Trump asks Supreme Court to block release to Capitol riot probe
Washington – Former US president Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to block the release of White... Read more
24 Dec, 2021
At least 37 dead in Bangladesh ferry fire
Dhaka – At least 37 people died when an overcrowded night ferry caught fire in Bangladesh on Friday, police... Read more
24 Dec, 2021
US health regulator authorises Pfizer’s Covid pill as Omicron surges
Washington – The United States on Wednesday authorised Pfizer’s anti-Covid pill for high-risk people aged 12 and up, as... Read more
23 Dec, 2021
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
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
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
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
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
‘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
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
