Covid: Pfizer says antiviral pill 89% effective in high-risk cases
IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGES A pill to treat Covid developed by the US company Pfizer cuts the risk of hospitalisation or…
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Oromo Liberation Army: On the ground with Ethiopian fighters
Conflict between the federal government and rebel TPLF forces in Ethiopia threatens the very fabric of the state, with hundreds…
COP26: World leaders promise to end deforestation by 2030
More than 100 world leaders will promise to end and reverse deforestation by 2030, in the COP26 climate summit’s first…
COP26: India PM Narendra Modi pledges net zero by 2070
India has promised to cut its emissions to net zero by 2070 – missing a key goal of the COP26…
Salisbury train crash: Major incident as two trains collide
A major incident has been declared after two trains collided in Salisbury, leaving several people injured. The collision happened near…
Japanese man dressed as Joker injures 17 on Tokyo train
A 24-year-old man dressed as the Joker character from the Batman comics attacked passengers on a Tokyo train line on…
Evergrande: Chinese property giant ‘misses another payment deadline’
he hugely indebted Chinese property giant Evergrande has missed interest payments to overseas investors for the second time in a…
SL & UK discuss Trade, Investment, and Domestic Reconciliation Process
Foreign Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris and British Minister of State for South Asia, United Nations and the Commonwealth Lord…
Boxing star to run for Philippines president
Boxing star Manny Pacquiao says he will run for president of the Philippines next year after railing against corruption in…
New Zealand eases COVID-19 curbs slightly in biggest city
New Zealand eased coronavirus curbs slightly on Monday in its largest city of Auckland, as the government expressed confidence that…