DR Congo struggles with Covid vaccine push
BSS :A year ago, the world kicked off one of the greatest initiatives in medical history: the rush to vaccinate Earth’s human population against Covid-19.Since...
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ISIL committed war crimes at Mosul prison, UN finds
Al Jazeera :The head of a United Nations team investigating ISIL’s (ISIS) atrocities in Iraq has said the armed group’s fighters committed crimes against humanity...
Gambians set for high-stakes polls, first since end of Jammeh era
Al Jazeera :Yahya Jammeh had once pledged he would govern The Gambia for “a billion years”, but his actual 22-year rule came to an end...
Iran nuclear talks set for pause: news agency
BSS :Negotiations in Vienna aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal are set to be suspended on Friday so that European diplomats can review proposals...
Is the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine real?
Al Jazeera :As early as January, the Kremlin may unleash a “brief and victorious” war on Ukraine, a top military expert has told Al Jazeera,...
Canada bans travelers from Egypt, Nigeria and Malawi over Omicron fears
BSS :Canada on Tuesday banned travellers from Egypt, Nigeria and Malawi over fears of the spread of the new Omicron corona virus variant, bringing to...
Dozens, including many children, die in Nigeria boat disaster
Al Jazeera :An overloaded boat carrying dozens of passengers, mostly children aged eight to 15, has capsized on Bagwai River in northwest Nigeria’s Kano state,...
Saudi Arabia reports first Omicron case in Gulf
BSS :Saudi Arabia has recorded the Gulf’s first confirmed case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in a citizen returning from North Africa, a...
US, Russia to hold talks on Ukraine
BSS :US diplomatic chief Antony Blinken will meet his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Stockholm on Thursday amid renewed military tensions on the border between...
14 die in military chopper crash
BSS :Fourteen people died on Tuesday in an Azerbaijani military helicopter crash which went down in the east of the Caucasus country during a training...
Spread of Omicron variant forces nations to rethink plans for global travel
Reuters :The global spread of the Omicron variant of corona virus has brought new cases in Australia, Netherlands prompting nations to reconsider plans for international...
India man builds Taj Mahal replica home for wife
BBC Online :A 52-year-old Indian businessman has emulated the world’s most famous display of marital devotion by building a replica of the Taj Mahal as...