Singapore gets Asia’s first batch of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine
Reuters, Singapore :Singapore received its first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine on Monday, according to its flag carrier, ahead of a rollout in the city-state...
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BSF commandant released on bail in cow smuggling case
Zee News :BSF Commandant Satish Kumar, who was arrested for his alleged involvement in a cattle smuggling racket operating at the India-Bangladesh border in West...
UAE blames Qatari media for undermining Gulf crisis progress
AFP :A top UAE official said on Tuesday Qatari media were undermining efforts to end a three-year dispute between the emirate and four former allies...
Earthlings treated to rare alignment of Jupiter and Saturn
Reuters :The evening sky over the Northern Hemisphere treated stargazers to a once-in-a-lifetime illusion on Monday as the solar system’s two biggest planets appeared to...
Covid: US reaches long-awaited deal for coronavirus aid
BBC Online :After months of wrangling, US lawmakers have agreed to a roughly $900bn (£660bn) package of pandemic aid, including money for businesses and unemployment...
Rockets fired at US embassy inside Baghdad’s Green Zone
Reuters :At least eight Katyusha rockets landed in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone in an attack targeting the US Embassy, causing some minor damage on...
Harry and Meghan Markle announce partnership with food charity
Reuters :Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced Sunday that their new charity has partnered with the World Central Kitchen and its celebrity chef to...
Covid-19: Couple holds 10,000 people drive-thru wedding in Malaysia
BBC Online :The coronavirus pandemic has put paid to many couples’ dreams of a large wedding.But one Malaysian duo has managed to dodge restrictions which...
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny dupes spy into revealing how he was poisoned
CNN :A Russian agent sent to tail opposition leader Alexey Navalny has revealed how he was poisoned in August — with the lethal nerve agent...
Designer of Holy Kaaba’s doors dies away
Gulf Today :Engineer Munir Sarri Al-Jundi, who designed the doors of the Holy Kaaba during the reign of King Khalid Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in...
Sydney isolated from rest of Australia as COVID outbreak grows
Reuters, Sydney :Sydney was isolated from the rest of Australia on Sunday after all of the country’s states and territories imposed travel restrictions on its...