Death toll rises above 160 in Myanmar jade mine collapse
Reuters :The death toll in a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has risen above 160, with more feared dead, authorities said on...
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Dozens of civilians killed in Mali
Al Jazeera News :Dozens of civilians have been killed and others wounded in Mali’s volatile centre when unidentified armed men on motorbikes attacked ethnic Dogon...
Turkish court tries Saudis in absentia for Khashoggi killing
Reuters, Istanbul :A Turkish court put 20 Saudi officials on trial in absentia on Friday for the gruesome killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi which sparked...
Gunmen kill 24 in Mexican drug rehab centre
Reuters :At least 24 people were killed in an armed attack on a drug rehabilitation facility in the central Mexican city of Irapuato, Mexican police...
Coronavirus cases in India cross 6 lakh mark; death toll at 17834
Zee Media Bureau :As India entered its second phase of Unlock after the coronavirus outbreak, the number infections surpassed 600,000 mark on Thursday (June 2,...
New Zealand health minister resigns after blunders
BBC Online :New Zealand’s health minister has resigned after criticism of the government’s response to coronavirus and his own breaches of lockdown rules, reports BBC....
Hundreds of George W Bush officials endorse Biden
Al Jazeera News :Hundreds of officials who worked for former Republican United States President George W Bush endorsed Democratic White House hopeful Joe Biden on...
Britain recognises Guaido as Venezuelan president
Reuters, London :Britain has recognised Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country’s president, the English High Court has ruled, in a case over whether...
Botswana reports mysterious deaths of 356 elephants
AFP, Botswana :Hundreds of elephants have died mysteriously in Botswana’s famed Okavango Delta, the head of the wildlife department said Thursday, ruling out poaching as...
Brazil military handout masks to protect isolated Amazon tribes
Reuters :Soldiers handed out masks to barefooted Yanomami indigenous people including body-painted warriors carrying spears and bows and arrows on Wednesday on the second day...
PIA banned from flying to EU states for six months
Dawn, Pakistan : The European Union Air Safety Agency (EASA) has suspended the authorisation for the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to operate in the bloc...
Pandemic sinks Japan business mood to lowest since 2009 crisis
Reuters : Japanese manufacturers’ confidence sank in the second quarter to levels not seen since the 2009 global financial crisis, underscoring the damage the coronavirus...