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Top 10 world news: Putin rejects Navalny's accusations, Moderna effective against new strains, and more

WION Web Team
New Delhi, Delhi, IndiaUpdated: Jan 25, 2021, 08:13 PM IST
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The Chinese President Xi Jinping speaking virtually at the World Economic Forum (WEF) warned against the "new Cold War". It was also reported that according to UN data, China has overtaken the United States as the world’s top destination for new foreign direct investment(FDI) in 2020. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied accusations made by his critic Alexei Navalny.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping speaking virtually at the World Economic Forum(WEF) warned against the "new Cold War".

The Kremlin today accused US tech giants of interference in Navalny protests which broke out throughout Russia over the weekend even as Navalny's aides called for new anti-government rallies.

The US firm Moderna has claimed their vaccine is effective against the new strain of coronavirus found in the UK and South Africa.

According to United Nations data, China has overtaken the United States as the world’s top destination for new foreign direct investment(FDI) in 2020.

Donald Trump will be facing his second impeachment trial — making him the first US President to have this proceeding — in the first few weeks of February.

Justice Michael Elubu in his verdict said that Wine's arrest is 'unlawful' and his right to liberty has been 'infringed'.

The curfew which is largely intended to target the new COVID-19 variant is one of the toughest moves yet implemented by the Dutch government.

The think tank Germanwatch calculated that these disasters have cost the global economy a staggering $2.56 trillion this century.

Since the mid-1990s, an estimated 28 trillion metric tons of ice have melted away from the glaciers, sea ice, and ice sheets.

As per a survey conducted by the Global Drugs Survey (GDS) in 25 countries, Britishers and Scottish people are often rushed to the hospitals after getting drunk.