The US and Europe are in line to get the first doses of an experimental coronavirus vaccine after a partnership between Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE delivered dazzling preliminary results in a large patient trial.

Countries queue for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said on Thursday vaccine developers should push to make billions of their COVID-19 vaccines to ensure access to all parts of the world, instead of focusing on the rich countries.

Fauci hopeful about the prospects for a successful COVID-19 vaccine

Portugal Footwear Industry is in big loss due to the pandemic, the demand for Portugal's high and leather footwear has gone down because of the COVID-19 pandemic as everyone prefer comfortable footwears nowadays.

Portugal's luxury footwear industry hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic

Countries in line for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

Ethiopia's military has defeated local forces in the west of Tigray state, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday, accusing his foes of atrocities during a week of fighting that threatens to destabilise the Horn of Africa.

Ethiopia claims big advance in Tigray, Amnesty reports mass killing

Every morning, Malaysian aircraft pilot Azrin Mohamad Zawawi dons his white captain's uniform and hat before heading to work - not at the airport, but to the small noodle stall that he now runs in a suburb just outside the capital Kuala Lumpur.

Grounded Malaysian pilot dons uniform to sell food

The U.S. Justice Department said it had appealed a Pennsylvania judge's Oct. 30 order that blocked the government from imposing restrictions on Chinese-owned short video sharing app TikTok that were set to take effect on Thursday.

US government appeals order blocking TikTok ban from taking effect

China's foreign ministry said on Friday (November 13) that it extended congratulations to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris, who won the election that President Donald Trump has refused to concede.

China says it extends congratulations to Biden and Harris

Hong Kong's pro-democracy opposition lawmakers said on Wednesday they would resign in protest against the dismissal of four of their colleagues from the city assembly after Beijing gave local authorities new powers to further curb dissent.

United States threatens fresh sanctions against China

Despite record sales on Singles' Day, Alibaba's shares plunged 10%. This massive sell-off was triggered by fears that Alibaba founder Jack Ma is losing favour with Beijing. Why is Xi Jinping targeting the poster boy of the Chinese tech industry? WION's Palki Sharma has more.

Gravitas: Why is Xi Jinping going after Jack Ma?

Words like 'Taiwan' and 'China virus' were blocked from the comments section during a livestream of the World Health Assembly meeting. Netizens quickly pointed out the similarities between this incident and China's vast censorship regime. WION's Palki Sharma has the story.

Gravitas: W.H.O censors Taiwan on Facebook

Thailand's Buddhist governing body on Wednesday ordered monks not to join protests that have been taking place for months against Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and to demand curbs on King Maha Vajiralongkorn's powers.

Thailand: Thai monks ordered not to join protests

Pakistan's top investigative authority, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Wednesday accepted the presence of eleven 26/11 terrorists who facilitated the 26/11 terror attack on its soil.

Pak accepts presence of Lashkar terrorists who facilitated 26/11 in country

President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday named longtime adviser Ron Klain as his White House chief of staff, his first major appointment, as he builds his administration regardless of whether President Donald Trump accepts the election results.

Joe Biden moves forward, names longtime adviser chief of staff

The Central government has brought online news portals and content providers under the Information and Broadcasting ministry. The development was announced in a gazette notification on November 9 declaring that the President has signed the order to include online films, digital news and current affairs content under the purview of the I&B Ministry headed by Union minister Prakash Javadekar.

India: Online news portals, films, content providers now under regulation of government

Germany, holder of the European Union's rotating presidency, has criticized China for the dismissal of several pro-democracy opposition lawmakers from the city assembly in Hong Kong.

Germany criticizes China for dismissal of Hong Kong opposition lawmakers

Georgia will re-count all paper ballots cast in the Nov. 3 presidential election by hand, the state's top election official said on Wednesday, a mammoth task that must be completed by Nov. 20.

Georgia to re-count presidential election ballots by hand

US President Donald Trump made his first official post-election appearance Wednesday for what should have been a moment of national unity to mark Veterans Day.

Donald Trump makes first public appearance since losing election

In a major development, the ongoing India-China border conflict may be resolved soon as the armies of the two countries have agreed for disengagement from parts of the Eastern Ladakh sector under which they would be moving back to their respective positions before April-May timeframe earlier this year.

Report: China to move to its position beyond Finger 8

The notice has been sent to the global Vice President of Twitter by the Director of the National Cyber Coordination Center.

Social media platform Twitter shows incorrect map of Leh; Govt sends notice

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (November 11) placed a memorial wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery to mark Veterans Day. It was be his first public appearance, other than two golf outings, since an angry White House news conference last Thursday in which he made unsubstantiated election fraud claims.

Trump lays wreath in first public appearance since Biden victory

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is addressed a press conference during which the FM announced more stimulus to boost the Coronavirus-hit economy. FM announces Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana for formal sector.

WION Dispatch: Finance Minister announces more stimulus to boost 'COVID-hit' economy

The resignation of the 15 remaining pro-democracy lawmakers will ratchet up tensions over the future of Hong Kong

WION Dispatch: Hong Kong disqualifies 4 pro-democracy legislators

French President Emmanuel Macron led Armistice Day commemorations at Place Clemenceau in Paris.

Macron leads Armistice Day commemorations in France

The unrest on Wednesday erupted broke out after the participants ignored police warnings to disperse to limit COVID-19 infection risks.

Far-right ‘hooligans’ clash with police at Warsaw march

Heavy rain effectively shut down Manila, the sprawling capital of 12 million people, and surrounding areas.

Typhoon Vamco lashes the Philippines, paralyses parts of Manila

the fight against political Islam – the ideological basis behind it – we are going to create a criminal offense called ‘political Islam’, says Sebastian Kurz

Austria to make it a criminal offense to spread political Islam after Vienna terror attack

US President-elect Joe Biden in phone calls with the leaders of Australia, Japan and South Korea emphasised on maintaining a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific region.

Joe Biden's call to Asian leaders amid growing China threat

Delhi is in a critical situation as coronavirus spread and pollution in the city are on the peak.

Delhi's air quality improves from 'Severe' to 'Very poor'

Monks and novices are banned from joining political protests and urgent notifications have been sent to temples advising them that monks could be expelled for participating.

Thailand: Monks prohibited from participating in political protests

It also comes after the WHO was criticized for having declared the pandemic, which first emerged in China at the end of last year, too late.

EU seeks power to declare health emergency regardless of WHO move

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