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WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell lashed out at corporate America yesterday, warning CEOs to stay out of the debate over a new voting law in Georgia that has been criticized as restricting votes among minorities and the poor.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India reported a record rise in COVID-19 infections yesterday, becoming the second country after the United States to post more than 100,000 new cases in a day, as politicians stage massive election rallies raising fears of further spreading the virus.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India reported a record rise in COVID-19 infections today, becoming the second country after the United States to post more than 100,000 new cases in a day, as politicians stage massive election rallies raising fears of further spreading the virus.

MALAKA, Indonesia,  (Reuters) – Floods and landslides triggered by tropical cyclone Seroja in a cluster of islands in southeast Indonesia and East Timor have killed 97 people, with many still unaccounted for and thousands displaced, officials said today.

(Reuters) – The United States has put Johnson and Johnson in charge of a plant that ruined 15 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine and has stopped British drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc from using the facility, a senior health official said on Saturday.

(Reuters) – Opponents of military rule in Myanmar inscribed messages of protest on Easter eggs yesterday while thousands of others were back on the streets, denouncing a Feb.

AMMAN,  (Reuters) – The half-brother and former heir of Jordan’s King Abdullah, Prince Hamza, liaised with foreign parties over a plot to destabilise the country and has been under investigation for some time, the deputy prime minister said yesterday.

DHAKA/LISBON, (Reuters) – Garment makers in nine countries spanning Asia, the Middle East and North Africa have banded together to demand better contract terms from global clothing retailers, according to a draft document seen by Reuters.

SEOUL,  (Reuters) – South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc said yesterday it will wind down its loss-making mobile division – a move that is set to make it the first major smartphone brand to completely withdraw from the market.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela will ask the United Nations to help remove landmines in its territory that it says have been deployed by “irregular” armed groups near the Colombian border, President Nicolas Maduro said yesterday.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – India’s richest state, Maharashtra, said it would impose stringent COVID-19 restrictions from tomorrow as there has been a rapid rise in infections, a state minister said today The state will shut down malls, cinema halls, bars and restaurants from tomorrow evening and impose a complete lockdown on weekends, Nawab Malik told reporters after a cabinet meeting.

(Reuters) – The United States has put Johnson and Johnson in charge of a plant that ruined 15 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine and has stopped British drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc from using the facility, a senior health official said yesterday.

AMMAN, (Reuters) – Jordan’s military has told King Abdullah’s half-brother Prince Hamza bin Hussein to halt actions targeting “security and stability” in what people familiar with the matter said could be related to a plot to destabilise the country.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Thousands of demonstrators joined rallies across Britain yesterday against a proposed law that would give police extra powers to curb protests, with some scuffles breaking out following a march in London.

LONDON,(Reuters) – Britain reported 10 deaths from COVID-19 within 28 days of a positive test yesterday, the lowest daily figure since early September, as its vaccine rollout reached another milestone.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – A grand parade conveyed 22 ancient Egyptian royal mummies in special capsules across the capital Cairo yesterday to a new museum home where they can be displayed in greater splendour.

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – Pope Francis, leading an Easter vigil service scaled down due to COVID-19, said yesterday he hoped the dark times of the pandemic would end and that people could rediscover “the grace of everyday life.”

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A motorist rammed a vehicle into U.S. Capitol police today and brandished a knife, killing one officer and injuring another and forcing the Capitol complex to lock down in an attack that police said did not immediately appear to be terrorism-related.

(Reuters) – Myanmar activists held candle-lit protests overnight and scrambled to find workarounds for a new internet shutdown today, as opponents to the military’s bloody crackdown on dissent vowed no letup in efforts to unseat the ruling generals.

TORONTO,  (Reuters) – The Canadian province of Ontario will enter a limited lockdown for 28 days tomorrow, as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise and more dangerous virus variants take hold, the premier said yesterday.