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Category: The World

Taliban execute former IS-K leader Abu Omar Khorasani one day after Afghan conquest
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Taliban execute former IS-K leader Abu Omar Khorasani one day after Afghan conquest

The Taliban executed the former head of the Islamic State in South Asia, Abu Omar Khorasani just one day after…

byAyman Ameer20/08/202120/08/2021
Sunanda Pushkar case: Shashi Tharoor cleared of wife’s murder
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Sunanda Pushkar case: Shashi Tharoor cleared of wife’s murder

Indian MP and former UN diplomat Shashi Tharoor have been cleared of all charges related to aiding his wife’s suicide.…

byAdmin18/08/202118/08/2021
NZ enters snap 3-day lock-down over a single COVID-19 case
The World

NZ enters snap 3-day lock-down over a single COVID-19 case

All of New Zealand will go into a snap three-day lockdown on Tuesday (17 Aug) after confirming one case of…

byAyman Ameer17/08/2021
Deadly 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti; more than 300 dead
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Deadly 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti; more than 300 dead

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake has struck Haiti killing at least 304 and injuring more than 1,800. Haiti’s Prime Minister, Ariel…

byAyman Ameer15/08/2021
Thousands deceived after German nurse gives salines shots instead of CV-19 vaccine
The World

Thousands deceived after German nurse gives salines shots instead of CV-19 vaccine

German Authorities have instructed more than 8,000 individuals to retake their Covid-19 vaccinations after a nurse is suspected of administering…

byAdmin13/08/2021
Afghanistan: Tailban captures three provincial capitals in a day
The World

Afghanistan: Tailban captures three provincial capitals in a day

The Tailban forces have captured three provincial capitals in Afghanistan in a single. Kunduz, Sar-e-Pol and Taloqan in the north…

byAdmin09/08/2021
Mount Merapi erupts on Indonesia’s Java island
The World

Mount Merapi erupts on Indonesia’s Java island

The most active of 120 volcanoes in Indonesia, Mount Merapi has erupted on the densely populated island of Java sending…

byAdmin08/08/2021
Ignoring WHO call, major nations stick to vaccine booster plans
The World

Ignoring WHO call, major nations stick to vaccine booster plans

PARIS/BERLIN, Aug 5 (Reuters) – Germany, France and Israel will go ahead with plans to administer COVID-19 vaccine boosters, disregarding…

byAdmin08/08/2021
Ten injured in Tokyo train stabbing
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Ten injured in Tokyo train stabbing

At least 10 passengers on a commuter train in Tokyo were stabbed on Friday (06 Aug). Nine out of the…

byAyman Ameer07/08/2021
Israeli settlers vandalize scores of olive trees near Bethlehem
The World

Israeli settlers vandalize scores of olive trees near Bethlehem

BETHLEHEM, Friday, August 06, 2021 (WAFA) – Hardcore Israeli settlers today chopped off and vandalized scores of olive trees for…

byAdmin07/08/2021

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