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Climate emergency calls for legal action
After a month of unprecedented flooding and wildfires in Europe, it isn’t surprising to learn — yet again — that human-induced global heating is the...
Bangladesh starts COVID vaccine drive for Rohingya refugees
Bangladesh began vaccinating thousands of Rohingya Muslims on Tuesday in the world’s largest refugee settlement amid a surge in COVID-19 infections in...
Resource-starved S’pore turns sewage into ultra-clean water
Giant pumps whir deep underground at a plant in Singapore that helps transform sewage into water so clean it is fit for human consumption while...
US, S Korea will face new threats for military drills: North Korea
South Korea and the United States should pay a price for going ahead with annual joint military drills due to begin this week, Kim Yo Jong, a powerful...
Need to shut down safe havens for Taliban: US
The US is having conversations with the Pakistani leadership about the need to shut down the safe havens for Taliban terrorists along the...
Andrew Cuomo resigns as New York’s Governor
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned on Tuesday in the wake of a report that found he violated state and federal sexual-harassment laws, capping...
India evacuates staff from Afghan consulate
India is evacuating its staff from its consulate in Afghanistan’s Mazar-e-Sharif in view of the rapidly escalating violence by the Taliban around the...
Guinea confirms west Africa's first Marburg virus disease death: WHO
Health authorities in Guinea have confirmed the first death due to Marburg virus disease, a highly infectious disease that causes haemorrhagic fever...
