N. Korean diplomats leaving Malaysia after ties severed
AP :North Korean diplomats vacated their embassy in Malaysia and prepared to leave the country Sunday, after the two nations cut diplomatic relations in a...
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Thousands of Israelis protest against Netanyahu
Reuters :Thousands of Israelis demonstrated outside the residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Saturday, calling for an end to his leadership just...
Climate fight ‘is undermined by social media’s toxic reports’
The Guardian :Fake news on social media about climate change and biodiversity loss is having a worrying impact in the battle to halt the growing...
Europe asks Turkey about violence on women
Reuters :European leaders criticised what they called Turkey’s baffling and concerning decision to pull out of an international accord designed to protect women from violence,...
Massive religious gathering worries India as Ccvid-19 cases surge
Reuters :India’s health ministry warned on Sunday that a huge gathering of devotees for a Hindu festival could send coronavirus cases surging, as the country...
Finland ranked happiest country in the world
BBC Online :Finland has been named the happiest place in the world for a fourth year running, in an annual UN-sponsored report, reports BBC. The...
Massive earthquake of 7.2 magnitude rocks Japan
Reuters :An earthquake struck northeastern Japan on Saturday, hitting areas devastated by the 2011 disaster, generating a tsunami of 1 metre and shaking buildings.The quake,...
US backs distance of 3 feet between students for reopening schools
Reuters :The US government on Friday updated its Covid-19 mitigation guidance, halving the acceptable distance between students who are wearing masks to at least three...
Erdogan quits European treaty on violence against women
Reuters :President Tayyip Erdogan pulled Turkey out of an international accord designed to protect women, the country’s official gazette said on Saturday, despite calls from...
Heavy rain, flash flooding batter Australia’s east coast
Reuters :Australia’s east coast was smashed by heavy rains on Saturday, sparking dangerous flash flooding that forced the evacuation of multiple regions as the fast-moving...
S’pore says makes biggest cannabis seizure in 14 years
Reuters :Singapore’s anti-narcotics agency has made its biggest seizure of cannabis in 14 years after conducting a series of raids this week in the city-state,...
Gunmen kill 13 in Mexico
Reuters :Gunmen killed at least 13 Mexican police in an ambush a short distance outside the capital on Thursday, local authorities said, in one of...