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Myanmar security forces kill 38, martial law imposed in Yangon areas

Shawdesh desk: Myanmar’s ruling junta has declared martial law in parts of the country’s largest city as security forces killed more protesters in an increasingly lethal crackdown on resistance to

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2 killed, 15 people shot in Chicago mass shooting

Shawdesh Desk: Gunfire erupted at a party on Chicago’s South Side early Sunday, killing two people and wounding 13 others, authorities said. Officers responded at around 4:40 a.m., police spokesman

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Car bomb kills eight, wounds 47, in western Afghanistan

Shawdesh Desk: A powerful car bomb in western Afghanistan killed at least eight people and wounded dozens more, authorities said Saturday, as the United Nations condemned attacks on civilians in

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With new Covid wave, most of Italy heads back into lockdown

Shawdesh Desk: Schools, restaurants, shops and museums were ordered Friday to close across most of Italy from next week, after Prime Minister Mario Draghi warned of a “new wave” of

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Narendra Modi to visit Orakandi temples in Gopalganj on March 27

Shawdesh Desk; Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting two temples in Gopalganj and Satkhira during his visit to Bangladesh in March as part of Bangladesh’s Golden jubilee celebrations

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Covid-19: Bangladesh records 12 more deaths, 1,014 new cases

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh confirmed 12 more deaths from the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the tally at 8,527. The Covid-19 infection rate is also keeping its rising

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4 killed as Myanmar forces continue crackdown on protesters

Shawdesh dEsk: Security forces in Myanmar on Saturday again met protests against last month’s military takeover with lethal force, killing at least four people by shooting live ammunition at demonstrators.

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Covid: US and allies promise one billion jabs for South East Asia

Shawdesh desk: The leaders of the US, Australia, India and Japan have agreed to deliver one billion doses of coronavirus vaccine to much of Asia by the end of 2022.

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