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Covid-19: England's third lockdown legally comes into force
The measures, which include a stay-at-home order and the closure of schools to most pupils, were announced by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday. It comes after the number of new daily confirmed cases of Covid in the UK topped 60,000 for the first time.And it is thought one in 50 people in private households in England had the virus last week - rising to one in 30 in London.
US Congress set to certify Biden's victory amid protests
Some Republicans have pledged to support Trump's efforts to overturn the result by formally objecting at the session, in a bid that is almost certain to fail. Hundreds of National Guard members are being mobilised. Supporters of Trump have begun gathering in Washington DC to rally against the certification of his defeat, and counter-protests are expected.
US: Democrats win 1 Senate seat in Georgia, lead in another
A Christian priest, Rafael Warnock, who is the Democratic Party's candidate, defeated the Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler by 1 per cent of the votes in the elections held on Tuesday.
You don’t have power to challenge election results, Mike Pence tells Trump
US Vice President Mike Pence is set to preside over the U.S. Senate on Thursday as it receives the results of the state-by-state Electoral College that determines the winner of Presidential elections.
As Jack Ma goes missing, China sends a stern message
This incident took place within months of property tycoon Ren Zhiqiang being sentenced to 18 years of imprisonment. Experts said that this would lead to an environment of extreme uncertainty for the business community as well as citizens at large.
India is expected to grow at 5.4% in fiscal year 2021-22, says World Bank
India is expected to grow at 5.4% in fiscal year 2021/22 and 5.2% in fiscal 2022/23 after an expected contraction of 9.6% in fiscal 2020/21. Owing to a steep decline in household spending and private investment, output contraction is expected for India in the current fiscal year.
S.Korea calls for early release of tanker seized by Iran
Following the seizure on Monday, the IRGC said: "The tanker (Hankuk Chemi), departing from the Saudi port of Al-Jubail, was seized when sailing in the Gulf by the Zulfiqar fleet in the first Naval District of the IRGC for repeated violations of marine environmental laws," Xinhua news agency reported.
Donald Trump, supporters prepare for doomed effort to overturn Joe Biden's election victory
Members of both the Senate and the House of Representatives will meet in a joint session presided over by Vice President Mike Pence to count and certify the electoral college votes, while Trump's supporters and opponents faceoff elsewhere in Washington. Trump was expected to speak to his supporters in a highly irregular and potentially incendiary move.
India calls for global efforts against terrorists acquiring chemical weapons
At a Security Council session on Tuesday on the use of chemical weapons in Syria, India's Permanent Representative T.S. Tirumurti, said, "India remains concerned about the possibility of such weapons falling into the hands of terrorist organisations and individuals."
WHO team investigating COVID-19 origins denied entry to China
Two members had already set out on their journey - one has now turned back and the other is in transit in a third country, the BBC reported on Wednesday. The WHO said the problem was a lack of visa clearances.
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