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There was a mild drama in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand as a couple sued their only son and his wife for not giving them a grandchild after six years of marriage. The couple planned to have a grandchild to play with after retirement irrespective of the gender. The unusual lawsuit was filed […]
North Korea says six people have died amid an ‘explosive’ spread of fever, a day after it acknowledged a COVID-19 outbreak. North Korea said Friday that 187,000 people were being “isolated and treated” for fever. “A fever whose cause couldn’t be identified explosively spread nationwide from late April,” the official Korean Central News Agency […]
The United Arab Emirates’ long-ailing ruler, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, died Friday, the government’s state-run news agency announced in a brief statement. He was 73. The UAE’s Ministry of Presidential Affairs announced a 40-day period of mourning and a three-day suspension of work in all ministries and the private sector beginning […]
The home of Mahinda Rajapaksas, Sri Lanka’s prime minister, was on Monday, set on fire by a group of anti-government protesters. According to the BBC, this came hours after Rajapaksas resigned in response to calls for his ousting, owing to an economic crisis. The nation is facing its worst economic crisis since gaining independence […]
No less than seven soldiers and 20 terrorists have lost their lives after militants attacked two military bases in the north of Burkina Faso. According to a statement, four volunteers aiding the army in the fight against militants were also killed in the attacks on Thursday in Loroum and Sanmatenga provinces. […]
The government of the United Kingdom has made a U-turn on its treatment of members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), recognizing Nigeria’s classification of the group as a terrorist organization In a May 2022 update of its asylum policy, the UK government excluded members of the group from seeking refuge in […]
A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in the northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), bringing the number of confirmed cases to three, since the outbreak was declared in the country, in late April. Congolese Health Ministry confirmed the third case of Ebola in Mbandaka on Thursday, May 4. WHO Regional Office […]
Russia’s military has said it will open humanitarian corridors from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol on May 5, 6 and 7 to allow civilians to leave the facility. In an online posting, the military said the corridors would be open from 8am to 6pm Moscow time (0500 to 1500 GMT) each day. During […]
North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, just a week after leader Kim Jong Un vowed to boost Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal at the “fastest possible speed”. The launch was the latest in a string of sanctions-busting North Korean weapons tests so far this year, and came after […]
Vladimir Putin is set to transfer power to Russia’s top spy chief who is described as an “outright villain” while he undergoes cancer surgery, according to news reports. President Vladimir Putin will reportedly transfer power to his top spy chief Nikolai Patrushev while he undergoes surgery for cancer, according to Sky News. Mr. […]
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