BSS :The World Health Organization said on Thursday that 80,000 to 180,000 health care workers might have been killed by Covid-19 up to May this year, insisting they must be prioritised for vaccination. A...
BSS :The World Health Organization’s chief on Thursday promised a “profound transformation” of the global body following allegations of rape and other sexual abuse by its staff in the Democratic Republic of Congo. An...
BSS :Seven people died and nine were missing after a fire on Friday at an industrial explosives factory southeast of the Russian capital, the emergencies ministry said. “Seventeen people were injured, of them seven...
BSS :Melbourne reopened Friday after enduring one of the world’s most prolonged series of lockdowns, with relieved residents toasting their freedom in bars and restaurants or queueing for desperately needed haircuts. The five million...
AFP :Barbados has elected its first president, a key step in preparations to become a republic and remove Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II as head of state of the Caribbean island.Sandra Mason, the current governor-general,...
Reuters :President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the Western-backed military development of Ukraine posed a serious threat to Russia, two days after the US defense secretary staged a show of support for Kyiv...
Reuters :Myanmar has spiraled into civil war following a military coup, the outgoing UN special envoy on Myanmar said on Thursday, warning that the chance to return to democracy is disappearing and signaling that...
Al Jazeera :Supporters of Sudan’s transitional government have begun gathering in the capital, Khartoum, with pro-military protesters also keeping up a sit-in outside the presidential palace.Thursday’s competing rallies were organised by opposing factions of...
Al Jazeera :Libya’s fragile unity government is hosting senior foreign officials to drum up support on spiky transitional issues as the war-torn country gears up for a landmark election.The conference on Thursday comes two...
BSS :Social justice advocate Dame Cindy Kiro was sworn in Thursday as New Zealand’s governor-general, becoming the firstMaori woman to hold the largely ceremonial role. As governor-general, she will act as the representative in...
BSS :The US capital Washington’s much- criticized metro network, the second busiest in the country, abruptly pulled more than half of its trains from service on Monday following a derailment that officials said could...
BSS :Iraq’s October 10 elections reinforced the parliamentary strength of mercurial Shiite preacher Moqtada Sadr and saw a harp decline in that of his adversaries, the pro-Iran Hashed al-Shaabi alliance, according to preliminary results.A...
