 | AstraZeneca's Pascal Soriot: The man behind COVID-19 vaccineNow, several countries, including France and Germany, have suspended the jab pending an investigation into whether it caused blood clots. |
 | China summons tech giants over 'deep fakes', internet securityIn 2019, China issued rules banning online video and audio providers from using artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality technologies. |
 | Indian-American healthcare workers in Green Card backlog hold demonstration before US CapitolThe discrepancy in the number of H-1B hired from India and a small number of green cards allotted to India creates an inhumane Green Card backlog. |
 | Japan to end coronavirus emergency in Tokyo despite rebound fearsShigeru Omi, a doctor on a government panel of coronavirus experts, said cautionary measures after the end of the emergency will be crucial. |
 | India expected to register largest increase in child and maternal deaths in South Asia in 2020: UNThe report noted that India could spend nearly USD 10 billion on COVID-19 testing and healthcare utilisation by September 2021, the biggest share of the overall costs in the region. |
 | Helicopter crash kills nine Afghan troops in central provinceAfghanistan is experiencing a nationwide spike in bombings, targeted killings and other violence as peace negotiations in Qatar between Taliban insurgents and the Afghan government stall. |
 | Next-level lockdown: Six weeks underground in French caveFor 40 days their home is a cavernous complex below the Earth's surface, deprived of phones, watches or natural light. But they do have their own tents for a minimum of privacy. |
 | 'White supremacy literally killing us': Asian community angry, stunned after Atlanta spa killingsPolice have said suspect Robert Aaron Long, a 21-year-old white man, has so far denied a racist motive for the three shootings in the southern US state of Georgia. |
 | Mars rover sends back grinding, squealing sounds of drivingPerseverance — the biggest, most advanced rover ever sent to Mars — landed near an ancient river delta on Feb. 18 to search for signs of past life. |
 | Russia recalls envoy after Joe Biden says 'killer' Vladimir Putin will 'pay the price'Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told RIA Novosti that "responsibility for further deterioration of Russian-American ties fully rests with the United States." |
 | Joe Biden called upon to support India, South Africa at WTO on COVID-19 vaccinesThe move comes after India and South Africa, along with several other countries, have urgently gone to the WTO seeking a time-limited waiver of the TRIPS agreement. |
 | South Africa headmaster charged for sending boy into latrine to retrieve his cellphoneIt is alleged that he then used a thick rope to secure the boy and lowered him into the latrine to search for the phone with his hands. |
 | China blasts US 'evil past of genocide'' at UN rights bodyIn a brief but sharp statement, Jiang Duan criticised US military interventions abroad that had resulted in tremendous deaths of civilians |
 | UK minister views India as like-minded, high trust vendor nationDominic Raab named India among the countries that would help address the need for diversified global supply chains with high trust vendors. |
 | Prominent Egyptian activist jailed 18-months for 'fake news'Sanaa Seif, of Egypt's most well-known family of activists, was arrested in June last year, and was accused by prosecutors of broadcasting fake news and rumours. |
