Anti-Semitism has increased during Covid pandemic: EU
BSS :Anti-Semitism has grown during the corona virus pandemic, particularly online, a new EU report said on Tuesday, but gaps in data make it difficult...
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Thousands protest Covid restrictions in New Zealand
BSS :Thousands of demonstrators marched on the New Zealand parliament to protest against Covid-19 restrictions Tuesday, prompting a major police deployment at the Wellington building...
US judge rules for United Airlines in employee vaccine dispute
BSS :A US judge ruled on Monday in favor of United Airlines, which offered unpaid leave to employeeswho declined to receive a mandated Covid-19 vaccine...
Two killed as spate of targeted attacks continues in Kashmir
Al Jazeera :Two people, including a police officer, have been shot dead in Indian-administered Kashmir – the latest in a series of targeted attacks in...
Poland blocks migrants on Belarus border, warns of ‘armed’ escalation
BSS :Poland said hat it blocked a bid by hundreds of migrants to illegally enter the country from Belarus on Monday, warning of an”armed” escalation...
Tuvalu minister stands in sea to film COP26 speech
Reuters :Tuvalu’s foreign minister has given a speech to the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow standing knee-deep in seawater to show how his low-lying...
9 dead in Sri Lanka floods
AFP :Nine people are dead and two others missing after floods in Sri Lanka and parts of southern India caused by more than a week...
Saudi law enforcers arrest over 15, 000 illegal immigrants
Gulf Insider :Different security forces of Saudi Arabia arrested around 15,399 violators of residency, labor laws and border security regulations in a joint field campaign...
WHO, UNICEF launch Afghan polio vaccine campaign
Reuters :The World Health Organization, or WHO, and the United Nations children’s agency kicked off a polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan on Monday, the first...
Global Covid-19 cases hit 250 million
Reuters :Global Covid-19 cases surpassed 250 million on Monday as some countries in eastern Europe experience record outbreaks, even as the Delta variant surge eases...
Iran urges ‘vigilance’ after drone attack on Iraqi PM
BSS :Iran on Sunday said it condemned a drone attack targeting Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi and urged “vigilance to foil plots aimed at the...
Protesters demand climate action in global rally
BSS :Tens of thousands of protesters braved rain and wind in Glasgow Saturday as part of worldwide demonstrations against what campaigners say is a failure...