Downpours in Brazil leave at least 34 dead
BSS :Torrential rains that have plagued Brazil’s northeastern Pernambuco state since Tuesday have left at least 34 dead, 29 of which occurred over the previous...
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At least 27 civilians killed in DR Congo massacre
BSS :Members of a notorious rebel group killed at least 27 civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday, the army and Red Cross...
Turkey shows off drones at Azerbaijan air show
BSS :Looping in the air at lightning speed, Turkish drones like those used against Russian forces in Ukraine draw cheers from the crowd at an...
Evil’ like Texas massacre a reason to arm, not disarm: Trump
Former US president Donald Trump rejected calls for tightened gun controls on Friday following the Texas school massacre, saying decent Americans should be allowed the...
WHO assembly slams Russian attacks on Ukraine health facilities
BSS :WHO member states strongly condemned Russia’s war in Ukraine and attacks on healthcare facilities in a resolution overwhelmingly adopted on Thursday, further isolating Moscow...
Palestinian probe finds journalist ‘murdered’ by Israeli soldier
BSS :An Israeli soldier who murdered an Al Jazeera journalist shot dead in the occupied West Bank earlier this month in a “war crime”, an...
Asian markets track Wall St higher, tech leads Hong Kong rally
BSS :Asian markets climbed Friday following a strong performance on Wall Street, with Hong Kong leading the way as forecast-beating earnings reports by tech titans...
Niger says army killed 40 Boko Haram men on Lake Chad islands
BSS :The Niger government said on Wednesday that the army had killed around 40 Boko Haram men in overnight fighting on islets in Lake Chad.“Some...
Cholera kills 140 people in seven months in Cameroon
BSS :A spike in cholera in Cameroon has killed 140 people since October last year, Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute said Wednesday.“The updated epidemiological situation...
11 babies killed in Senegal hospital fire
BSS :Eleven newborn babies died in a hospital fire in the western Senegalese city of Tivaouane, the president of the country said late Wednesday. Just...
S. Korea reports 18,816 new Covid-19 cases
BSS/Xinhua :South Korea reported 18,816 new Covid-19 cases as of midnight Wednesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 18,036,720,...
UK ready for Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee
BSS/AFP :Britain brings out the bunting next week for Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, with four days of public events to mark her 70 years...