Cattle thieves gang kills 66 in Nigeria
Online Desk :A gang of cattle thieves killed 66 people in raids on seven villages in northwest Nigeria’s Kebbi state, police told AFP Saturday. Dozens...
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India orders unapproved Covid shots as it reels from devastating second wave
Reuters :India signed its first order for an unapproved COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, a day after criticism from the Supreme Court over its bungled vaccine...
A top editor becomes her ‘true self’
The New York Times :For most people, the pandemic lockdowns will be remembered as a time that shrank our worlds, stripping away most of life...
Rich states haven’t done enough for the environment, Imran says
Reuters :The world’s richest countries have not done enough to combat global warming, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday, adding his country had...
The hunt for clues about Van Gogh’s last days leads to Maine
Peter Libbey of The NYT :The 19th-century painter Edmund Walpole Brooke occupies a tiny, but durable place in art history. Not because of his own...
‘Uyghur Tribunal’ hears testimony of alleged China abuses
Al Jazeera :A London-based people’s tribunal investigating whether China’s treatment of its minority Uighur population amounts to genocide is hearing testimony from witnesses.The “Uyghur Tribunal”...
HK cordons off annual Tiananmen vigil site
Reuters :Hong Kong closed off a park where tens of thousands gather annually to commemorate China’s 1989 Tiananmen crackdown and arrested the vigil’s organizer, in...
Palestinians see little difference in old and new Israeli leaders
Reuters :Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza on Thursday mostly dismissed a change in Israeli government, saying the nationalist leader due to replace...
US says will treat ransomware attacks with similar priority as terrorism
Reuters :The US Department of Justice is elevating investigations of ransomware attacks to a similar priority as terrorism in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline...
Over 2 billion Covid vaccines given worldwide
AFP :More than two billion Covid-19 vaccines have been given across the world, according to an AFP tally Thursday drawn from official sources.The milestone comes...
WHO: Nearly 200,000 Palestinians need health aid after Gaza conflict
AFP :The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned of “staggering health needs” in the occupied Palestinian Territories after last month’s conflict between Israel and...