13 million face hunger as Horn of Africa drought worsens: UN
BSS :An estimated 13 million people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia are facing severe hunger as the Horn of Africa experiences its worst drought in...
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Malaysia reports 11,034 new Covid-19 infections, 9 more deaths
BSS :Malaysia reported 11,034 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to 2,925,254, according to the health ministry.Among the new infections,...
Gautam Adani eclipses Mukesh Ambani to be Asia’s richest person
Al Jazeera :Gautam Adani, the Indian billionaire who turned a small commodities trading business into a conglomerate spanning ports, mines and green energy, is now...
Sri Lanka court orders release of lawyer held for two years
Al Jazeera :A Sri Lankan court has ordered the release on bail of a lawyer arrested over his alleged links to the 2019 Easter Sunday...
School reopening drives increase Covid-19 cases in Australia
BSS :Thousands of students in the Australian state of Victoria tested positive for COVID-19 since returning to classrooms, while the state government hasn’t decided yet...
Lata Mangeshkar’s nephew collects her ashes
BSS :Lata Mangeshkar’s nephew Adinath on Monday collected the singing legend’s ashes from the Shivaji Park in Mumbai, where she was cremated with full state...
Xi congratulates Queen Elizabeth II on Platinum Jubilee
Xinhua :Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday sent a congratulatory message to Queen Elizabeth II on the 70th anniversary of her accession to the British...
Delhi HC grants Centre two weeks to clear stand on marital rape
The Indian Express :Deferring the hearing of a case seeking criminalisation of marital rape to February 21, the Delhi High Court on Monday granted the...
Nine killed in Philippine van crash
BSS :Nine people including a baby were killed in the northern Philippines after a speeding van lost control on a corner and smashed into a...
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...
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...