Brazil’s president ordered to pay damages to journo
A Brazilian court has ordered President Jair Bolsonaro to pay compensation to a journalist after he made degrading comments about her. Mr Bolsonaro had suggested...
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Facebook freezes Maduro’s page over Covid claim
Facebook has frozen Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s page after he claimed without evidence that a herbal remedy could cure Covid-19.He claimed in January that a...
500 doctors for one nation dealing with pandemic
CNN :Reva-Lou Reva is worried. For the first time he can remember, he says hospitals around the Pacific Island nation of Papua New Guinea (PNG)...
Kamala Harris still living out of suitcases — getting frustrated
CNN :It has been more than two months since Kamala Harris was sworn in as vice president of the United States, a historic moment for...
Myanmar Generals partied amid global fury over massacre
BBC :The killing of at least 91 anti-coup protesters in Myanmar has drawn global outrage, with defence ministers of 12 nations condemning the military.The US...
Brazil posts record 3,650 new Covid deaths
Reuters :Brazil posted a record 3,650 new Covid-19 deaths on Friday, and the country also unveiled its first two domestically developed Covid-19 vaccine candidates for...
Over 180 people trapped in Mozambique hotel after insurgent attack
AFP :More than 180 people including expatriate workers are trapped inside a hotel in a northern Mozambique town under siege by insurgents for three days,...
N.Korea accuses Biden of provocation after missile test
AFP :North Korea threatened a further military build-up on Saturday in response to Joe Biden’s condemnation of this week’s missile launches, a weapons test that...
1 dead, bombs thrown as restive Indian state votes
Reuters :One person was killed, and bombs were thrown at a polling station on Saturday as India’s hotbed of political violence West Bengal held elections,...
UN: More than 13,000 flee violence in Colombia
AFP :More than 13,000 civilians in Colombia have had to flee clashes between armed groups and government forces this year as violence once again flares...
16 protesters killed in Myanmar on ‘day of shame for armed forces’
Myanmar’s security forces shot and killed at least 16 protesters on Saturday, news reports and witnesses said, as the leader of the ruling junta said...
Global Covid-19 cases top 126 million
Online Desk : The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has now surpassed 126 million, as the pandemic rages on. According to Johns Hopkins University...