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Nasheed feeling ‘good’ after surviving bomb blast
Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed is conscious after life-saving surgery, his family said yesterday, as police made two arrests in
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Small time flu which got too much press’
Indian controversial actress Kangana Ranaut has tested positive for Covid-19, she announced yesterday. The actress, who was recently suspended
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Blasts at Kabul school kill 40
Multiple blasts at a school in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least 40 people and wounded dozens more, mostly female students, officials said.
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Trump admin ‘obtained phone records of journos’
The Trump administration secretly obtained the phone records of Washington Post journalists who reported on allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, the newspaper reported Friday, prompting concerns over freedom of speech.
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM
East Jerusalem Land Disputes: Clashes wound over 200
Israel braced for more protests yesterday after clashes at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound wounded more than 200 people and as the US, EU and regional powers urged calm after days of escalating violence.
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM
China urges U.N. states not to attend Xinjiang event next week
China has urged United Nations member states not to attend an event planned next week by Germany, the United States and Britain on the repression of Uyghur Muslims and other minorities in Xinjiang, according to a note seen by Reuters on Friday.
8 May 2021, 11:47 AM
China produced 27pc of the total
China’s annual greenhouse gas emissions stood at 27% of the world total in 2019, exceeding combined OECD emissions for the first time, according to research published on Thursday.
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Israel ‘not a country, but a terrorist base’: Khamenei
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei yesterday called Israel “not a country, but a terrorist base” and urged Muslim nations to fight it, as they mark an annual day of pro-Palestinian rallies.
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM
UK advises under-40s get alternative to AstraZeneca jab
The scientific committee overseeing Britain’s coronavirus vaccination programme yesterday recommended that under-40s are offered an alternative to the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid jab.
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Girl shoots 3 at US school
A girl opened fire at a school in the northwestern US state of Idaho on Thursday, injuring three people before being disarmed by a teacher, police said.
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Pakistan PM due in Saudi for talks on improving ties
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was due in Saudi Arabia yesterday for a visit aimed at enhancing ties after months of strained relations over the disputed region of Kashmir.
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Maldives ex-leader in ‘critical’ state
Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed was in a “critical” condition yesterday following an assassination attempt, doctors said.
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM
UK’s unity on the line as SNP wins early seats
Scotland’s main pro-independence party enjoyed early successes yesterday in crucial Scottish parliament election results which could determine the future of the United Kingdom, although its leader cautioned the result remained “on a knife edge”.
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Global toll more than double the estimates
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused nearly 6.9 million deaths across the world, more than double the number officially recorded, a new analysis from the University of Washington, DC’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) estimated.
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Johnson hails Conservatives’ win in Labour stronghold
Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday welcomed early election results in Britain’s first major vote since Brexit and the pandemic, including a stunning by-election victory for his Conservative party in an opposition Labour stronghold.
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Forced eviction may amount to war crimes
The United Nations yesterday urged Israel to call off any forced evictions in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, warning that its actions could amount to “war crimes”.
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Poland, Hungary push against 'gender equality' at EU social summit
Lobbying by Poland and Hungary has led to the removal of the phrase "gender equality" from a draft declaration on advancing social cohesion that the EU is due to publish on Friday, according to diplomats and documents seen by Reuters.
7 May 2021, 14:42 PM
China says its rocket debris unlikely to cause any harm
Most debris from a large Chinese rocket expected to plunge back through the atmosphere this weekend will be burned up on reentry and is highly unlikely to cause any harm, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said today.
7 May 2021, 13:34 PM
Firefighters tackle blaze at 19-storey London tower block
Firefighters in London were tackling a blaze at a 19-storey block of flats in the east of the city on Friday, with parts of the 8th, 9th and 10th floors all on fire, the Fire Brigade said.
7 May 2021, 10:00 AM
Pakistan PM Khan in Saudi Arabia to discuss relations
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan begins a two-day visit on Friday to Saudi Arabia, a traditionally close ally said.
7 May 2021, 09:53 AM