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‘Victims on every floor’: Nine kids among 19 dead in New York fire

Shawdesh Desk: Nine children were among at least 19 people killed and dozens injured when a fire tore through a high-rise apartment building in New York on Sunday in one

At least five people killed, two injured in US shooting

Shawdesh Desk: The death toll from a shooting spree across multiple locations in Colorado, which ended when the gunman was himself shot dead, has risen to five, police said Tuesday.

US snowstorms: California and other western states battered

Heavy storms have battered western regions of the United States, leaving thousands without power. Almost 30in (76cm) of snow fell in parts of northern California in 24 hours, causing blackouts

Omicron now dominant in US as WHO urges greater effort to end pandemic

Shawdesh Desk: The fast-spreading Omicron variant is now the dominant strain of Covid-19 in the United States, health authorities reported Monday, as the WHO called for greater efforts to ensure

Brexit negotiator David Frost quits UK govt

Shawdesh Desk: Former Brexit negotiator David Frost on Saturday resigned from the government with immediate effect, topping a torrid week for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson after a party rebellion

New York’s COVID surge is back — and so is its mask mandate

Shawdesh Desk: Facing a cold-weather surge in COVID-19 infections, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday that masks will be required in all indoor public places unless the businesses or

Americans urged to get vaccinated as first Omicron variant case detected in US

Shawdesh Desk: White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci on Wednesday urged Americans to get vaccinated or boosted against COVID-19 as the first US case of Omicron variant was found

Omicron variant: State of emergency declared in New York

Shawdesh desk: New York governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency on Friday due to a rise in Covid-19 cases in the state and the threat of the omicron