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India logs 5,439 fresh Covid cases, active cases below 70k mark
New Delhi : India on Tuesday witnessed a decline in Covid cases with 5,439 fresh infections reported in the last 24 hours, against previous day’s 7,591 count, the Union Health Ministry said.
Meanwhile, the active caseload has come down to…
Antonio Guterres to visit Pakistan for ‘solidarity’ with flood victims, appeals for $160 mn relief
United Nations : UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who announced a $160 million appeal for Pakistan flood relief, is to visit the flood-devastated country next week to show solidarity with the victims of the disaster, his spokesperson…
Whistleblower’s testimony justifies move to kill $44 bn Twitter deal : Elon Musk
San Francisco : Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that the testimony of Twitter whistleblower Peiter “Mudge” Zatko justifies his termination of the $44 billion deal to buy the micro-blogging platform.
In a new termination letter filed with the…
Promoting sustainable development needs working with young people : Antonio Guterres
United Nations : Promoting sustainable development and building a better future need working with the young people, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
The UN chief on Thursday made the remarks in a video message to the World…
Dinesh Gunawardena sworn in as new Sri Lankan PM
Colombo : Dinesh Gunawardena was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday.Gunawardena, parliamentarian of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party, took his oath in the capital Colombo in…
4 killed in IS attack in Iraq
Baghdad : Three brothers and one of their relatives were killed in an attack by Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, a provincial police source said.
IS militants opened fire at a group of young men swimming…
Four killed after small planes collide mid-air in US Nevada
Washington : Four people were killed after the small planes they were travelling on collided in mid-air around noon at North Las Vegas Airport in the US state of Nevada.
“At this time, there are four reported fatalities. Accident is still…
India reports 16,935 new Covid infections, 51 deaths
New Delhi : India on Monday reported 16,935 Covid infections, a decline against previous day’s 20,528 count, as per the Union Health Ministry data.In the same period, 51 fatalities took the nationwide death toll to 5,25,760.
Meanwhile,…
5 Kurdish militants killed in Turkish drone strike in Iraq
Baghdad : Five militants of Turkey’s Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) were killed in a Turkish drone strike in Iraq’s northern province of Nineveh, official sources said.
The five PKK members, including a woman, were killed when a Turkish…
Iraq declares new Covid wave
Baghdad : Iraq's Health Ministry declared a new wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, with 515 new cases reported in the past 24 hours."There is a noticeable increase in the positive cases during the past few days, as well as an increase in the…