Professor Sharon Peacock, head of the Covid-19 Genomics UK (Cog-UK) Consortium said the variant 'is going to sweep the world.

Kent Covid variant is going to sweep the world, says Professor Peacock

What's happening in Myanmar is a textbook military coup. Tough restrictions have been imposed on the citizens. But, the protesters have found new and creative ways to catch the attention of the world

Gravitas: From bodybuilders to inflated water pools: Myanmar's colourful protests

A gigantic snow artwork made with thousands of footsteps on the golf course is catching attention near Finland’s capital Helsinki.

Finland Snow Art: Locals create giant snow artwork on the golf course

India-China Border Standoff: The Indian army has released the video of the disengagement process at the Ladakh border. Addressing the Indian parliament today the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said that India and China have started the process of disengagement along the line of actual control.

Defence minister Rajnath Singh says, 'India-China have started the process of disengagement'

The World Health Organisation's Expert panel has recommended the wide use of AstraZeneca Covid vaccine. A few days back WHO warns South Africa to not halt the rollout of the vaccine that the govt found incapable of fighting new variant of the virus.

WHO experts back wide use of AstraZeneca Covid vaccine

Canada has secure over 380 million doses of vaccine for the mass inoculation drive. It will be 10 doses of vaccine per person. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a telephonic conversation with PM Narendra Modi urges to provide covid vaccine supplies.

Canada secures over 380 Million doses of vaccine

The second day of the impeachment trial was dominated by presenting harrowing audio and visual evidence. Democrats claimed and alleged that Donald Trump's loyalists were on a mission to kill House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Former-Vice President Mike Pence.

Day 2 of Trump's impeachment: Senators witness never-before-seen footage of Capitol attack

United States' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that "wearing a mask — any mask — reduces the risk of infection with the coronavirus, but wearing a more tightly fitted surgical mask, or layering a cloth mask atop a surgical mask, can vastly increase protections to the wearer and others.

COVID -19 Update: CDC says "tight-fitted masks or double-masking increases protection"

China's probe Tianwen-1 successfully entered the orbit of the red planet Mars after nearly 7-month voyage from Earth.

China's Tianwen-1 spacecraft enters Mars' orbit after 7 month voyage

Aides of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has said that the opposition will shift its focus from protest to the upcoming parliamentary elections in Russia.

Russia Protest: Navalny aide says, "the format of protest will change"

Tunisian artist Anis Bouchnak is carving smoking pipes from the Native Briar Wood, a craft which has been passed down to him from his earlier generation.

Dying Breed: Tunisian who carves smoking pipes from Briar Wood

United States: Prosecutors trace Donald Trump's inflammatory rhetoric

Following the announcement of the disengagement agreement on the northern and western banks of Pangong Tso Lake, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that Beijing would place its troops east of Finger 8, while India would put its troops on its permanent base at Finger 3.

India-China begin disengagement on banks of Pangong Tso lake along the LAC

India reportedly called out Pakistan's links with terror groups, which is the Al-Qaeda, during the United States Security Council meeting. Indian envoy to the UN said Pak is providing safe heaven to terror organizations.

India at UN Security Council: Pakistan provides safe heaven to Al-Qaeda

The Apex court of Pakistan has ordered the government to immediately construct the vandalised Hindu temple. The court also ordered the provincial authorities to propose a timeline for the completion.

Pakistan Supreme Court orders immediate rebuilding of vandalised Hindu temple

The WHO has also been monitoring two additional coronavirus strains that are actively spreading in UK's Bristol and Liverpool.

2 new Covid variants detected in UK's Liverpool and Bristol

The EU has so far approved three vaccines – those produced by BioNTech/Pfizer, Moderna and Oxford-AstraZeneca, but roll-outs have been hampered by delivery delays.

EU Chief Ursula Von Der Leyen acknowledges failings in Covid Vaccine rollout

The Chinese and Indian armed forces at the south and north banks of the Pangong lake in eastern Ladakh have started disengagement simultaneously; confirmed sources

India, China begin disengagement at Pangong Tso in Ladakh: Sources

The protesters are demanding that the power be restored to the democratically elected government headed by Aung San Suu Kyi. The military deposed Suu Kyi government in a coup on February 1, 2021.

Over 100 arrested as Myanmar police begin crackdown on demonstrators

After Russia, U.S., India and Europe, UAE has now officially become the fifth nation to enter the orbit of red planet Mars. UAE's Space Agency became the fifth agency in the world to achieve the feat

UAE becomes fifth nation to successfully enter the orbit of Mars

Sudan: In Nyala, student demonstrations protested for a fourth consecutive day against rising bread and transportation prices.

Radical hike in prices of fuel, food & medicine led unrest in South Sudan

Police kept the protesters some 300 meters away from the embassy and also tried to prevent journalists from covering the protest

Uighurs stage protest outside Chinese Embassy in Turkey

Protesters in Myanmar demands restoration of power to elected govt

The impeachment trial of U.S' Former President Donald Trump has begun. Senate has declared it constitutional on the very first day. By a vote of 56 to 44, the Senate rejected arguments by Trump's attorneys, who asserted that holding an impeachment trial of a former president is unconstitutional.

Trump's Impeachment trial might conclude as early as next week

A member of the special WHO mission to China said on Wednesday that US intelligence on the origin of the coronavirus was not reliable.

U.S. to conduct independent review of W.H.O data from Wuhan

Feb 10 in history: Treat of Paris, Satellites collide in space and more

South Africa hopes to vaccinate 40 million people, or two-thirds of the population, to achieve some level of herd immunity but has yet to administer a single shot.

South Africa puts hold on AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said the frequent moves by U.S. warships and aircraft into the South China Sea in a “show of force” was not conducive to regional peace and stability.

Two U.S. carrier groups conduct exercises in South China Sea

Public opinion is mixed on how well Western governments have handled the coronavirus pandemic.

Your Story: France and other EU nations fear loss of public trust

Navalny has spearheaded many anti-corruption rallies and is considered to be the face of the opposition in Russia.

Pro-Navalny protest: Russian protesters vow to continue their fight against govt

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (February 9, 2021) held a virtual summit with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and stated that both India and Afghanistan want to see the region free of terrorism.

'Want to see region free of terrorism', says PM Modi at virtual summit with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani

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