World Biden says a Trump candidacy would motivate second term run Washington – Though he isn’t even a year into his first term, US President Joe Biden says one factor could... Read more 23 Dec, 2021
World No country can boost its way out of pandemic, says WHO chief Geneva – The World Health Organisation chief warned on Wednesday that the rush in wealthy countries to roll out additional... Read more 22 Dec, 2021
Coronavirus Chinese city locks down 13 million residents to fight Covid outbreak Beijing – Over 13 million people were ordered to stay home in the Chinese city of Xi’an, which imposed... Read more 22 Dec, 2021
World Palestinian tries to ram Israel soldiers in West Bank, shot dead Jerusalem – A Palestinian who tried to ram Israeli soldiers with his car in the Israeli-occupied West Bank late on... Read more 22 Dec, 2021
World US life expectancy saw huge drop in 2020 due to Covid Washington – US life expectancy dropped by 1.8 years in 2020, final official figures showed Wednesday, the steepest drop... Read more 22 Dec, 2021
World ‘We have nothing left’: Philippine typhoon survivors plead for help Loboc – Concepcion Tumanda picks through the mud-caked wreckage of her home on a Philippine island devastated by Typhoon Rai... Read more 22 Dec, 2021
Coronavirus WHO chief says 2022 must be year ‘we end the pandemic’ Geneva – The World Health Organisation chief called Monday for the world to pull together and make the difficult decisions... Read more 20 Dec, 2021
World Russia expels two German diplomats in tit-for-tat move Moscow – Russia on Monday expelled two German diplomats in response to a spat with Berlin over a German... Read more 20 Dec, 2021
World Trump sues New York attorney general to block fraud probe New York – Former president Donald Trump sued New York’s attorney general on Monday in an attempt to stop her... Read more 20 Dec, 2021
World Hundreds queue for passports in bid to leave Afghanistan Kabul – Hundreds of people braved sub-zero temperatures in Afghanistan’s capital to queue outside the passport office early Sunday,... Read more 19 Dec, 2021