India logs 2.64 lakh new Covid cases, highest in 239 days
BSS :India added 2,64,202 new corona virus infections, the highest in 239 days, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,65,82,129, which included 5,753...
International
UN chief pleads with US, World Bank to unlock Afghanistan funds
BSS :UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged the United States and the World Bank to unfreeze Afghan funds, locked since the Taliban’s return to...
Downing Street apologises to Queen over lockdown parties
BSS :UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office has apologised to Queen Elizabeth II after it was revealed that Downing Street staff held lockdown-breaching parties on...
Iran loses voting right at UN
BSS :Eight countries that include Iran, Venezuela and Sudan have lost their right to vote at the United Nations because of unpaid dues.A total of...
Small fire’ in Dubai after loud blast
BSS :Dubai emergency services put out a “small fire” after residents reported a loud explosion that shook buildings near Jebel Ali port, Emirati officials said...
Two hospitals in China’s Xi’an closed over lockdown failures
BSS :Two hospitals in China’s locked-down city of Xi’an, have been closed while they “rectify” mistakes, authorities said Thursday. One of them was that refused...
Omicron quickly overtaking Delta globally
BSS : Omicron is quickly overtaking the Delta variant of COVID-19 and becoming dominant around the world, a senior WHO official has warned, with the...
5 shot dead in Afghan provinces
BSS : Five people were shot dead in two separate incidents in Afghanistan on Tuesday, authorities confirmed on Wednesday.In eastern Laghman province, four members of...
North Korea tested hypersonic missile
BSS : North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the successful test of a hypersonic missile, state media reported Wednesday, the second such launch...
Fighter jet crashes in South Korea
BSS : A fighter jet crashed in South Korea with no casualties reported yet, Yonhap news agency said on Tuesday.The F-5E combat plane of the...
Poet Maya Angelou becomes first Black woman to appear on US coin
BSS : Poet and activist Maya Angelou has become the first Black woman to appear on the US quarter, in a new version of the...
Poland records 100,000 Covid-linked deaths
BSS : More than 100,000 people have died in Poland from Covid since the start of the pandemic, the government said Monday, as the mortality...