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WHO: Global coronavirus deaths rise for first time in 6 weeks
A top World Health Organisation expert on the coronavirus pandemic said the weekly global count of deaths from COVID-19 is rising again, a "worrying...
Climate Uncontrolled: Why make a big deal about the melting ice caps...
The melting of the polar ice caps has often been portrayed as a tsunami-inducing Armageddon in popular culture.
Uncovering History: For Rohingya survivors, art bears a witness’ role
Before he fled Myanmar in 2017, a witness to unspeakable horrors in his Rohingya village, Mohammed Nur would produce art in hiding, drawing on napkins...
UK PM warns of possible third wave hitting country
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday has warned of a possible third wave of the coronavirus hitting the UK.
Facebook removed 1.3 billion fake accounts in October-December 2020
Facebook has removed more than 1.3 billion fake accounts from its platform between October and December of 2020 in an effort to tackle misinformation,...
India-Pakistan detente continues with water-sharing talks
India and Pakistan are to hold the first meeting in three years on Tuesday of a commission on water rights from the Indus River in a further sign of...
Putin to get coronavirus vaccine shot in Russia on Tuesday
President Vladimir Putin said he will get a coronavirus vaccine shot on Tuesday, months after widespread vaccination has started in Russia.
EU sanctions China for rights abuses against Uighurs
The European Union (EU) is sanctioning China for human rights abuses against the Uighur ethnic minority, an informed source from the 27-member bloc...