Mount Everest is higher than we thought, say Nepal and China
Reuters, Kathmandu :Mount Everest is higher than previously thought, Nepal and China said on Tuesday, settling a long-running conflict over the height of the world’s...
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Morocco to kick off mass vaccination plan with Chinese drug
AP, Rabat :Morocco is gearing up for an ambitious COVID-19 vaccination program, aiming to vaccinate 80% of its adults in an operation starting this month...
Police in Uttar Pradesh arrest 10 men under new anti-conversion law
Reuters, Lucknow :Police in northern India have arrested 10 men for allegedly compelling women to change their religion after getting married, using a new anti-conversion...
Trump says lawyer Rudy Giuliani has Covid-19
Al Jazeera News :United States President Donald Trump has tweeted that Rudy Giulani, his personal lawyer who has been leading legal efforts to overturn his...
Bolsonaro turns to military allies to set Brazil`s coronavirus vaccine policy
Reuters, Rio De Janeiro :Brazil’s leader Jair Bolsonaro is moving to assert control of the nation’s independent health regulator, Anvisa, a move some health experts...
Historic New York church housing Liberty Bell gutted by massive fire
The Guardian :A historic church in lower Manhattan that houses New York’s Liberty Bell and whose congregation dates to the city’s earliest days was gutted...
Indonesia minister arrested over pandemic aid corruption
AFP :Indonesia’s social affairs minister was arrested on Sunday for allegedly taking $1.2 million in bribes linked to food aid for those hit by the...
Japan, France, U.S. plan first joint military drills in May
Reuters, Tokyo :Japan, France, and the United States will hold joint military drills on land and sea for the first time in May next year...
Maduro eyes victory in Venezuela polls amid opposition boycott
AFP :Venezuelans vote on Sunday in legislative elections set to tighten President Nicolas Maduro’s grip on power and further weaken his US-backed opposition rival Juan...
Romanians vote in parliamentary polls amid coronavirus pandemic
Al Jazeera News :Romanians are voting in parliamentary elections, with the governing pro-European liberals tipped to win despite criticism for their handling of the coronavirus...
Kuwait holds parliamentary election under shadow of virus
AFP :Kuwaitis went to the polls on Saturday in a parliamentary election overshadowed by Covid-19, with facilities laid on for citizens infected with the disease...