COVID-19 fears grow in Capitol as three lawmakers test positive after riots
AP, Washington :Within a span of about 24 hours, three House Democrats have announced they tested positive for COVID-19, prompting concern that last week’s insurrection...
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Tanks appear in Kampala as Uganda tightens security before polls
Al Jazeera :A convoy of armoured military vehicles menacingly passes through the capital every so often in a show of force.Uganda People’s Defence Force soldiers,...
US executes first woman on federal death row in nearly seven decades
Reuters :The US government executed convicted murderer Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, early on Wednesday, after the Supreme Court cleared the...
Bangladeshi man uses pollution plea to avoid deportation from France
The Guardian :A Bangladeshi man with asthma was saved from being deported from France after his lawyer argued that he might face severe health risks...
Rebels attack Central African Republic’s capital
Reuters, Bangui :Security forces in Central African Republic repelled an attack today by armed groups seeking to seize the capital Bangui, athorities said, in a...
US Covid-19 deaths hit daily record as China rushes to contain outbreaks
AFP :The United States has endured its worst day of the pandemic, with three Americans dying every minute, as China took decisive steps on Wednesday...
Indonesia starts mass Covid-19 vaccinations with president
AP, Jakarta :Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday received the first shot of a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine after Indonesia approved it for emergency use and...
Iran launches missile drill amid rising tensions with US
Reuters :Iran’s military launched a short-range naval missile drill on Wednesday, Iranian state TV reported, at a time of high tension between arch foes Tehran...
Malaysia declares emergency to curb virus, shoring up govt
Reuters, Kuala Lumpur :Malaysia’s king declared a nationwide state of emergency on Tuesday to curb the spread of COVID-19, a move that the opposition decried...
Turkish preacher jailed for 1,000 years for sex crimes
AFP :A Turkish court on Monday sentenced a Muslim televangelist who surrounded himself with scantily clad women he called “kittens” to more than 1,000 years...
13 dead, hundreds injured as record snowfall blankets Japan
Xinhua :At least 13 people died and around 250 were injured as record snowfall blanketed regions along the Sea of Japan coast, according to the...
3 killed, 4 wounded by gunman in Chicago
AP, Chicago :A man has killed three people and wounded four others in a series of dramatic shootings that started on Chicago’s South Side and...