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Chinese town classified as high-risk after latest Covid resurgence
Authorities in China's Fujian province has classified Fengting town as a Covid-19 high-risk area after a latest resurgence of new confirmed cases.
Commonwealth to champion climate-vulnerable states at UN summit
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland called for urgent action to ensure improved climate resilience of small states and promised to...
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 224.6 mn
The global coronavirus caseload has topped 224.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.62 million and vaccinations soared to over 5.67...
South Africa to ease lockdown regulations
South Africa would move to Adjusted Alert Level 2 from 3 starting Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced.
Over 120,000 join protests against ‘health passes’ in France
More than 120,000 people demonstrated across France on Saturday to protest the coronavirus health passes they say discriminate against the...
14 killed as lightning hits three houses in village of northwest...
At least 14 people, including women and children, were killed as lightning struck three homes in a remote village of northwest Pakistan on Sunday.
‘Armed drone’ attack on Iraq airport near US consulate, no casualties
Armed drones attacked Arbil international airport, which lies near the US consulate in this northern Iraq city, Kurdish security forces said in a...
As world marks 9/11, Taliban flag raised over seat of power
Taliban raised their iconic white flag over the Afghan presidential palace on Saturday, a spokesman said, as the US and the world marked the 20th...