BSS :Russia on Friday reported a record number of new coronavirus infections over the previous 24 hours, a government tally showed, with officials warning of surging cases driven by the Omicron variant.A government website...
BSS :Canadian authorities found the bodies of four people including a baby who apparently froze to death in a blizzard a few meters from the US border along a route used by migrants, officials...
BSS :The European Union on Thursday announced it had begun re-establishing a “minimal presence” in Kabul to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid in Afghanistan.“Our minimal presence in Kabul must not in any way...
BSS :Austria’s parliament on Thursday approved making Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for adults from next month, becoming the first European country to do so despite a wave of protests opposing the measure.Tens of thousands have...
BSS :The COVID-19 total caseload all over the world has surpassed 330 mln, while the death toll has reached 5.55 mln, the World Health Organization (WHO) stated.According to the latest data, as many as...
BSS :The first humanitarian flights are finally on the way to volcano and tsunami-stricken Tonga, five days after the dual disaster cut the Pacific nation off from the rest of the world.Officials in Australia...
BSS :A stampede at a Christian prayer gathering in Liberia’s capital Monrovia had killed at least 29 people, police said on Thursday, adding that the death toll may rise. The disaster occurred on Wednesday...
BSS :US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that it is “not time to give up” on talks with Iran aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal.“It’s not time to give up,” Biden said...
BSS :Thailand will resume its quarantine-free travel scheme from February 1, officials said Thursday, after the programme was suspended due to the fast-spreading Omicron Covid-19 variant.Pandemic travel curbs have hammered the kingdom’s tourism-dominated economy,...
BSS :North Korea on Thursday hinted that it could resume its nuclear and long-range ballistic missile tests, as a politburo meeting chaired by leader Kim Jong Un prepared for a “long-term confrontation” with the...
BSS :Five former residents of the last remaining uninhabited town near Japan’s stricken Fukushima nuclear plant returned on Thursday to live there for the first time since the 2011 disaster.Following extensive decontamination, numerous areas...
BSS :The past seven years have been the hottest on record, the United Nations confirmed Wednesday, adding that 2021 temperatures remained high despite the cooling effect of the La Nina weather phenomenon.“The warmest seven...
