30 kidnapped students regain freedom after six months in NW Nigeria

2 years ago

NIGERIA: Thirty students and a teacher have regained freedom after being held for more than six months by gunmen who attacked their school in northwest Nigeria's Kebbi state and abducted...

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi sentenced to 4 more years in prison

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BANGKOK: A court in Myanmar sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four more years in prison on Monday after finding her guilty of illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies...

India reports over 1.5 lakh COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours, Omicron tally reaches 3,623

2 years ago

INDIA, Jan 10: India reported 1,59,632 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the daily positivity rate in the country to 10.21 per cent, said the Ministry of...

Kazakhstan unrest: At least 164 killed in crackdown on protests

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KAZAKHSTAN, Jan 10: If confirmed it would mark a sharp rise from the previous figure of 44 deaths. Almost 6,000 people have been arrested, including "a substantial number of...

At least 19 people killed in New York City major fire

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NEW YORK, Jan. 10: At least 19 people, including nine children, lost their lives in a major fire in New York City on Sunday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams...

India reports 5-fold surge in COVID-19 cases since new year begins

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NEW DELHI, Jan. 10: India Sunday reported 159,632 new COVID-19 cases, which is over a five-fold increase since the beginning of the new year. On Jan. 1, the total number...

Expo 2020 Dubai transforms into big party as night falls

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DUBAI, Jan. 10: As night falls on Expo 2020 Dubai, everything is just getting more fantastic. The cool breeze caresses the faces of visitors, healing them from a day of...

Man found taken at least eight COVID-19 jabs in India

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INDIA, Jan 9: Brahmdeo Mandal, 65, has claimed that he received 11 doses of the vaccine in Bihar state. The retired postman said the jabs had helped him to...

India reports 141,986 new COVID-19 cases

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NEW DELHI, Jan. 9: India's COVID-19 tally rose to 35,368,372 on Saturday, as 141,986 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health...

UK's coronavirus-related deaths top 150,000

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LONDON, Jan. 9: Britain reported a further 313 coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain to 150,057, according to official figures released Saturday. ...

Over 40 killed, many displaced as heavy rains, snowfall hit Pakistan

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ISLAMABAD, Jan. 9: As Pakistan is going through its first spell of heavy rainfall and snow of the new year, the country has reported more than 41 deaths with hundreds...

3 militants killed in gunfight in Indian-controlled Kashmir: Indian police

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SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Jan. 8: Police in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir Friday said three militants were killed in a gunfight in the region. According to the poli ...

Global food prices up 28.1 pct in 2021: FAO

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GENEVA, Jan. 8: Although global food prices decreased slightly in December 2021 month-on-month, they were much higher throughout last year than in 2020, the United Nations (UN) said on Friday. ...

Moscow-led alliance sends first troops to Kazakhstan

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MOSCOW, Jan. 6 : A Moscow-led military alliance said Thursday it had sent its first troops to Kazakhstan after its government requested help to quell mounting unrest. "Peacekeeping forces of the...

2 soldiers, 2 terrorists killed in NW Pakistan clashes

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ISLAMABAD, Jan. 6 : Two soldiers and two terrorists were killed in clashes between security forces and militants in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an army statement said Wednesday night. ...