India to cull tens of thousands of birds over avian flu outbreak
AFP : Tens of thousands of poultry will be slaughtered in India after an outbreak of deadly avian influenza was found to have killed scores...
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Portuguese nurse dies two days after getting Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine
Zee News : A health worker in Portugal died two days after getting the COVID-19 vaccine. This comes as a shock to the world community...
White police officer cleared of charges in Wisconsin shooting of Black man
Reuters, Kenosha : Wisconsin prosecutors on Tuesday cleared a white police officer of criminal charges in the shooting a Black man from behind in the...
Iran Guards seize South Korean tanker amid US tensions
AFP :Iran said Monday its Revolutionary Guards had seized a South Korean-flagged tanker in Gulf waters for breaking “environmental laws”, at a time of heightened...
Colombia’s illegal armed groups lost more than 5,000 members in 2020
Reuters, Bogota :Colombian illegal armed groups lost roughly 5,120 members in 2020 as the country’s armed forces continued operations amidst the coronavirus pandemic to weaken...
Eyeing Gulf detente, Saudi Arabia opens summit with call to counter Iran threat
Reuters, AL-ULA :Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman opened a Gulf Arab summit on Tuesday by taking aim at Iran and lauding a deal...
Proud Boys leader held for burning Black Lives Matter flag
The leader of the far-right Proud Boys group has been arrested in Washington DC on suspicion of burning a Black Lives Matter flag last month.Enrique...
Pelosi re-elected as US House speaker amid political uncertainty
Reuters, Washington :Nancy Pelosi was narrowly re-elected speaker of the US House of Representatives on Sunday, as a new Congress took office amid political uncertainty,...
IS claims responsibility for attack that killed 11 in Pakistan
Reuters :The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack Sunday that killed 11 miners from Pakistan’s minority Shiite Hazaras in Baluchistan province.The attack took...
9 Syrian soldiers killed in Badia militant attack
Reuters :At least nine Syrian army soldiers were killed on Sunday in an ambush on their bus on a main highway in the central Syrian...
UK court blocks Julian Assange extradition to US
Al Jazeera news :A British judge has ruled Julian Assange should not be extradited to the US to face espionage charges, saying that such a...
Saudi Arabia resumes international flights, keeps some restrictions
Reuters, Cairo :Saudi Arabia has announced to resume all international flights from 11:00 am today, amid strict precautions against the new Covid-19 strain.The General Authority...