The world fears a new China Covid wave
Reuters :Officials and global health experts outside China are anxiously watching a Covid-19 surge there, worried a nation of 1.4 billion people is inadequately vaccinated...
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Trial of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi enters final phase
AFP :A junta court will hear the final arguments in the 18-month-long trial of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi next week, a legal source said...
Trump should face insurrection, obstruction charges, US Capitol riot panel says
Reuters :The US House of Representatives panel probing the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol asked federal prosecutors on Monday to charge Donald Trump...
Malaysia PM Anwar wins motion of confidence in parliament
Reuters :Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s motion of confidence was passed in parliament on Monday, winning vital backing for his premiership after an election last...
Ukraine watchful of borders as Putin heads to Belarus
Reuters :President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said protecting Ukraine’s borders was a “constant priority” and his country was ready for all possible scenarios with Russia and its...
Six dead, including suspect, after shooting in Canada
Reuters :Five victims and one suspect are dead following a shooting at a condominium in Canada’s Vaughan city, just north of Toronto, the York Regional...
Liberians protest living costs as Weah returns from 48-day trip
Al Jazeera :Hundreds of protesters gathered on Saturday at the outer section of the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Monrovia to protest against soaring...
Fog-shrouded Kyiv recovers after Russia strikes
Reuters :Basic services were being restored in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on Saturday after the latest wave of Russian air strikes on critical infrastructure, as residents...
Death toll at Malaysia campsite landslide rises to 23, 10 still missing
Reuters :Rescue teams searching for missing campers caught in Friday’s landslide at an unlicensed campsite in Malaysia recovered the bodies of a woman and a...
Death toll after Congo capital floods rises to 169, UN says
Reuters :The death toll after heavy flooding in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa this week has risen to 169, the United Nations’ humanitarian...
Thousands protest in Brussels over cost-of-living crisis, hitting public transport
Reuters :Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Brussels on Friday to protest against the rising cost-of-living, hitting public transport systems and disrupting this...
India-Pak bitter face-off over Bilawal Bhutto’s Modi remarks
Hindustan Times :The India-Pakistan war of words at the United Nations over the issue of terrorism witnessed a massive showdown on Friday, with India lashing...