Daily Monitor
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23 February 2021 · theguardian.com
Hong Kong plans to make politicians swear oath of loyalty to Beijing ↗
All election participants will have to swear allegiance or face five-year ban under bill to be tabled next month. []
23 February 2021 · reuters.com
Analysis: How rich is Saudi Arabia? Kingdom does the math in balance sheet overhaul ↗
Saudi Arabia wants to demystify its finances. []
22 February 2021 · bbc.com
Afghanistan’s Ghani sees ‘window of opportunity’ for peace process ↗
Afghanistan's president says there is a “window of opportunity to accelerate the peace process” following Nato's announcement that it has made no final decision on withdrawing troops []
18 February 2021 · nytimes.com
Covid-19: U.S. Officials Pledge Almost $200 Million to Track Variants as Lawmakers Push for More ↗
New York legislators move to strip Gov. Andrew Cuomo of pandemic powers. Cuba nears final testing for its first vaccine. Japan begins inoculations, with the Olympics on the horizon []
17 February 2021 · aa.com.tr
Iran says it will not expel IAEA nuclear inspectors ↗
But Tehran plans to stop implementation of Additional Protocol to NPT on Feb. 23 amid stalemate over 2015 nuclear accord []
17 February 2021 · aljazeera.com
Libyans mark 2011 uprising with hopes pinned on interim gov’t ↗
Libyans mark 10 years since the 2011 uprising that led to the overthrow and eventual killing of Muammar Gaddafi. []
16 February 2021 · euronews.com
EU warns against UK bid to change Northern Ireland Protocol ↗
The EU has warned against changing rules governing post-Brexit trade between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.[]
15 February 2021 · inform.kz
Japanese companies invest 150 mln USD in digitalisation projects in Kazakhstan ↗
«Japan DX» and «Land Management Co. Ltd» signed an agreement at the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Japan on investment of 150 million USD in the economy of Kazakhstan. []
11 February 2021 · nytimes.com
China’s Mars Mission Begins Orbit of the Red Planet ↗
The Tianwen-1 mission is the second of three new visitors to Mars this month. []
11 February 2021 · theguardian.com
Biden raises Taiwan and human rights with Xi Jinping in first phone call ↗
The conversation came hours after the US president announced a new Pentagon taskforce on China []
10 February 2021 · reuters.com
WHO’s Wuhan probe ends, U.S.-China bickering over COVID continues ↗
China called on the United States on Wednesday to invite the World Health Organization to investigate origins of the COVID-19 outbreak there, as sparring over the pandemic continued []
10 February 2021 · aa.com.tr
Turkey supports unity, prosperity, security of Gulf ↗
Turkey, Oman reaffirm to further improve ties despite pandemic, says Turkish foreign minister []
9 February 2021 · inform.kz
Cooperation with Central Asia discussed at UK Parliament ↗
The British Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (BGIPU) hosted an online roundtable dedicated to the prospects of expanding the United Kingdom’s cooperation with Central Asian states. Alex Sobel MP…
8 February 2021 · bbc.com
Myanmar coup: Police use water cannon as thousands strike ↗
Police in Myanmar's capital Nay Pyi Taw have used water cannon on workers conducting a nationwide strike against a military coup. []
5 February 2021 · dw.com
EU chief admits COVID vaccine blunders ↗
Ursula von der Leyen has confessed that the EU underestimated possible complications and delays in vaccine production, but defended the bloc's joint procurement program. []