7.0-magnitude earthquake near Chilean Antarctic base
AFP :A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday off the coast of Antarctica, with authorities issuing a tsunami warning for Chile’s Eduardo Frei base on the frigid...
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11 Iraqi fighters killed in ambush
AFP :At least 11 fighters from Iraq’s state-sponsored Hashed al-Shaabi force were killed in an ambush in the north of the capital on Saturday, Hashed...
Johnson looks forward to work with Biden on shared goals
Reuters :British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday he looked forward to working with US President Joe Biden on their shared goals, including tackling...
China rescues 4 miners after 14 days trapped underground
Reuters :Chinese rescuers pulled four gold miners to safety on Sunday 14 days after they were trapped by an underground explosion, state broadcaster CCTV reported,...
Asia’s ‘El Chapo’ arrested in Amsterdam
AFP :The alleged ringleader of Asia’s biggest crime syndicate and one of the world’s most wanted men has been arrested in the Netherlands, with Australian...
US reaffirms Taiwan support after China sends warplanes
AP :The US has reaffirmed support for Taiwan following China’s dispatch of warplanes near the island in an apparent attempt to intimidate its democratic government...
Wuhan marks a year since lockdown as pandemic rages worldwide
Al Jazeera :China’s city of Wuhan marked one year since the start of its traumatic 76-day coronavirus lockdown on Saturday while the pandemic continued to...
President Biden apologises over troops sleeping in car park
BBC Online :US President Joe Biden has apologised after some members of the National Guard stationed at the Capitol were pictured sleeping in a car...
U.S. television host Larry King dies
Reuters, Washington :Larry King, who quizzed thousands of world leaders, politicians and entertainers for CNN and other news outlets in a career spanning more than...
Ukraine nursing home fire leaves 15 dead
Xinhua :At least 15 people were killed and five others injured in a fire at a private nursing home in Kharkiv, Ukraine, authorities said.According to...
8 killed in Karnataka quarry blast
The Indian Express :At least eight people have been killed in an explosion at a stone mining quarry in Karnataka’s Shivamogga district, the police control...
Israeli strikes kill 4 civilians in Syria
AFP :Four civilians, including two children, were killed by Israeli strikes on the Syrian province of Hama at dawn on Friday, the Syrian state news...