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Pakistan floods death toll nears 1,500

Shawdesh Desk: Pakistan’s unprecedented floods, which have submerged huge swathes of the South Asian nation, have killed nearly 1,500 people, data showed on Thursday, as authorities looked to step up

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Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin at Parliament to lie in state

Shawdesh Desk: Queen Elizabeth II left Buckingham Palace for the last time Wednesday, her coffin borne to the Houses of Parliament by a horse-drawn gun carriage and trailed by grieving

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Ukraine war: Zelensky meets troops in recaptured city

Shawdesh Desk: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has been to the recaptured city of Izyum, a key logistics hub in north-eastern Ukraine. During his visit, Mr Zelensky thanked troops who took

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World’s 50 million people live in modern day slavery: report

Shawdesh Desk; Around 50 million people around the world are living in modern day slavery, among whom 28 million are victims of forced labour, says a report published on Monday.

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Charles III addresses parliament as mourners gather to see queen’s coffin

Shawdesh Desk: King Charles III made his first address to the British parliament on Monday before heading to Scotland, where crowds of mourners massed for a chance to pay their

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Global Covid cases cross 613 million

Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of global Covid cases has now crossed 613 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world. According to the latest global

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Ukraine war: Rebuilding to cost $349 bn

Shawdesh desk: Rebuilding Ukraine following the devastation caused by the Russian invasion will cost an estimated $349 billion, according to a report issued Friday. But the figure, which totals 1.5

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Magnitude 6.1 quake shakes Indonesia

Shawdesh desk; A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s Papua region Saturday morning and was followed by a 5.8 magnitude quake minutes later, the US Geological Survey said. Both quakes hit at

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