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Category: The World

Going Going Gone…
Main StoryThe World

Going Going Gone…

RARE ETHNIC SURNAMES ~ SOON TO GO EXTINCT The multi-ethnic Sri Lankan society has since recent decades witnessed innumerable changes…

byAdmin28/04/202128/04/2021
India builds makeshift funeral pyres as deaths skyrocket
The World

India builds makeshift funeral pyres as deaths skyrocket

India reported 3,285 Covid-19 related deaths yesterday (27), the first time the country’s daily death toll exceeded 3,000. Crematoriums in…

byAyman Ameer28/04/2021
UK imposes sanctions on 22 people accused of serious corruption
The WorldTOP STORY

UK imposes sanctions on 22 people accused of serious corruption

In the first use of a new tool to fight corrupt activities globally the UK government has imposed sanctions on…

byAyman Ameer27/04/2021
13 Covid-19 patients die in Mumbai hospital fire
The World

13 Covid-19 patients die in Mumbai hospital fire

13 Covid-19 patients die in a fire at a private hospital in Palghar district of Maharashtra. The fire broke out…

byAyman Ameer23/04/202127/04/2021
Highest number of CV-19 cases globally reported yesterday (21)
The WorldTOP STORY

Highest number of CV-19 cases globally reported yesterday (21)

881,124 Covid-19 cases were reported yesterday (21) making the highest number of cases to be recorded during the pandemic. A…

byAyman Ameer22/04/202122/04/2021
Indian records new daily high of CV-19 cases
The WorldTOP STORY

Indian records new daily high of CV-19 cases

  India reports a new record number of the highest daily Covid-19 cases at 315,802 and a daily death of…

byAyman Ameer22/04/2021
Indonesian submarine goes missing near Bali
The World

Indonesian submarine goes missing near Bali

An Indonesian military submarine with 53 people on board has gone missing near the island of Bali, Inonesian military said.

byAyman Ameer21/04/2021
Nepal’s ex-Royals tests CV-19 postive
The WorldTOP STORY

Nepal’s ex-Royals tests CV-19 postive

Nepal’s former king and queen have tested positive for Covid-19 on return after India’s Hindu Festival. Former King Gyanendda Bur…

byAyman Ameer21/04/2021
Mrs World title given to Ireland
The World

Mrs World title given to Ireland

The Mrs. World Inc. Organisation accepted the resignation Mrs World Caroline Jury. First runner up of the competition, the Irish…

byAyman Ameer21/04/2021
Ex-Minneapolis police officer found guilty of George Floyd’s murder
The WorldTOP STORY

Ex-Minneapolis police officer found guilty of George Floyd’s murder

Ex-Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin (45) has been convicted for the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin was convicted of all…

byAyman Ameer21/04/2021

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