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67 million children missed out on vaccines because of Covid: UNICEF

Shawdesh desk: Some 67 million children partially or fully missed routine vaccines globally between 2019 and 2021 because of lockdowns and health care disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the

Thousands flee ‘bodies on the streets’ in battle-scarred Khartoum

Shawdesh desk: Thousands of residents fled from Sudan’s capital where witnesses reported bodies in the streets and embassies said more than 270 civilians had been killed in battles between the

Gunfire sounds during ‘armistice’ on 4th day of Sudan battles

Shawdesh desk: Explosions shook Sudan’s capital Tuesday evening despite claims of a ceasefire on the fourth day of fighting that has killed nearly 200. A weeks-long power struggle erupted into

India set to overtake China as world’s most populous country

Shawdesh Desk: India is set to overtake China as the world’s most populous country by mid-year with almost three million more people, UN estimates showed on Wednesday. India’s population will

North Korea finishes building its first military spy satellite: Kim

Shawdesh Desk: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said that the country had finished building its first military spy satellite and gave the green light for its launch, state media

US helicopter raid in Syria kills senior IS leader: Centcom

Shawdesh Desk: A United States helicopter raid on Monday killed a senior Islamic State group leader in Syria suspected of plotting attacks in Europe and the Middle East, US Central

Four dead, 28 injured in Alabama teen birthday party shooting

Shawdesh desk: At least four people were killed and more than 20 others injured, mostly teens, in a Saturday night shooting at a birthday party in Alabama, officials said, in

Death toll of Sudan clashes rises to 97: doctors’ union

Shawdesh Desk: The death toll from fierce fighting between Sudan’s regular army and paramilitaries has risen to at least 97, with scores of other people wounded, the doctors’ union said