Assange surprised by timing of new US indictment
Reuters, London :Julian Assange’s lawyer said on Monday he was surprised that the US authorities issued a new and wider indictment last week against the...
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Coronavirus cases in India cross 500,000 as big cities reel from surge
Reuters :India reported over 17,000 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, pushing the country’s total above 500,000, federal health ministry data showed on...
UK coronavirus death toll increases by 186 to 43,414
Reuters :A further 186 people have died from coronavirus, bringing the UK’s death toll up to 43,414.The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said...
Venezuela is a health ‘time bomb,’ Colombian president says
Reuters :Colombian President Ivan Duque on Friday called Venezuela a public health “time bomb,” and said the lack of reliable information about the status of...
Malaysia palm plantations urge govt to let foreign workers return
Reuters :Malaysian palm plantations have urged the government to let foreign workers return, warning of severe damage to the palm-oil industry if it is not...
Imran Khan criticised after calling Osama Bin Laden a ‘martyr’
BBC Online :Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has come under fire from opposition MPs after telling parliament that the US “martyred” Osama Bin Laden.Bin Laden,...
Death toll exceeds 100 in 24 hours in Iran for eighth straight day
Reuters :Iran’s death toll from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours topped 100 for the eighth straight day, bringing the total to 10,239, according to...
Malaysia can’t take any more Rohingya refugees, PM says
Reuters :Malaysia can no longer take in Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Friday, citing a struggling economy and dwindling...
Australian lawmaker’s office raided ‘amid China probe’
BBC Online :An Australian lawmaker is to be suspended from his party following reports his office is facing investigation by national security agencies over alleged...
Argentine doctors eye tough weeks ahead as Covid cases near peak
Reuters, Buenos Aires :Argentine doctors and health officials are predicting that coronavirus cases will peak in coming weeks as the southern hemisphere winter sets in,...
Iraqi forces raid Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah base, 14 arrested
Al Jazeera News :Iraqi security forces have raided a base belonging to a powerful Iran-backed armed group in southern Baghdad and detained at least 14...
Attempt to create misunderstanding: Bhutan govt
India Today, New Delhi :After several reports claimed that Bhutan has stopped irrigation water supply to parts of Assam, the Bhutan Foreign Ministry has issued...