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As supplies dwindle, Azovstal’s fighters struggle to hold on

Shawdesh Desk: With supplies running low, amputations conducted in a ramshackle clinic, and corpses piling up, the fighters trapped at the besieged steel plant in Ukraine’s Mariupol are battling to

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Global Covid cases surpass 517 million

Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 517 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the

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Bombing of school in Ukrainian town kills two, 60 more under debris: governor

Shawdesh Desk: Two people have been killed in the Russian bombing of a school in the Ukrainian village of Bilohorivka and 60 who remained under debris are feared dead, Serhiy

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Saudi King Salman enters hospital for ‘examinations’: report

Shawdesh desk: Saudi Arabia’s ageing King Salman has been admitted to hospital for unspecified tests, state media reported Sunday. The kingdom has generally sought to quell speculation over the health

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Taliban order Afghan women to cover fully in public

Shawdesh Desk: The Taliban on Saturday imposed some of the harshest restrictions on Afghanistan’s women since they seized power, ordering them to cover fully in public, ideally with the traditional

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Twenty civilians evacuated from besieged Mariupol plant: reports

Shawdesh Desk: At least 20 civilians including several children were able to leave a badly battered steel plant in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Saturday in what could

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Global Covid cases top 513 million

Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 513 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU),

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Angelina Jolie makes surprise Ukraine trip

Shawdesh Desk: Hollywood star Angelina Jolie on Saturday made a surprise appearance in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv where she met displaced people and was spotted in a cafe.

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