UN warns COVID hardship could swell ranks of child soldiers
Reuters :More children could be pushed into joining armed groups in conflict zones as families face increasing poverty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a top...
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Saudi intercepts Yemeni rebel missile, drones after airport hit
AFP :Saudi Arabia on Thursday intercepted a ballistic missile and two drones fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, a Riyadh-led coalition said, as Western powers denounced...
Russia ready to cut EU ties if hit with painful sanctions
Reuters :Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has said Moscow is ready to sever ties with the European Union if the bloc hits it with painful...
UAE royal’s investment in Israeli football club put on hold
AP :The acquisition of a 50 percent stake in Israel’s Beitar Jerusalem Football Club by a United Arab Emirates royal has been frozen due to...
Nepalis protest proposed travel rules for women
AFP :Nepalis on Thursday protested against proposed new travel rules that could force young women to require permission from their family for travelling in some...
Ahmadi man killed in northwest Pakistan
Al Jazeera :A member of Pakistan’s Ahmadiyya sect has been shot and killed in the northwestern city of Peshawar, police and a community spokesperson have...
Stonehenge may have been first erected in Wales: Archaeologists
Reuters :Archaeologists believe they have discovered the origins of the Stonehenge prehistoric monument after they uncovered the remains of an ancient stone circle in Wales...
116-year-old French nun survives Covid-19
Reuters :Europe’s oldest person, French nun Sister Andre, has survived Covid-19 and will celebrate her 117th birthday this week, her caregivers said.Lucile Randon, who took...
Myanmar junta leader asks Thai counterpart for help on democracy
Reuters :Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who himself first seized power in a coup, said on Wednesday he had received a letter from Myanmar’s new...
UK quarantine violators face heavy fines, up to 10 years in jail
Al Jazeera :Travellers to the United Kingdom caught violating newly imposed quarantine restrictions could face a heavy fine of up to 10,000 British pounds ($13,800),...
The newest diplomatic currency: COVID-19 vaccines
India, the unmatched vaccine manufacturing power, is giving away millions of doses to neighbours friendly and estranged. It is trying to counter China, which has...
WHO OKs AstraZeneca jabs for Covid-19 variants, over-65s
AFP :The AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine can be used for people aged over 65, and where coronavirus variants of concern are circulating, WHO experts said on...