Global Covid cases near 275 million as Omicron raging through world
International Desk :The overall number of global Covid cases is fast approaching 275 million amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant in several western...
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Defiant Sudan protesters resume anti-coup rallies
Al Jazeera :Sudanese protesters have taken to the streets in the capital Khartoum to reject the October 25 military coup, the latest in a series...
Rockets fired at Baghdad’s Green Zone
BSS :Two rockets were exploded in the Baghdad’s ultra-secure Green Zone that houses the US embassy on Sunday, Iraq’s security forces said in a statement.“The...
Four dead in Australia plane crash: Police
BSS :Four people have died following a light plane crash in waters off the Australian city of Brisbane, police said on Sunday.Queensland state police said...
Man beaten to death at Sikh Golden Temple in India
Al Jazeera :A man has been beaten to death at one of Sikhism’s holiest shrines in India after he allegedly attempted to commit a sacrilegious...
Floods in Malaysia displace more than 30,000 people
BSS :More than 30,000 people were evacuated from their homes in Malaysia on Sunday as the country battled some of its worst flooding in years.The...
US appeals court reinstates vaccine mandate for large companies
BSS :A US federal appeals court Friday reinstated a Biden administration mandate that large companies require Covid- 19 vaccines for their employees, after the move...
Taliban govt resumes issuing Afghan passports
BSS :Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities said on Saturday they would resume issuing passports in Kabul, giving hope to citizens who feel threatened living under the Islamists’...
Desperate’ need for water, food in typhoon-hit Philippines
Al Jazeera :More than 18,000 soldiers and emergency personnel are joining search and rescue efforts in the Philippines, after the strongest typhoon to hit the...
10 killed in Malaysia accident
BSS :Ten people, including eight children, were killed in a highway accident in Selangor State of Malaysia late on Friday, authorities said.The accident involved three...
Thai prison set on fire during riot over corona virus cluster
BSS :Hundreds of prisoners set fire to a Thai jail during a two-day riot over the handling of a corona virus cluster, with some inmates...
Russia demands talks with West on Ukraine
BSS :Russia on Friday unveiled proposals to contain the United States and NATO in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, calling for urgent negotiations...