The day Paradise burned, Aaron Singer was a skeptic. Then he saw the flames in his rearview mirror. This was November 2018, and the Camp Fire, the most destructive wildfire in California history, was making swift and smoky headway through the Sierra Nevada foothills.

Hounded by wildfires, Californians rethink their willingness to rebuild

Former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) James Comey recently said that he wants US President Donald Trump impeached for inciting a riot at the US Capitol on January 6, but does not want to see him prosecuted.

Former FBI chief Comey wants Trump impeached, but not prosecuted

Lai Chi-wai became the first person to climb over 250 metres of a skyscraper in a wheelchair in the city of Hong Kong. The 37-year-old reportedly took up the painstaking task to raise money for spinal cord patients.

In pics: Man in wheelchair climbs up Hong Kong skyscraper for charity

Brazil’s health regulator has delayed the approval of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, citing the need for more data on the vaccine. Drugmaker Uniao Quimica’s application for emergency use of Sputnik V have been returned to the company for failing to meet its criteria, Reuters reported on Sunday.

Brazil's regulator delays emergency authorisation of Sputnik V, demands more data

A group of climbers from Nepal on Saturday became the first ever to summit K2 during winter months. On the same day, a Spanish mountaineer fell to his death from the peak.

Climbers from Nepal become first to summit K2 in winter

France is intensifying curfews to battle the spread of COVID-19 in the country. Starting Saturday, a 6 PM (local time) curfew has been enforced in the country. As a new variant of the virus, which is deemed more infectious continues to spread across the globe, countries are trying to control the spread.

As hospitalisations rise, France's new 6 pm curfew comes into effect

A suspected carbon monoxide leak in the Italian capital of Rome led to the deaths of five residents of a retirement home. "Unfortunately there are five dead, then there are also five other residents in a serious condition and two care workers, a total of seven people in hospital," AFP quoted the local police as saying.

Carbon monoxide leak in Italian retirement home kills five

On Saturday - January 16, India began the world’s largest immunisation programme against COVID-19. A sanitation worker become the country’s first person to receive the vaccine on Saturday.

First person to receive COVID-19 vaccine in India urges everyone to 'go for it'

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won a decisive re-election victory on Saturday, elections officials said, but his main rival Bobi Wine alleged widespread fraud and said citizens should reject the result.

Uganda: Museveni declared winner of presidential poll; rival alleges fraud

Bitcoin has new become the most sought after currency after its valuation skyrocketed in the recent weeks. Now, another cryptocurrency-related incident has come to light.

British man accidentally threw out bitcoins worth $273 million. Here's how he plans to retrieve it

AstraZeneca`s COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for emergency use in Pakistan, the health minister said on Saturday, making it the first coronavirus vaccine to get the green light for use in the South Asian country.

Pakistan approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

Global migration has slowed down by nearly 30 per cent, owing to restrictions that were put in place to contain the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. A United Nations report from Friday revealed that two million fewer people migrated between 2019-20 than expected.

Coronavirus slowed down global migration by 30%; Indian diaspora the largest: UN report

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