20 dead in Germany flood
AFP :Heavy rains and floods lashing western Europe have killed at least 20 people in Germany and left around 50 missing, as rising waters led...
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EU court says headscarves can be banned at work
Reuters :Companies may ban Muslim employees from wearing a headscarf under certain conditions, the European Union’s top court said on Thursday in a ruling on...
India records 41,806 fresh Covid cases
PTI :India recorded 41,806 new coronavirus cases, taking the infection tally to 3,09,87,880, while the active cases increased to 4,32,041, according to the Union Health...
Three more Thai islands open to vaccinated travellers
AFP :Three more Thai islands opened to vaccinated foreign tourists on Thursday despite a nationwide surge in Covid-19 cases propelled by the Delta variant.The islands...
South African govt plans troop surge to quell unrest
Reuters :South Africa plans to deploy up to 25,000 soldiers in two provinces where security forces are struggling to quell days of looting, arson and...
US overdose deaths hit record 93,000 in pandemic last year
AP :Overdose deaths soared to a record 93,000 last year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government reported Wednesday.That estimate far eclipses...
Haitians protest, pay tribute as country grapples with president’s killing
Reuters :Scattered protests broke out in Haiti’s capital on Wednesday as gasoline shortages added to concerns over insecurity and police announced new arrests a week...
Bosnia’s intelligence chief arrested
Al Jazeera :The Bosnian police have arrested the country’s intelligence chief on accusations of money laundering and abusing his office to forge university diplomas.Osman Mehmedagic,...
Taliban claim control of key border crossing with Pakistan
AFP :The Taliban said on Wednesday they had captured the strategic border crossing of Spin Boldak on the frontier with Pakistan, continuing sweeping gains made...
Erdogan, Xi discuss Uighurs over phone
Al Jazeera :Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping it is important to Turkey that Uighur Muslims live in peace as...
Georgia TV stations suspend broadcasts over attacks on journalists
AFP , Tbilisi :Four independent Georgian Television stations suspended broadcasts for 24 hours on Wednesday in protest over attacks against journalists and the death of...
Alcohol linked to 1 in 25 global cancer cases : Study
AFP :Alcohol consumption was linked to 4% of all new global cancer cases last year, according to a study published on Wednesday, as researchers warned...