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4 injured in Pak blast
Four people were injured in a blast in Quetta, capital of Pakistan's Balochistan province, local reports said.
S.Korea's few surviving 'comfort women' face life's end as political...
Fighting disease, death and disillusionment, members of South Korea’s rapidly dwindling sisterhood of surviving "comfort women" say they are facing...
U.S. forces leave Bagram base in Afghanistan - official
American troops pulled out of their main military base in Afghanistan on Friday, a U.S. defence official said, under an agreement with the Taliban...
Covid worsens malnutrition, lifestyle ailments in Africa
Many African countries are reeling from a spike in hunger, malnutrition and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) due to the Covid-19 pandemic-linked...
Delta variant to make up 80 pc of new cases in Germany
The Delta variant is expected to become the dominant Covid-19 strain in Germany with its share of positive cases approaching 80 per cent, Health...
Covid vax cards required for domestic travel in Indonesia
Starting from Saturday, domestic travellers visiting Indonesia's Java and Bali islands will be required to show their vaccination records of receiving...
Myanmar imposes stay-at-home order in more townships
The Myanmar government has imposed a stay-at-home order in nine townships across the Bago and Mandalay regions due to the recent spike of Covid-19...
Eurozone unemployment dips to 7.9 pc in May
The 19-member eurozone's unemployment rate fell to 7.9 per cent in May from 8.1 per cent in April, the European Union's (EU) statistical bureau...
