Malaysia reports 3,471 new Covid-19 infections, 6 more deaths
BSSXinhua :Malaysia reported 3,471 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Wednesday, bringing the national total to 4,440,383, according to the health ministry. There are 10...
International
Over 20 killed in anti-Muslim attack in Ethiopia: Islamic group
BSs/AFP :More than 20 people have been killed in an attack on Muslims in the northern Ethiopian city of Gondar during the funeral of a...
Does woman suicide bomber change in Baloch rebels’ strategy?
Al Jazeera :“Targeting director and officials of Confucius institute, the symbol of Chinese economic, cultural and political expansionism, was to give a clear message to...
China megacity mass-tests, cancels flights after suspected Covid case
BSS/AFP :The Chinese megacity of Guangzhou cancelled hundreds of flights on Thursday and launched mass testing of 5.6 million people after one suspected Covid case,...
In India, a new platform to curb the powers of Amazon, Flipkart
Al Jazeera :He co-founded software powerhouse Infosys Ltd., became a billionaire and went on to spearhead a colossal government program to create biometric identification for...
Sri Lanka shares plunge as Buddhist leaders ask govt to resign
AFP :Sri Lanka’s stock market halted trading after a nearly 13% plunge on Monday as the island nation’s beleaguered government faces new pressure to resign...
Mariupol’s defences ‘on brink of collapse’, Ukraine official says
Al Jazeera :Ukraine has urged Russia to hold a “special round of talks” on evacuating fighters and civilians holding out in a vast steel plant...
UN calls for Mariupol evacuation
BSS/AFP :The United Nations Ukraine crisis coordinator, Amin Awad, on Sunday called for an “immediate stop” to fighting in Mariupol to allow the evacuation of...
First commercial flight from rebel-held Yemen since 2016 postponed
BSS :The first commercial flight out of Yemen’s rebel-held capital in six years was indefinitely postponed on Sunday, after failing to obtain permits from the...
Palestinian wounded at Al-Aqsa compound slips into coma
Al Jazeera :A 21-year-old Palestinian man who suffered a serious head injury on Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Friday has fallen into a coma and is...
‘45 rescued after boat carrying migrants sinks off Lebanon’
BSS/AFP :A child died and 45 people were rescued on Saturday after a boat carrying around 60 migrants sank off Lebanon, where deadly sea crossings...
Israel closes crossing to Gaza Strip after new rocket attacks
BSS/AFP :Israel said that it would close its only crossing from the Gaza Strip for workers on Sunday in response to overnight rocket fire, stopping...