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Global Covid cases top 521 million
Shawdesh desk: The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 521 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU),ReadMore
Somalia elects Hassan Sheik Mohamud as president a second time
Shawdesh desk: Somalia handed Hassan Sheikh Mohamud the presidency for a second time following Sunday’s long-overdue election in the troubled Horn of Africa nation, which is confronting an Islamist insurgencyReadMore
Indonesia tourist bus crash kills 14
Shawdesh desk: At least 14 people were killed and more than a dozen others injured when a bus carrying domestic tourists crashed into an advertising sign in Indonesia’s East JavaReadMore
Dozens killed in Burkina attacks
Shawdesh Desk: Around 40 people, many of them civilian volunteers with the army, have been killed in jihadist attacks in northern and eastern Burkina Faso, local sources and security officialsReadMore
NZ prime minister Ardern tests positive for Covid-19
Shawdesh Desk: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who has overseen her country’s world-leading response to the coronavirus pandemic, has tested positive for Covid-19, her office announced Saturday. Ardern’s symptomsReadMore
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed elected UAE president: official media
Shawdesh Desk: The UAE’s long-time de facto ruler Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was elected as president on Saturday, official media said, a day after the death of former leaderReadMore
129 countries to see increased droughts within next few decades
Shawdesh Desk: Within the next few decades, 129 countries will experience an increase in droughts – 23 primarily due to population growth and 38 because of their interaction between climateReadMore
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb resigns a year ahead of elections
Shawdesh Desk: Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Saturday said he has submitted his resignation to Governor SN Arya. The shock resignation comes ahead of state polls next year.ReadMore
