At least 22 killed in Ghana church collapse
Al Jazeera News :At least 22 people, including a baby, were killed when an unfinished three-storey building collapsed in eastern Ghana, emergency officials said on...
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Galapagos sees record rise in penguins, flightless cormorants
Al Jazeera News :The population of Galapagos penguins and flightless cormorants, two species endemic to the remote islands, has seen a record increase, according to...
Nigeria says 51 civilians, 18 security forces killed in unrest
Al Jazeera News :Nigeria’s president announced 51 civilians were killed in unrest following days of peaceful protests over police abuses and blamed “hooliganism” for the...
Egypt starts voting in first stage of parliament elections
Al Jazeera News :Egyptians are voting to elect a new parliament which critics say will just replicate a “rubber-stamp” body in place since 2015 under...
Poland President Duda tests positive for virus
BBC Online :Polish President Andrzej Duda has contracted Covid-19 but is feeling “fine”, a presidential minister says.Mr Duda, 48, was tested on Friday and found...
Malaysia’s king to consult with rulers amid talk of emergency
Reuters, Kuala Lumpur :Malaysia’s King Al-Sultan Abdullah will consult with other rulers to discuss proposals by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, the palace said on Saturday,...
Asia becomes second region to exceed 10 million Coronavirus cases
Reuters :Asia surpassed 10 million infections of the new coronavirus on Saturday, the second-heaviest regional toll in the world, according to a Reuters tally, as...
Europe daily coronavirus cases double in 10 days Reports 200,000 daily cases for the first time
Reuters :Europe’s reported coronavirus cases more than doubled in 10 days, crossing 200,000 daily infections for the first time on Thursday, according to a Reuters...
Xi says China not afraid of war in speech to mark Korean War
Al Jazeera News :President Xi Jinping warned on Friday that China was not afraid of war and would never allow its sovereignty, security and development...
Erdogan says Turkey tested Russian S-400s, shrugs off US reaction
Reuters, Ankara :Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan confirmed on Friday that Turkey had been testing the S-400 air defense system it bought from Russia, adding that...
Chileans who voted out Pinochet in referendum turn focus to his Constitution
Reuters, Santiago :Chileans will go to the polls on Sunday to vote on whether they want to swap a constitution written during the Pinochet dictatorship...
Toxic algae blamed for mass marine death in Russia: Kamchatka
BBC Online :The mass death of sea creatures off the coast of Kamchatka in Russia’s far east was most likely caused by toxic algae and...