Suicide bombs rock central Baghdad, 6 dead January 20, 2021 at 10:31PM

China registers 144 new Covid-19 cases January 20, 2021 at 10:24PM

Chinese health officials on Thursday registered 144 new Covid-19 cases in addition to 113 cases of asymptomatic infections detected over the past 24 hours. This is up from 103 new symptomatic and 58 asymptomatic cases registered the previous day. No deaths were attributed to the disease. The northern Heilongjiang province registered the highest number of cases showing symptoms at 68, while the neighbouring Jilin and Hebei provinces posted 33 and 20 cases respectively

Sri Lanka reopens to tourists after 10 months January 20, 2021 at 10:08PM

Under new protocols to prevent the spread of Covid-19, tourists must be tested for the virus in their country 72 hours prior to their flight, when they arrive at their hotel in Sri Lanka and again seven days later.

Japan court upholds ban on dual citizenship January 20, 2021 at 09:09PM

Under current rules, Japanese people who acquire another passport are asked to relinquish their Japanese citizenship, but in 2018 eight plaintiffs started legal proceedings, arguing the rule was unconstitutional.