Coronavirus rising in 22 US states ahead of Labour Day holidays
Reuters :Coronavirus cases are rising in 22 of the 50 US states, according to a Reuters analysis, a worrisome trend on a Labour Day holiday...
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Typhoon Haishen brings strong winds, power outages to Japan
Al Jazeera News :Typhoon Haishen has drawn closer to Japan’s southern mainland, prompting authorities to recommend evacuations and warn of potentially record rainfall, unprecedented wind,...
Woman journalist shot dead in Pakistan’s Balochistan
Dawn, Pakistan :A female journalist was shot dead at her home in Turbat area of Balochistan’s Kech district on Saturday evening, police said.Shaheena Shaheen, aged...
‘No signs of life’ in Beirut rubble after three-day search for blast survivors
Reuters :Rescue workers digging through the rubble of a Beirut building for the third day on Saturday said there was no longer hope of finding...
One dead, two critical in Birmingham ‘random’ stabbing: Police
Al Jazeera News :One man was killed and two people critically injured during a “random” stabbing attack in Britain’s second city of Birmingham, West Midlands...
California braces for record-setting heatwave, more fires
AFP :California is bracing for record-breaking temperatures and dangerous fire weather conditions this Labor Day weekend, with the National Weather Service urging people to limit...
EU demands potential veto on UK’s post-Brexit laws
Al Jazeera News :The European Union is demanding a potential veto on the United Kingdom’s post-Brexit laws and regulations, The Times newspaper reported on Saturday,...
New Swiss Alps tunnel set to transform Europe’s rail links
AFP, Camorino :Switzerland opened its Ceneri tunnel on Friday – completing a mammoth project cutting a new route through the Alps which should transform rail...
Hundreds of Thai students rally demanding school reform
Reuters, Bangkok :Hundreds of high school students demonstrated in Bangkok on Saturday to demand reform of an education system they say is outdated in the...
British newspapers distribution hit by Extinction Rebellion blockade
Reuters, London :The distribution of several British newspapers was disrupted on Saturday after Extinction Rebellion climate change activists blockaded printing presses used by Rupert Murdoch’s...
Rescuers sift Beirut rubble amid signs of life a month after blast
Reuters, Beirut :Rescue workers in Beirut dug through rubble and probed a collapsed building with sensors on Friday after signs of life were detected under...
DRC rallies in support of threatened Nobel laureate Denis Mukwege
Al Jazeera News :Protesters are expected to take to the streets of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) capital to express support for Denis...