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UK soldier shot dead in live fire training
A British soldier from the Welsh Guards was accidentally shot dead during a live firing exercise, media reports said.
Pak tries to turn UN action into terror justification
Pakistan is attempting to turn the UN's counter-terrorism efforts into justification for terrorism.
Sri Lanka receives Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines under COVAX Facility
Sri Lanka on Sunday received the first batch of 264,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines provided under the World Health Organisation''s COVAX...
Escalating violence ups pressure for Myanmar sanctions
The escalation of violence in Myanmar as authorities crack down on protests against the Feb. 1 coup is raising pressure for more sanctions against the...
New Zealand's Auckland emerges from lockdown, Australia starts...
Auckland, New Zealand’s biggest city, emerged on Sunday from a strict weeklong lockdown imposed after a community cluster of the more contagious...
South Korea, U.S. scale back military drill over coronavirus
South Korea and the United States will conduct its springtime military exercise this week, but the joint drill will be smaller than usual because of...
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 116.4 mn
The total number of global Covid-19 cases has topped 116.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.58 million, according to the Johns...
Reopening England's schools is step towards normality, PM Johnson says
The reopening of England’s schools to all pupils on Monday will mark the first step back towards normality, and is only possible because of the...