Doha [Qatar], January 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Qatari Health Ministry on Saturday said there are 204 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number in the Gulf state to 147,089, official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.
Meanwhile, 177 more recovered from the virus, bringing the overall recoveries to 143,612, while the death toll remained at 246 for the ninth consecutive day, according to a ministry statement quoted by QNA.
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Qatar reports 204 new COVID-19 cases

Patna (Bihar) [India], January 16 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday said Bihar is becoming the crime capital of the country and those sitting in power in the State are protecting the criminals.
"Bihar is becoming the crime capital of the country, the number of incidents of crime is increasing here. It was ridiculous to see the CM yesterday, Nitis

Bihar becoming 'crime capital' of India: Tejashwi Yadav

New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): Around 80 flights from Indira Gandhi International airport in Delhi to several destinations were delayed due to dense fog and other technical reasons, an airport official said on Saturday.
They further informed that over 50 flights arriving in Delhi from several locations were also delayed due to dense fog.
"Around 80 flights from Delhi airport to several destinations were delayed due 

Several flights delayed at Delhi Airport due to dense fog

Patna (Bihar) [India], January 16 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has said that rumours have been circulating that ministers in the Bihar government might be involved in the murder of the IndiGo airlines manager Rupesh Kumar Singh.
In a Facebook live on Friday, Yadav said: "There are rumours that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's ministers might be involved in

'Rumours of Bihar ministers' role in IndiGo manager murder'

New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): Delhi on Saturday witnessed dense fog that resulted in the delay of 24 trains traveling in and around the national capital, and at least four flights to/from the Indira Gandhi International airport have been delayed. At least one flight has been canceled.
Delhi airport authority stated that due to dense fog, only CAT IIIA and CATIII B compliant aircraft and pilots can operate. Passenge

Delhiites wake up to dense fog, low visibility, severe AQI

New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): Dense fog shrouded parts of Delhi early Saturday leading to poor visibility in the national capital, which is in the grip of a cold wave.
Delhi Airport put out an advisory for a passengers post-midnight"Due to dense fog, only CAT IIIA and CATIII B compliant aircraft and pilots are able to operate. Passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information,

Increase in Fog, make dip in the temperature in Delhi

London [UK], January 16 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday (local time) announced that the country is temporarily closing all travel corridors from 4 am local time on Monday, a move that aims to prevent the spread of new variants of coronavirus into the country.
CNN quoted Johnson as saying at a press conference that the only way to get into the country is by having a negative coronavirus test result.
Also, 

UK to close all travel corridors from Monday

A growing list of countries are limiting travel to and from South Africa since a more transmissible variant of the coronavirus was announced in December.Emirates this week announced a 13-day halt on all South Africa routes for "operational reasons".South Africa has recorded close to 1.3 million cases and over 35 500 fatalities since March - the highest

Airlines cull South Africa routes as virus flares

Returns can be a big deal in Russia, in art and in life.In art, there's unparalleled Soviet-era author Andrei Platonov's haunting story The Return, and Andrei Zvyaginstev's 2003 movie with the same title -- a nerve-wracking tale of two young brothers on a trip with their 'remote, impossible to please, harshly judgmental and violently punishing father,' who has abruptly returned after a long abse

The Week In Russia: Risks And Returns

Washington [US], January 15 (ANI): Chinese multinational electronics company Xiaomi along with eight other Chinese firms has been put on an investment blacklist by the U.S. Department of Defense. This move prevents American investors from investing in these companies.
As per Mashable, the U.S. government alleges that the nine banned Chinese companies have ties to or are controlled by the Chinese military. In addition to X

Xiaomi gets blacklisted in U.S.A

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 15 (ANI): Air India on Friday announced the commencement of its first-ever non-stop services between Hyderabad and Chicago, which will fulfil a long-standing demand for a direct air-link between the two major cities.
"Air India continues to add wind beneath its wings to bring India and the USA closer with the commencement of its first-ever non-stop services between Hyderabad and Chic

Air India launches non-stop Hyderabad-Chicago service

Karachi [Pakistan], January 15 (ANI): China has imposed a temporary travel ban on Pakistani passengers after 10 of them tested positive for COVID-19.
According to Geo News, China has also stopped operating flights from Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for three weeks.
PIA spokesperson Abdullah Hafeez confirmed that the national carrier has temporarily halted the flights after the development.
Pakistani passengers, wh

