Presidential election in Syria May 26
Reuters :Syria will hold a presidential election on May 26 that is virtually certain to return President Bashar al-Assad for a third term – an event that Washington and the opposition say is a...
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Covid cases surge Lockdown in Delhi
AFP :India’s capital Delhi has announced a week-long lockdown after a record spike in cases overwhelmed the city’s healthcare system.Government offices and essential services, such as hospitals, pharmacies and grocers, will be open during...
Over 300 rebels, 5 soldiers killed in Chad
AFP :The Chadian army said on Monday it had killed 300 rebels who waged a major incursion into the north of the country eight days ago, adding that it had lost five of its...
11 dead, 98 injured after train derails in Egypt
Reuters Eleven people were killed and 98 injured on Sunday in a train accident in Egypt’s Qalioubia province north of Cairo, the health ministry said in a statement.The train was heading from Cairo to...
US hits vaccine milestone as New Zealand, Australia open travel bubble
AFP :The hard-hit United States has passed a hopeful milestone as half its adults have had at least one Covid vaccine dose and from Monday all its over 18s will be eligible to get...
IAEA confirms: Iran starts enriching uranium to 60% purity
Reuters :Iran has started the process of enriching uranium to 60% fissile purity at an above-ground nuclear plant at Natanz, the UN nuclear watchdog said on Saturday, confirming earlier statements by Iranian officials.The move...
India under siege from Covid-19, hospitals overwhelmed
Reuters :India reported a record daily increase of coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Sunday, exacerbating shortages of oxygen supplies and hospital beds in some of the worst-hit...
Myanmar’s protesters face down the military with slingshots and rocks
The New York Times :Every day, when Ko Win Kyaw goes out to demonstrate against the Myanmar military, he carries his slingshot and a supply of rocks as ammunition. It is little help against...
A tough Ramadan for Syrian refugees in Lebanon
AP :It was messy and hectic in Aisha al-Abed’s kitchen, as the first day of Ramadan often is. Food had to be on the table at precisely 7:07 p.m. when the sun sets and...
5 dead after fire breaks out at hospital in Chhattisgarh
ANI :At least five people were killed after a fire broke out in a hospital in Raipur, the capital of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, on Saturday.Other patients have been shifted to other hospitals,...
Florida nurse arrested for threatening to kill Kamala
CNN :A 39-year-old nurse in the US state of Florida has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Vice President Kamala Harris, according to media reports on Saturday. Niviane Petit Phelps was arrested following...
Israel lifts public mask mandate, opens schools
AP :Israel has lifted a public mask mandate and fully reopened its education system in the latest easing of coronavirus restrictions following its mass vaccination drive. All primary and secondary school grades returned to...