Indonesia bus crash kills 13, injures dozens
BSS :At least 13 people were killed and dozens more injured after a tour bus carrying factory workers to a beach holiday crashed on Indonesia’s Java Island, according to police.The bus and its 47...
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Schools in Nepal demand reopening as virus cases decline
AP :Schools in Nepal on Sunday demanded the government open up physical classes that were shut down for weeks as the number of COVID-19 cases began to decline.Teachers say online education was limited to...
PM Modi pays last respects to Lata Mangeshkar at Shivaji Park
Hindustan Times :Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes to Lata Mangeshkar at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park where the state funeral of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar is being held. PM Modi was received by state...
Malaysia reports 9,117 new Covid-19 infections, 14 more deaths
BSS :Malaysia reported 9,117 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to 2,904,131, according to the health ministry.The new cases included 134 imported cases, with 8,983 being local transmissions, data...
Dubai Metro passenger volume broadly at pre-pandemic level, says operator
Khaleej Times :Dubai’s public transport system is highly resilient and as a result, the passenger numbers on the Dubai Metro have broadly reached the pre-pandemic level, said Bernard Tabary, CEO of Keolis, operator of...
Is a rift between Pakistan, the Afghan Taliban imminent?
Al Jazeera :When the Taliban took over the Afghan capital, Kabul, in August last year, many in Islamabad cheered. The collapse of the Western-backed Afghan government was seen as an opportunity to reset relations...
‘I love hijab’ movement in Karnataka
IANS :The hijab row in Karnataka is spreading fast to other districts of the state. Muslim students in Mysuru district started a “I love hijab” movement on Friday, reports IANS.The ruling BJP has declared...
Sri Lanka urges expats to send money home as cash crisis deepens
AP :Sri Lanka celebrated its Independence Day on Friday with an appeal by the president to the country’s expatriates to send money home as it struggles with the worst economic crisis in decades mainly...
Iran welcomes US sanctions relief but says it’s too little
AP :Iran’s foreign minister on Saturday welcomed U.S. sanctions relief intended to entice Iran back to the 2015 nuclear deal, but called it insufficient. On Friday, the Biden administration restored some sanctions relief to...
At least 62 people killed in machete attack on DR Congo camp
AFP :The toll of a machete attack at a camp for displaced people in eastern DR Congo this week has increased to 62, an official said on Friday at a mass funeral.Grief-stricken relatives cried...
Former VP Pence rejects Trump claim he could have overturned election
AFP :Former US vice president Mike Pence said Friday that he had no right to overturn the 2020 election and former president Donald Trump was wrong to claim he could have done so. Pence...
Palestinian PM urges African Union to withdraw Israel’s observer status
AFP :Palestinian prime minister Mohammed Shtayyeh on Saturday urged the African Union to withdraw Israel’s observer status as heads of state from the 55-member body met for a two-day summit.“Israel should never be rewarded...