China imposes temporary travel ban on Pakistan

Islamabad [Pakistan], January 15 (ANI): A Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) plane was held back by a local court in Malaysia on Friday due to a legal dispute between the airline and another party.
Taking to Twitter, Pakistan's national carrier said: "A PIA aircraft has been held back by a local court in Malaysia taking one sided decision pertaining to a legal dispute between PIA and another party pending in a UK cour

Pakistan national carrier airplane held back in Malaysia

Patna (Bihar) [India], January 15 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday informed that a special team has been formed to probe the murder of an IndiGo airlines manager and assured that strict action will be taken against the culprits.
Speaking to ANI about the murder and crimes in the state, the Chief Minister said, "I spoke with the DGP, a special team has been formed. Don't demoralise Police, if someone does

Special team formed to probe IndiGo manager's murder

Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 15 (ANI): Customs has seized 2.15 kilograms of gold worth Rs 1.09 crore at Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) on Thursday.
Two people -- Faizal Thotty Melparamba, 37 and Shuhaib Mugu, 31 -- were arrested along with the gold. They were coming from Sharjah.
The customs of MIA intercepted Melparamba and Mugu based on an intelligence cue and their profile.
Both the individuals hail fr

Customs seizes 2.15 kg gold worth Rs 1.09 crore

Jakarta [Indonesia], January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesian authorities have downloaded the flight data recorder (FDR) belonging to the Sriwijaya Air plane that crashed into Jakarta waters last week, the National Transportation Safety Committee said on Friday.
"There are 330 parameters (in the FDR) and all are in good condition. We are currently studying it," said the committee's chairman Soerjanto Tjahjono.
The search and r

Indonesian authorities download crashed plane's black box

Patna (Bihar) [India], January 15 (ANI): Three days after Rupesh Kumar Singh, a manager with IndiGo airlines, was shot dead by unidentified bike-borne men in the Punaichak area of Patna, his family on Friday said the probe should be transferred from Bihar police to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Talking to media, Nandeshwar Singh, brother of the deceased said that despite Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's assuranc

Murdered IndiGo airlines manager's family demands CBI probe

PanARMENIAN.Net - Georgian Airways is operating charter flights from Tbilisi to Moscow via Yerevan for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic, reports about it with reference to the airline.Georgia suspended air traffic with all countries months ago due to the coronavirus pandemic. Restrictions on scheduled international flights are valid in the country until January 31, 2021. Whether the

Georgian Airways offering flights to Moscow via Yerevan

Authorities have been unable to explain why the plane crashed just four minutes after take-off.Some analysts have opined that bad weather, pilot error, poor maintenance and mechanical failure were among possible factors. At least five other victims have since been identified, as forensic examiners sort through mangled human remains.<

Sobbing relatives bury Indonesian plane crash victim

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TEHRAN, IRAN - Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard conducted a drill Saturday launching anti-warship ballistic missiles at a simulated target in the Indian Ocean, state television reported, amid heightened tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a U.S. pressure campaign against the Islamic Republic.Footage showed two missiles smash into a target that Iranian state television described as ``hypothetical ho

Iranian Guard Holds Anti-warship Ballistic Missile Drill

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Retail sales in Brazil, one of the engines of the country's economy, fell by 0.1 percent in November 2020 against October, ending six consecutive monthly increases, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics reported on Friday. Rising inflation, which led to reduced supermarket sales, was the main reason for the decline. (Brazil-Retail) - - - - NEW YORK -- U.S.-listed Chi

Xinhua world economic news summary at 0900 GMT, Jan. 16

Hong Kong, January 16 (ANI): At least four suspects were released on bail on Friday after being accused of helping Hong Kong pro-democracy protestors who tried to escape to Taiwan in wake of the draconian National Security Law imposed by Beijing.
South China Morning Post said that the eight men and three women (in total 11 arrests) were detained on suspicion of assisting offenders, a breach of the Criminal Procedure Ordin

Four released after accused of helping HK activists

New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): The exports in December 2020 were USD 27.15 Billion, as compared to USD 27.11 Billion in December 2019, exhibiting a positive growth of 0.14 per cent, said the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
In Rupee terms, exports were Rs 1,99,770.58 crore in December 2020, as compared to Rs 1,92,984.47 crore in December 2019, registering a positive growth of 3.52 per cent, according to an officia

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