Rainstorms kill 15 in China
BSS :Continuous rainstorms have left 15 people dead and three others missing in north China’s Shanxi Province,according to a press conference held on Tuesday by...
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Thousands of US hospital workers vote to strike
BSS :Thousands of health care workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities in US states Oregon and California gave a green light Monday to call a strike...
India logs 14,313 fresh Covid cases, 181 new deaths
BSS :India recorded 14,313 fresh coronavirus cases, the lowest in 224 days, taking the infection tally to 3,39,85,920 on Tuesday, while the national Covid recovery...
Britain reaffirms Asia ’tilt’ as new warship makes Singapore stop
Reuters :Britain’s new aircraft carrier the HMS Queen Elizabeth made a stop in Singapore on Monday, part of a move to reassert itself globally and...
‘Freedom Day’: Sydney reopens as Australia looks to live with Covid-19
Reuters :Sydney’s cafes, gyms and restaurants welcomed back fully vaccinated customers on Monday after nearly four months of lockdown, as Australia aims to begin living...
Facebook unveils new controls for kids using its platforms
International Desk :Facebook, in the aftermath of damning testimony that its platforms harm children, will be introducing several features including prompting teens to take a...
More than 1,000 migrants cross Channel to UK in two days
AFP, LONDON : Britain has rescued or intercepted a total of 1,115 migrants attempting to cross the Channel over just two days, the country’s interior...
New lava river threatens more buildings in La Palma
Al Jazeera :A new river of lava belched on Saturday from the La Palma volcano, spreading more destruction on the Atlantic Ocean island where more...
6 die in Bolivian Air Force plane crash
BSS :Six people died on Saturday, including four officials from the Bolivian Ministry of Health, after a Bolivian AirForce plane crashed in the Amazon area...
Iraqi voters head for democratic system
Agency :Iraqis headed to the polls for an early election billed as a concession to anti-government protests but one expected to be boycotted by many...
Unruly men prompts evacuation
BSS :An airliner was forced to carry out an emergency evacuation after it landed at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Saturday because of an unruly...
Merkel bids Israel farewell after 16 years of support
BSS :Germany’s outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel has been visiting Israel on a farewell tour from Sunday, after a 16-year term during which she cultivated warm...