TamilBushfire rages in Western Australia
Emergency authorities in Western Australia have issued warnings to residents on the state’s southwest as…
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Omicron to infect more than half of Europe: WHO
More than half of the European population are expected to be infected with the Omicron…
Israel shortens isolation for asymptomatic cases
Israel on Tuesday cut the isolation time for asymptomatic COVID-19 cases from 10 days to…
US surgeons successfully transplant pig heart into human patient
In what is dubbed as a ‘first-of-its-kind surgery’, the US surgeons have performed a successful…
Iran upset at slow progress in nuclear talks
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday that the Government was unhappy with the pace…
China reports first community spread of Omicron variant
China has reported its first community spread Omicron cases, with two people confirmed with the…
Mother kidnaps sons to avoid Covid vaccine in Spain
woman accused by her ex-husband of kidnapping their two boys to prevent them from being…
UK lifts pre-arrival Covid test rule for overseas travellers
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Wednesday that compulsory COVID-19 tests required by overseas…
Russia reports 15,772 daily Covid cases
Russia registered 15,772 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally…
3 terrorists killed in encounter in J&K’s Pulwama
Three Jaish-e-Mohammad militants, including a Pakistani national, were killed in an encounter with security forces…
New corona variant ‘IHU’ identified in France
As the world grapples with the highly mutated Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, scientists have identified…
Violence in Pak increases by 42 pc in 2021, say reports
After a consistent decline since 2015, violence in Pakistan increased by an alarming 42 per…
Veteran US diplomat Atul Keshap to lead USIBC
Veteran American diplomat Atul Keshap, who till recently served as the country’s charge ’de affairs…
Covid infections rise by 35% in Netherlands
Despite an anti-pandemic lockdown currently in force, the number of positive Covid-19 tests in the…
UK PM plans to ‘ride out’ Omicron wave with no more curbs
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he hopes England can “ride out” the current…
China’s action plan to takeover Latin America
Chinese Communist Party officials have unveiled an action plan for cooperation with Latin American countries…
Global Covid caseload tops 292 mn
Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 292 million,…
Heavy snow storms in US cause power outages
Heavy snow storms on the US East Coast have forced the cancellation of thousands of…
SA President vows deep probe into parliament fire
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said he “believes” somebody is being held and…
UK makes Omicron contingency plans for hospitals, schools
The U.K. government has been making contingency plans in case hospitals, schools and other workplaces…
Pak Minister faces flak for ‘disrespecting’ Saudi envoy
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has come under fire from netizens for sitting in…