Facebook executives on Thursday fielded questions from an Indian parliamentary panel about changes to WhatsApp's privacy policy, days after the country's technology ministry asked the messaging platform to withdraw them.

India parliament panel questions Facebook on WhatsApp's privacy terms

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is being criticised after he slammed a Cricket Australia initiative to promote inclusivity on January 26, and claimed the date in 1788 “wasn’t a particularly flash day” for those on the first fleet.

Aussie PM criticised for saying Jan 26 'wasn't a flash day for those on first fleet vessels either'

Joe Biden began his presidency Wednesday with the same animating philosophy that guided his campaign: The center can hold. That’s a big wager. American society is more brittle now than it has been in years.

Biden bets on unity

Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is a fierce advocate of fair wages and a former presidential candidate who lost the Democratic nomination to now-President Joe Biden.

Bernie Sanders is once again the star of a meme

Jackson Mthembu, a minister and presidential advisor who was the public face of South Africa's fight against Covid, has died from the virus, the presidency said Thursday.

South African minister and Ramaphosa ally dies of Covid

The EU has lost credibility on human rights by sealing an investment deal with China, a resolution in the European Parliament warned on Thursday. MEPs meeting by videolink in Brussels overwhelmingly passed the resolution which broadly condemned the crackdown on Hong Kong activists by the central government in China.

EU Parliament condemns China deal over Hong Kong crackdown

Egypt and Qatar have agreed to resume diplomatic relations. With this, Egypt has become the first country to officially resume ties under an Arab deal to end a long-running dispute with Doha.

Egypt and Qatar agree to resume diplomatic ties

Iraq has reduced annual supplies of Basra crude oil to several Indian refiners by up to 20% for 2021, industry sources said, in a rare move by OPEC`s second-largest producer which is trying to meet its obligations under the group`s production deal.

Iraq has cut crude oil supplies for most Indian refiners in 2021, report says

Bosnia plans to order Russian and Chinese-made coronavirus vaccines fearing that deliveries ordered under the COVAX scheme for poor countries and from the European Union will be too little too late, officials said on Thursday.

Bosnia to order Russian, Chinese vaccines ahead of COVAX, EU deliveries

A conscript was sentenced to 24-1/2 years in prison by a Russian court on Thursday for killing eight people at a military base in 2019. Ramil Shamsutdinov opened fire on servicemen at the base in the far eastern region of Zabaikalsk on October 25, 2019.

Conscript in Russia jailed for 24-1/2 years for killing eight people

A visibly relieved China warms up to Joe Biden, congratulates him China on Thursday congratulated new US President Joe Biden, asking him to heal and rebuild the severely damaged bilateral ties by his predecessor Donald Trump | READ MORE PM Narendra Modi to receive coronavirus jab in second phase: Reports Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive coronavirus vaccine in the second phase of the mass vaccination drive launched last week, sources said on Thursday | READ MORE Kamala Harris' Indian family is waiting for her to become president Kamala Harris' family in India huddled around their television set to watch her inauguration as she created history on Wednesday | READ MORE Philippines: Magnitude 7 earthquake detected at sea A major earthquake was detected at sea near the Philippines on Thursday evening | READ MORE In an about-turn, US thanks WHO for leading global Covid response The new US administration on Thursday thanked the World Health Organisation (WHO) for leading the global pandemic response and vowed to remain a member state | READ MORE China to gift Pakistan half million doses of Sinopharm vaccine China will provide half a million doses of its Sinopharm COVID-19 free of cost to Pakistan by January 31 | READ MORE It's going to be legendary at 21 mins past 9 tonight.

Top ten world news: China warms up to Biden, Modi to soon receive Covid jab, and more

The newly formed administration in the United States, led by Joe Biden, unveiled a detailed Covid-19 roadmap Thursday to boost vaccinations and testing while centering scientific expertise.

Biden unveils ambitious Covid strategy on first day of office

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