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Over 82 die from lightning strikes, drownings in South Africa

Dams in South Africa and the mountain kingdom of Lesotho were said to be at their bursting points due to…
How Prophet Samuel foretold Pope Francis' decision on same-sex marriage

Top aides of Pope Francis test positive for COVID-19

He said both Parolin, 67, an Italian, and Pena Parra, 61, who is Venezuelan, had self-isolated in their residences in…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns that the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, “could spiral beyond anyone’s control”.

UN chief condemns attack on Abu Dhabi airport

The drone attacks targeting an oil facility in the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) killed three people with…
9-year-old Indonesian girl killed by crocodile

Indonesian girl killed by crocodile while sister watches in horror

A nine-year-old girl was attacked and killed by a crocodile while walking on a riverside path with her sister in…
onions

Why people cry when they slice onions, how to avoid it

If burning tears are more than you can bear, you do have options. Bon Appetit recommends you wear goggles or…
Smoke coming out of the Abu Dhabi oil facility after drone attack

3 killed in Abu Dhabi, fire at airport in drone attacks

Several people were also wounded at an industrial area where Abu Dhabi's state-owned energy company runs a pipeline network and…
Cummings and Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson lied about party at 10 Downing Street: Ex adviser Cummings

Cummings said on Twitter that the prime minister had agreed that the drinks party should go ahead.
Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and hostage taker Malik Faisal Akram

Texas synagogue rabbi speaks on moments with hostage taker Faisal Akram

Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker told “CBS Mornings” on Monday that he threw a chair at his captor before escaping with two…
Ruin from the earthquake

26 dead as twin earthquakes rattle Afghanistan

There were fears the death toll could rise further in Badghis province along the border with Turkmenistan, one of Afghanistan’s…
Petro Poroshenko

Ex-Ukrainian president Poroshenko returns to face treason charge

At a briefing, Tetiana Sapyan, a spokeswoman for the State Bureau of Investigations (DBR), said Poroshenko had been handed a…
Early photos of the Tsunami in Tonga

Concerns mount over tsunami-hit Tonga

There has been no immediate report so far of injuries or damage due to Tonga's current disrupted internet access to…
COVID-19 Vaccine

COVID-19: Greece imposes 100 euros monthly fine on anti – vaxxers

Greece State health authorities would transmit the names of the unvaccinated to finance authorities so fines can be levied.
China birth rate drops

Again China’s birth rate drops to record low

The lifting of the former one-child policy in the world’s most populous country led to only a slight increase in…
Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida

Japan to expedite administration of COVID-19 booster shots

Fewer than 1% of Japanese have received booster shots, far behind Britain's 53% and 24% in the United States, according…
People make Lion head for Chinese Lunar Year

Chinese cities on high COVID-19 alert as Lunar Year starts

Many local governments have already advised residents not to leave town for unnecessary trips during the holiday, while dozens of…
Winter storm slams U.S. East Coast, Canada, thousands of flights canceled

Winter storm causes havoc in U.S. East Coast, Canada

More than 200,000 homes and businesses in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia reported power outages, according to PowerOutage.US, a…
President Boubacar Keita

Ousted Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita dies

Keita was overthrown on Aug. 18, 2020, by the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP) after months…
Face of British hostage taker Malik Faisal Akram

Face of British hostage taker Malik Faisal Akram [Family statement]

Faisal Akram was the son of Mohammed Malik Akram and the brother of Gulbar, Malik, Nasar, Yassar and Late Gulzameer…
Colleyville Hostage scene on Saturday night

British hostage taker Malik Faisal Akram had mental health issues: Brother

Akram took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue for 10 hours before an FBI SWAT team stormed the building,…
Somali government spokesman injured in suicide car bombing attack

Somali government spokesman wounded in suicide attack

A Somali government spokesman, Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu, was injured in a suicide car bombing in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia…
Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker one of the hostages taken by the British

Texas hostage taker was British: FBI

FBI Special Agent in Charge Matt DeSarno said earlier there was no immediate indication that the man had connections to…
A chinese man receives COVID-19 vaccine jab

1.29 billion Chinese vaccinated against COVID-19

More than 1.22 billion have completed their vaccination, said He Qinghua, the official with the National Health Commission said in…
Colleyville Texas synagogue

Breaking: All Colleyville synagogue hostages released, gunman shot dead

The gunman, who was initially wrongly identified as Muhammad Siddiqui has also been shot dead. The identity of the hostage…
Colleyville Texas synagogue

Updated: FBI takes over talks with Colleyville synagogue hostage taker

The yet to be identified gunman took the hostages at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville during religious services around 11.30am.
The Colleyville synagogue, scene of hostage taking

Gunman holds hostages at Colleyville synagogue in Texas

The gunman said to be a Muslim took the hostages after entering the synagogue during a religious service, which was…
Rioters in Kazakhstan

Provisional 225 killed in Kazakhstan uprising

The figure included civilians and armed "bandits" killed by security forces, Serik Shalabayev, the head of criminal prosecution at the…
Netflix

Netflix increases monthly subscription prices in US, Canada

In Canada, the premium plan rose by C$2 to C$20.99, and the basic plan was unchanged at C$9.99.
Looted packages litter rail tracks in Los Angeles

U.S. thieves raid Amazon, FEDEx cargoes on rail tracks

The thieves wait until the long freight trains are immobilised on the tracks, and then climb onto the freight containers,…
Mary Trump

Mary Trump gets into luxury real estate business

Mary in 2020 published a tell-all book on the Trump family accusing Trump and some family members of cheating her…
Deposed Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi attends a hearing in a case filed by Gambia against Myanmar alleging genocide against the minority Muslim Rohingya population, at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands Dec. 10, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman.

World Court sets February for hearing of Rohingya genocide case

More than 730,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar after a military-led crackdown in 2017 and were forced into squalid camps across the…
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