Ethiopian military kill 15 Tigray forces, capture 8
Al Jazeera News :Ethiopia’s military has said it killed 15 members of the Tigray region’s former ruling party and captured eight others.Citing a brigadier-general from...
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Unusual snow kills 4, brings much of Spain to a standstill
AP :A persistent blizzard blanketed large parts of Spain with an unusual amount of snow on Saturday, killing at least four people and leaving thousands...
Gorbachev expects Biden to extend last Cold War arms deal
Reuters, Moscow :Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, said he expects U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to extend the last major nuclear arms control treaty between...
US to blacklist Yemen’s Houthi movement
Reuters :The United States plans to designate Yemen’s Houthi movement as a foreign terrorist organization, three sources familiar with the matter said.Diplomats and aid groups...
UK entering ‘worst point’ of pandemic, top health official warns, as cases rise and bodies pile up
CNN :The United Kingdom is entering its most challenging weeks since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, a top official said Monday, as hospitals face...
Bird flu confirmed in 7 states; samples from Delhi, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh sent for testing
PTI :The Centre on Saturday said the outbreak of bird flu or avian influenza has been reported in Uttar Pradesh, taking the total number of...
Majority in UK want Boris Johnson to step down : Poll
The Guardian :There were also signs of a slight drop in support for the government’s handling of coronavirus situation in the country.More people in the...
Most Covid-19 patients have at least 1 symptom 6 months on: Study
AFP :More than three quarters of people hospitalized with Covid-19 still suffered from at least one symptom after six months, according to a study published...
North Korea’s Kim calls US ‘our biggest enemy’ in challenge to Biden
Reuters, Seoul : North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for more advanced nuclear weapons and said the United States is “our biggest enemy,” state...
China tightens Covid-19 restrictions near Beijing
International Desk : Chinese authorities told residents in two cities south of Beijing to stay home for seven days as they try to stamp out...
Pakistani Shia end protests; hold funerals for slain 11 miners
International Desk : Hundreds of Shia Pakistanis gathered on Saturday to bury 11 coal miners from the Hazara community killed by the armed group ISIL...
Singapore PM receives Covid-19 vaccine
Reuters :Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong received his first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, and urged others to take the jabs in...