Villagers burn houses ahead of Azerbaijan takeover
Al Jazeera News :Villagers in Nagorno-Karabakh set their houses on fire on Saturday before fleeing to Armenia ahead of a weekend deadline that will see...
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South Korea daily Covid cases above 200; face mask fines start
Al Jazeera News :South Korea has confirmed 205 new cases of coronavirus – the first time it has been above 200 since early September –...
39 dead in Philippines typhoon
AP, Manila :Thick mud and debris coated many villages around the Philippine capital Friday after a typhoon caused extensive flooding that sent people fleeing to...
‘Painful’: Delhi sets new Covid-19 deaths record amid third wave
Al Jazeera News :Delhi’s Covid-19 deaths rose by a record high on Thursday and it also reported the most number of infections in India, an...
Dominic Cummings to leave Downing Street by Christmas
BBC Online :Boris Johnson’s senior adviser Dominic Cummings is expected to leave his position by the end of the year.Mr Cummings told the BBC “rumours...
Algerians approve new Constitution after referendum
Al Jazeera News :Algerians have approved constitutional reforms in a referendum, though with a record low turnout, the country’s constitutional council has announced.The referendum held...
Australia faces more fires, drought as climate continues to heat
Al Jazeera News :Australia’s climate is expected become hotter and drier, increasing the risk of drought and extreme weather events such as the bushfires that...
Sinai helicopter crash kills 7
AFP :A helicopter crash in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula involving a multi-national observer force killed seven people on Thursday-five Americans, a French national and a Czech...
Top commander of banned ULFA (I) Dhristi Rajkhowa surrenders
Hindustan Times, Shillong :Deputy commander-in-chief of the banned United Liberation Front of Assam-Independent (ULFA-I) Dhristi Rajkhowa surrendered to the Meghalaya police on Wednesday evening in...
Brazil says China Covid vaccine trial can resume after suspension
Al Jazeera News :Brazil health regulator Anvisa has allowed the resumption of late-stage Brazilian clinical trials for China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, which had been suspended...
Four days of events planned to mark UK queen’s 70 years on throne
Reuters, London :Britain will hold “a blockbuster weekend of celebrations” in the summer of 2022, featuring an extra day’s public holiday, to mark Queen Elizabeth’s...
S Korea appealed for Biden’s `summit-level` interests in North Korea talks
Reuters, Seoul :South Korea’s foreign minister said on Tuesday she had raised the need for U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s administration to pay “summit-level” attention to...