond magnate Beny Steinmetz went on trial in Geneva on Monday over allegations of corruption linked to mining deals in Guinea, after a drawn-out international investigation.
Steinmetz, who travelled from Israel to take part in the...
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 08:30:28 GMTDraw 'tough to swallow" for dejected Aussie skipper Paine
Australia skipper Tim Paine admitted a draw was "tough to swallow" and rued his series of dropped catches as India escaped defeat in the third Test Monday.
India started day five on 98-2 but despite losing Ajinkya Rahane in the second over, they ba...
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 08:22:12 GMTConservative website Parler forced offline: web trackers
The conservative social network Parler was forced offline Monday, tracking websites showed, after Amazon warned the company would lose access to its servers for its failure to properly police violent content.
The site’s popularity soared in recen...
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 08:02:11 GMTDefiant India stand firm for fighting draw in third Australia Test
A courageous and injury-wracked India pulled off a remarkable draw in a tense third Test against Australia Monday as they survived against the hosts' much-vaunted bowling attack to take the series into a decider.
They resumed day five at 98-2, need...
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 06:58:05 GMTChina says WHO experts to probe Covid-19 origins during long-awaited mission
Ten World Health Organization scientists will visit China from Thursday to probe the origins of Covid-19, authorities said, more than a year after the pandemic began and amid accusations Beijing delayed the investigation.
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 06:44:12 GMTChina says WHO coronavirus experts to visit from Thursday
Ten World Health Organization scientists will visit China from Thursday to probe the origins of Covid-19, authorities said Monday, more than a year after the pandemic began and amid accusations Beijing has tried to thwart the investigation.
The lon...
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 06:32:15 GMTDefying humanitarian warnings, Pompeo brands Yemen's Huthis as terrorists
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has moved to brand Yemen's Iranian-linked Huthi rebels as terrorists, a last-minute move in defiance of aid groups who fear it will worsen a humanitarian crisis.
Unless Congress blocks the decision, the Huthis will...
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 06:30:30 GMTThousands gather for Japan coming-of-age day despite virus surge
Young adults dressed to the nines in kimonos gathered at venues in Japan on Monday to celebrate reaching the age of majority, although many of the usually jubilant events were cancelled over coronavirus fears.
More than a million people in Japan tu...
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 05:28:19 GMTBubble badminton: tour returns behind closed doors in Bangkok
A wretched spell for badminton ends at this week's Thailand Open, where players will emerge from hotel quarantine to restart the world tour in bubble conditions in Bangkok.
The world's top players -- minus China and Japan, who were forced to pull o...
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 05:28:18 GMTParamedics struggle to find hospital beds in virus-hit Mexico
For paramedics dealing with a surge in coronavirus infections in Mexico, finding an available bed for patients in overwhelmed hospitals has become a daily lottery.
"For there to be room, one person has to be discharged or die. It's tough but it's t...
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 05:02:24 GMTPacific's Micronesia records first Covid-19 case
The remote Pacific nation of Micronesia recorded its first case of Covid-19 on Monday, ending its run as one of the few places on Earth without the coronavirus.
President David Panuelo acknowledged the development was "alarming" for the country's 1...