KABUL: The Taliban has shared a list of 50 attacks conducted by the US and Afghan forces following the US-Taliban peace deal inked in late…
US ‘violates’ peace deal, claims Taliban
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Singapore had a model coronavirus response, then cases spiked. What happened?
Singapore had a model coronavirus response, then cases spiked. What happened?
Encouragingly for the rest of the world, the city-state seemed to have suppressed cases without imposing the restrictive lockdown measures endured by millions elsewhere. While…
Japan offers sex workers financial aid during the coronavirus pandemic
Japan offers sex workers financial aid during the coronavirus pandemic
The novel coronavirus outbreak Novice Buddhist monks wear face shields at the Molilokayaram Educational Institute in Bangkok, Thailand, on Wednesday, April 15. The novel coronavirus…
‘Some UK heritage could be lost forever after Covid-19 pandemic’
‘Some UK heritage could be lost forever after Covid-19 pandemic’
Afghanistan: Some of the UK’s treasured heritage could be “lost forever” after the novel coronavirus pandemic, as centuries-old skills required to safeguard them risk wipeout…
Covid-19: Positive tests at Afghan presidential palace
Covid-19: Positive tests at Afghan presidential palace
KABUL: At least 20 employees at Afghanistan‘s presidential palace have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a senior government official who asked to remain anonymous…
Israel shuts down COVID-19 testing lab due to false diagnoses
Israel shuts down COVID-19 testing lab due to false diagnoses
JERUSALEM: Israel’s Ministry of Health has announced the shutting down of a coronavirus testing laboratory because of 19 wrong diagnoses. The lab, located at the…
Coronavirus cases rise to 31 in Nepal
Coronavirus cases rise to 31 in Nepal
KATHMANDU: A 65-year-old man in Nepal who was staying at a mosque, where 12 Indians were tested positive for Covid-19, has contracted the disease, taking…
On North Korea’s most important holiday, Kim Jong Un was nowhere to be seen
On North Korea’s most important holiday, Kim Jong Un was nowhere to be seen
It celebrates the birthday of the country’s founding father, Kim Il Sung, and has in the past been marked with events like satellite launches and…
Wuhan officials have revised the city’s coronavirus death toll up by 50%
Wuhan officials have revised the city’s coronavirus death toll up by 50%
Officials in Wuhan, where the virus was first reported late last year, on Friday added 1,290 coronavirus deaths to the city’s toll. They also added…
Strong earthquake rattles Japanese islands
Strong earthquake rattles Japanese islands
The United States Geological Survey said the quake measured 6.6 in magnitude. The quake was centered in the Pacific Ocean, about 885 kilometers (550 miles)…