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Nearly 60 dead in South Africa floods

Shawdesh Desk: The death toll from floods and mudslides after rainstorms struck the South African port city of Durban and surrounding areas in KwaZulu-Natal province has climbed to 59, authorities

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Delhi heatwave beats 72-year record as temperatures soar in early April

Shawdesh desk: Delhi is likely to reel under a heatwave for the sixth consecutive day today as the weather department has predicted that the maximum temperature for the day is

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Global Covid cases near 500 million

Shawdesh Desk; The overall number of Covid cases is now nearing 500 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU),

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Urged Russia and Ukraine to end war, Modi tells Biden during virtual meet

Shawdesh Desk: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a virtual meeting with US President Joe Biden over the Ukraine conflict. Describing the situation in Ukraine worrying, Modi also

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UN officials say Ukraine children, women need more protection

Shawdesh desk: Top officials at the United Nations called Monday for both an investigation into Russia’s violence against women during its invasion of Ukraine and the protection of children in

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Search for survivors in Philippine villages hit by landslides

Shawdesh desk: Rescuers hampered by mud and rain searched Tuesday for survivors of landslides that smashed into villages in the central Philippines, as the death toll from tropical storm Megi

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Pakistan lawmakers to elect new PM this afternoon

Shawdesh Desk: Shehbaz Sharif was set Monday to become Pakistan’s new prime minister, but the country still faces months of political crisis with ousted premier Imran Khan vowing disruption from the

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Ukraine says 1,200 bodies found near Kyiv as east braces for onslaught

Shawdesh Desk: Ukraine said Sunday it had found more than 1,200 bodies in the Kyiv region, the scene of atrocities allegedly committed by Russian troops, as residents in the country’s

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