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Afghanistan: Operations against Taliban resumed after string of attacks
Afghanistan: Operations against Taliban resumed after string of attacks
At least 11 were killed in a Tuesday morning attack on a Kabul hospital, including mothers, nurses and two newborn babies, Afghanistan’s interior ministry said…
Wuhan to test all residents for coronavirus in 10 days after new cases emerge
Wuhan to test all residents for coronavirus in 10 days after new cases emerge
Over the weekend, six new cases were reported in the city, the first in 35 consecutive days. None of the new cases were imported from…
Virus outbreak linked to Seoul clubs popular with LGBT community stokes homophobia
Virus outbreak linked to Seoul clubs popular with LGBT community stokes homophobia
The suggestion that the outbreak is linked to the city’s gay scene has sparked a huge backlash against the LGBTQ community, including the 29-year-old man…
India coronavirus: The way these states handled the virus shows the country’s vast divide
India coronavirus: The way these states handled the virus shows the country’s vast divide
But Kerala, a thin strip on the country’s southern coast, has appeared to buck that trend. Even accounting for their different population sizes, the states…
Vongfong is the first named storm of the year in the West Pacific
Vongfong is the first named storm of the year in the West Pacific
The West Pacific typhoon season doesn’t have a defined beginning and end like the Atlantic hurricane season as storms can form throughout the year. While…
Babies among 16 dead in Kabul hospital attack
Babies among 16 dead in Kabul hospital attack
Afghan security personnel evacuate a baby from a hospital that was attacked in Kabul (Reuters) KABUL/JALALABAD: Gunmen attacked a hospital in the Afghan capital, Kabul,…
Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli calls for strong vigil along country’s southern border as corona cases rises
Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli calls for strong vigil along country’s southern border as corona cases rises
KATHMANDU: Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has instructed authorities to intensify the vigil along the country’s southern border with India due to a sudden…
Taiwan unlikely to participate as observer at World Health Assembly
Taiwan unlikely to participate as observer at World Health Assembly
NEW DELHI: Taiwan is not likely to participate as observer at the May 18 World Health Assembly and its membership to the WHO is unlikely…
Fire guts 400 shanties, shops in Bangladesh Rohingya camp
Fire guts 400 shanties, shops in Bangladesh Rohingya camp
File photo used for representation.(AFP) DHAKA: A fire on Tuesday raced through a crowded camp housing Rohingya refugees in southern Bangladesh, destroying nearly 400 shanties…