Lambda strain detected in over 30 countries
The Star :A new Covid-19 strain that is much more dangerous than the Delta variant has been detected in more than 30 countries in the...
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Kate self-isolating after Covid-19 contact
Reuters :British royal Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, is self-isolating and has cancelled her engagements after someone she came into contact with subsequently tested positive...
Rescuers in Japan hunt for 80 missing after deadly landslides
Reuters :Rescuers in Japan searched on Monday for 80 people believed to be missing two days after landslides tore through the seaside city of Atami,...
Car crash kills 32 in Mozambique
Xinhua :At least 32 people were killed and dozens more were injured in a road accident on Saturday night in Maputo Province, southern Mozambique, Radio...
Blast at Thai factory kills one, mass evacuation under way
Al Jazeera :A huge explosion and a fire at a factory on the outskirts of the Thai capital has killed at least one person and...
63 Covid patients died in Indonesia
VOA News :63 of COVID-19 patients died in Indonesia over the weekend when a hospital in Yogyakarta ran out of oxygen. The Dr. Sardjito General Hospital...
8 employees kidnapped in Nigeria
AFP :At least eight medical centre employees were kidnapped in northwest Nigeria on Sunday, police said, although local sources said more people had been taken.A...
‘Combative’ Le Pen re-elected head of France’s far-right
AFP :Marine Le Pen won re-election as head of France’s far-right National Rally on Sunday at a party congress, where she is seeking new impetus...
Thousands in Brazil join anti-Bolsonaro protests
AFP :Thousands of Brazilians took to the streets Saturday to protest against President Jair Bolsonaro, who faces an investigation over an allegedly corrupt Covid vaccine...
Hundreds of businesses, from Sweden to US, affected by cyberattack
The New York Times :Hundreds of businesses around the world, including one of Sweden’s largest grocery chains, grappled Saturday with potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities after a...
Face masks to become a personal choice in England
Reuters :The wearing of face coverings in England will become a personal choice and the data that will determine if lockdown restrictions can be lifted...
Canadian military on alert as wildfires rage
AFP :The Canadian military was on standby Saturday to help evacuate towns and fight more than 170 wildfires fueled by a record-smashing heat wave and...