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Mexico apologizes to indigenous Maya
Mexico’s government offered an official apology on Monday to the indigenous Maya people for the “terrible abuses” committed against them in the centuries since the Spanish conquest.
4 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Thousands flee as clashes flare in Aghanistan
Thousands of Afghans were forced to flee their homes as fierce fighting erupted between government forces and the Taliban in a southern province after the US military began withdrawing its remaining troops from Afghanistan, officials said yesterday.
4 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Elevated metro line collapses in Mexico
An elevated metro line collapsed in the Mexican capital on Monday, leaving at least 23 people dead and dozens injured as a train came plunging down, authorities said.
4 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Netanyahu faces midnight deadline to form govt
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced a midnight deadline yesterday to form a government, a daunting task that would likely require convincing the Jewish far right to cooperate with an Islamic party.
4 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Biden to allow up to 62,500 refugees into US after row
President Joe Biden announced Monday, after coming under fierce criticism, that he was raising the maximum number of refugees allowed into the United States this year to 62,500 -- up from the 15,000 cap imposed by his predecessor Donald Trump.
4 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Twitter bans Kangana Ranaut for hateful posts
Twitter Inc says it has banned leading Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut, known for her ardent support of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing her of violating its rules on hateful conduct and abusive behaviour.
4 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Rickshaw ‘ambulance’ offers free oxygen to Covid patients
When Indian auto-rickshaw driver Mohammad Javed Khan saw people carrying their coronavirus-stricken parents to hospitals on their backs as they were too poor to afford an ambulance, he knew he had to help.
4 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Bill and Melinda Gates decide to end marriage
Billionaire couple Bill Gates and Melinda Gates say in a joint statement that they have decided to end their marriage
3 May 2021, 21:21 PM
1 in 2 people globally lost income: Gallup
One in two people worldwide saw their earnings drop due to the coronavirus, with people in low-income countries particularly hard hit by job losses or cuts to their working hours, research showed yesterday.
3 May 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Media must report fully’: Indian SC on EC’s protest
The media cannot be stopped from reporting any court hearing and “must report fully” what happens in court, India’s Supreme Court said yesterday as the Election Commission complained about being “castigated without any evidence” on political rallies during the campaign for state elections.
3 May 2021, 18:00 PM
2 rockets target Baghdad base housing US troops
Two rockets targeted an airbase at Iraq’s Baghdad airport housing US-led coalition troops on Sunday, in the second such attack in 10 days, the Iraqi army said.
3 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Saudi Arabia to lift travel curbs on ‘immunised’ citizens
Saudi Arabia will permit citizens immunised against Covid-19 to travel abroad from May 17, the interior ministry said Sunday, more than a year after Saudis were barred from external trips.
3 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Palestinian woman killed, 2 Israelis hurt in West Bank
A Palestinian woman was killed and two Israelis were seriously wounded in two separate shooting incidents in the occupied West Bank on Sunday evening, Israeli and Palestinian officials said.
3 May 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Spine is straight’
West Bengal’s soon-to-be three-time Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who pulled off a stupendous victory after an all-out fight by the BJP, yesterday declared that the BJP is “not all in all” and the people have put them in their place.
3 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Myanmar rebels ‘down military copter’
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA), one of Myanmar’s most powerful rebel groups, said yesterday it had shot down a helicopter after returning fire following air strikes by the military, an official at the group said.
3 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Mutations may ‘evade immune response’
A forum of scientific advisers set up by the Indian government has told authorities about minor mutations in some samples of the coronavirus that
2 May 2021, 18:00 PM
US may lift sanctions on oil, banking sectors: Iran
Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator said on Saturday Tehran expects US sanctions on oil, banks and most individuals and institutions to be lifted based on
2 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Tamil Nadu: DMK unseats AIADMK
The opposition DMK-Congress alliance was heading for a big win in the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly, according to polls results.
2 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Biden policy shows hostile US intent
North Korea lashed out at the United States and its allies in South Korea yesterdayin a series of statements saying recent comments from
2 May 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Let us stand united’
A prominent rebel group in eastern Myanmar yesterday appealed to other ethnic armies to unite against the military, as the country enters its fourth month under a junta regime.
2 May 2021, 18:00 PM