Afghan girls’ football team flees to Pakistan
Lahore – Members of Afghanistan’s national girls’ football team have fled across the border into Pakistan, officials said on... Read more
15 Sep, 2021
South Korea fires first submarine-launched ballistic missile
Seoul – South Korea successfully test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile on Wednesday, the presidential Blue House said, becoming only... Read more
15 Sep, 2021
Instagram seeks to curb mental harm to teenagers
San Francisco – Instagram on Tuesday defended itself against a report that the social network harms the mental health... Read more
15 Sep, 2021
Haiti PM sacks prosecutor who accused him of links to president’s murder
Port-au-Prince – The investigation into the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moise descended into confusion on Tuesday, as the... Read more
15 Sep, 2021
UK to vaccinate over 12s against Covid
London – All children aged 12-15 will be offered Covid-19 vaccinations, Britain announced Monday, following the advice of four... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
Fallen Afghan government’s envoy urges UN to probe Taliban rights abuses
Geneva – An Afghan ambassador appointed by the Kabul government that collapsed last month called on Tuesday for the UN... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
Putin self-isolates after Covid cases in inner circle
Moscow – President Vladimir Putin will self-isolate after coronavirus cases were detected in his inner circle, the Kremlin said... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
Prince Andrew to challenge US jurisdiction in sex assault suit
New York – Britain’s Prince Andrew will contest a US court’s jurisdiction over a civil suit brought by a woman... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
British American Tobacco made ‘questionable payments’ to 10 African countries – watchdog
Johannesburg – Tobacco giant British American Tobacco (BAT) allegedly made hundreds of “questionable payments” in 10 African countries over five... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
No need for a vaccine third jab booster – study
Paris – Vaccines are effective enough at preventing severe cases of Covid-19 that there is no current need for... Read more
13 Sep, 2021
