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Egypt unveils 59 ancient coffins in major archaeological discovery
Egypt has put on show dozens of coffins belonging to priests and clerks from the 26th dynasty nearly 2,500 years ago, with archaeologists saying tens more were found in the vast Saqqara necropolis just days ago.
3 October 2020, 18:07 PM
California wildfires threaten towns, wineries
California fire crews deploying water-dropping helicopters made a defensive stand on Friday against flames raging in the foothills of the Napa Valley
3 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Russian journalist dies after setting herself on fire
A Russian journalist died on Friday after setting herself on fire in front of the local branch of the interior ministry in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, a day
3 October 2020, 18:00 PM
15 killed in east Afghanistan car bomb attack
At least 15 people were killed and more than 30 others wounded in a car bomb attack that targeted a government building in eastern Afghanistan
3 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Modi opens tunnel route to tense China border
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday opened a Himalayan tunnel that will drastically reduce the time needed to rush troops to the country’s remote Chinese border as tensions grow between the Asian neighbours.
3 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Outrage over Gangrape in India: Rahul, Priyanka meet victim’s family in UP
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra yesterday met the family of the 20-year-old Dalit woman whose gang rape and murder last month in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras has sparked outrage across India and triggered days of protests.
3 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Heavy fighting rages over Karabakh
Armenian and Azerbaijani forces were engaged in fierce clashes yesterday as fighting over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region intensified after its main city came under heavy shelling.
3 October 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Anyone can get it’
As Americans digested the news on Friday that President Donald Trump had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, some of his backers expressed surprise that he hadn’t been safe from infection and said their support for him was not diminished.
3 October 2020, 18:00 PM
It’s not about being a ‘tough guy’
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Friday that President Donald Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis shows the importance of taking the pandemic seriously, telling Americans that wearing masks is more important than being a “tough guy.”
3 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Trump doing well and fever free: White House medical staff
White House doctor Sean Conley said today that President Donald Trump is “doing well” and has been “fever free” for the last 24 hours, after it was announced he tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday.
3 October 2020, 16:08 PM
Sudan, rebel leaders seal peace deal in effort to end wars
Sudan’s transitional authorities and a rebel alliance signed on Saturday a peace deal initialed in August that aims to put an end to the country's decades-long civil wars, in a televised ceremony marking the agreement.
3 October 2020, 14:53 PM
UK PM Johnson, Chinese President Xi wish Trump quick recovery
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chinese President Xi Jinping have wished quick recovery to US President Donald Trump, who was moved to a military hospital on Friday after being diagnosed with Covid-19.
3 October 2020, 12:28 PM
Cavalier White House approach to Covid-19 catches up to Trump
Masks were rarely spotted in the West Wing. Crowds of people gathered shoulder to shoulder on the White House South Lawn. And Air Force One streaked across the sky from one massive campaign rally to another.
3 October 2020, 12:22 PM
Make world livable for present, future generations: Dhaka to global community
Bangladesh has urged the global community re-commit to using their resources for realising sustainable development goals (SDGs), and making the world safe and livable for present and future generations.
3 October 2020, 07:26 AM
Trump moved to hospital after Covid-19 diagnosis
US President Donald Trump has been moved to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland for treatment after being diagnosed with Covid-19.
2 October 2020, 21:25 PM
Armenia says ready to work with mediators for Karabakh ceasefire
Armenia yesterday expressed its readiness to work with international mediators to reach a ceasefire with Azerbaijan over the breakaway Nagorny
2 October 2020, 18:00 PM
EU backs Belarus sanctions
EU leaders agreed to impose sanctions against members of the Belarus regime yesterday and fired a warning at Turkey over its gas drilling activities in
2 October 2020, 18:00 PM
What he will do now!
West Bengal’s Bharatiya Janata Party leader Anupam Hazra, who had threatened to hug Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee if he got infected with Covid19,
2 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Judge blocks White House ban on skilled worker visas
A US federal judge on Thursday ordered a halt to the enforcement of a White House order that would block visas for skilled workers, such as engineers
2 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Macron says Islam is ‘in crisis’
President Emmanuel Macron yesterday unveiled a plan to defend France’s secular values against Islamist radicalism, describing Islam as a religion “in crisis” all over the world.
2 October 2020, 18:00 PM