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A storm that pummeled Brazil’s south-eastern coast early Tuesday caused landslides and killed at least 16 people. Dozens more were missing. The deaths occurred in the cities of Guaruja, Santos and Sao Vicente of Sao Paulo state, with the former hardest hit, according to a statement from its civil defence […]

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has reportedly told her grandson, Harry, that he is always welcome back as the Prince and his wife Meghan Markle take a formal step back from the royal frontline at the end of this month. During a four-hour-long heart to heart over lunch at Windsor Castle […]

Around 2,000 surgical masks have been stolen from a hospital in the southern French city of Marseille in the midst of a coronavirus outbreak, health authorities said Tuesday. The masks were pilfered from a part of Conception hospital that is accessible only to staff and patients who have undergone surgery, […]

The US hit Taliban fighters with an air strike for the first time in 11 days in response to an insurgent attack on Afghan forces in southern Helmand province on Wednesday, an American military spokesman said. “The US conducted an airstrike on March 4 against Taliban fighters in Nahr-e Saraj, […]

As the total number of positive coronavirus cases in India jumps to 6, many firms across the country are now taking a slew of precautionary measures. While some companies have put a cut on employee travels, others are contemplating to ask staff to work from home and hold virtual meetings. As per […]

South Korea reported 516 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday as thousands of sick people waited for hospital beds in Daegu, the city at the centre of the worst outbreak outside mainland China. The new cases bring South Korea’s total to 5,328, with at least 32 deaths, the Korea Centers for […]

The Taliban killed at least 20 Afghan soldiers and policemen in a string of overnight attacks, government officials told AFP Wednesday, hours after US President Donald Trump said he had a “very good” chat with the insurgents’ political chief. “Taliban fighters attacked at least three army outposts in Imam Sahib […]

Mars never ceases to push the boundaries of human imagination – one of the reasons why efforts to get a closer look of the Red Planet has been indefatigable. A photo of an unusual hole on the planet, which was discovered in 2011, was recently posted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). […]

Joe Biden hailed Super Tuesday as a “good night” that was getting “even better” as he secured early wins over Bernie Sanders in the race to win the Democratic presidential nomination. “It’s a good night and it seems to be getting even better! They don’t call it Super Tuesday for […]

In these days of infection and fear, a recent propaganda photo sums up the image North Korea wants to show the world, as well as its people: Soldiers with black surgical masks surround leader Kim Jong Un, ensconced in a leather overcoat and without a mask as he oversees a […]

Joe Biden scored four significant victories in the first round of Super Tuesday results, winning the Democratic primaries in Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama and Oklahoma. Bernie Sanders won his home state of Vermont and Colorado. Television networks declared Biden the winner in the three southern states shortly after polls closed, […]

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa dissolved parliament late on Monday, and the election commission announced a general election for April 25. Rajapaksa – a former defence secretary – won the presidency last November and named his elder brother Mahinda Rajapaksa as interim Prime Minister. The election could help the Rajapaksas, […]

A Florida man convicted of taping a dog’s mouth shut and leaving the animal dehydrated and malnourished was sentenced to five years of probation on Monday. Oscar Lee Thompson III, 19, was convicted last month of a felony count of aggravated animal cruelty, according to court records. Animal control officers […]

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led on Tuesday in a cliffhanger election in Israel, but was still short of a governing majority in a third national ballot in less than a year, exit polls showed. On the basis of initial projections by Israel’s three main television channels, Netanyahu, head of the […]

Chinese health authorities on Tuesday said 31 new deaths were reported across the mainland until Monday midnight, pushing the toll to 2943 dead in the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak. At least 125 new cases were also reported of the disease with the total infection number soaring to 80,151, the national health […]