Almost half of Myanmar risks falling into poverty by 2022
Asl Jazeera :The coronavirus pandemic, coupled with the instability following a military coup in February, could plunge almost half of Myanmar’s population into poverty, reversing...
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UK plans funding cuts to UN agency
AFP :The United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency UNFPA on Thursday said Britain’s “devastating” plan to slash its annual funding would lead to some...
Crush at Israeli religious festival kills 44
At least 44 people were crushed to death at an over-crowded religious bonfire festival in Israel on Friday, medics said, in what Prime Minister Benjamin...
Mamata Banerjee has edge, DMK sweeps Tamil Nadu, left wins Kerala: Exit Polls
Mamata Banerjee has an edge in Bengal and her Trinamool Congress could win 148 of the state’s 294 seats with the BJP not far behind...
Prince William, Kate release images to mark 10th anniversary
Ap, London The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge marked their 10th wedding anniversary Thursday by releasing photographs and a video offering an image of domestic...
Last phase of polling underway in West Bengal
Online Desk :The eighth and final phase of voting in West Bengal, India has begun today. Voting is going on in 35 centers of 4...
Indian govt asks major ports to waive all charges for ships carrying oxygen
New Delhi, PTI :The government on Sunday said it has directed all major ports to waive all charges for ships carrying oxygen and related equipment...
Armenia PM resigns to enable snap polls
Yerevan, AFP :Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan resigned on Sunday while retaining interim duties, formalising a parliamentary vote to be held June 20 in an...
Indonesia navy declares lost sub with 53 aboard sunk
AP, Indonesia : Indonesia’s navy on Saturday declared its missing submarine had sunk and cracked open after finding items from the vessel over the past...
23 killed after ‘oxygen tank explosion’ in Iraq COVID hospital
At least 23 people have been killed in a fire at a hospital treating coronavirus patients in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. Dozens of more...
ASEAN leaders start talks with Myanmar military coup leader
Al Jazeera :Southeast Asian leaders have met Myanmar’s top general and coup leader in an emergency summit in Indonesia and are expected to press calls...
Indian hospitals send SOS as record Covid deaths registered
BBC Online :Indian hospitals say their patients are dying because of a shortage of oxygen as Covid case numbers and deaths set new records for...