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Ontario declares state of emergency, threatening fines and jail time to end blockade

Shawdesh Desk: The province of Ontario has invoked a state of emergency and says it will use the threat of hefty fines, jail time and vehicle licence seizures to end a

Sri Lanka outlaws strikes as unions cripple hospitals

Shawdesh desk: Sri Lanka’s president banned strikes in the health and electricity sectors on Saturday as trade union action that has crippled state-run hospitals entered its sixth day. US President

Global Covid cases top 402 million

Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 402 million, with the Omicron variant’s rapid spread across the globe. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case

Prince William makes climate-focused visit to UAE

Shawdesh desk: Britain’s Prince William visited an Abu Dhabi mangrove park at the start of a climate-focused visit to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday. The duke of Cambridge will

WHO laments ‘tragic’ 500,000 Covid death toll since Omicron

Shawdesh DEsk: The World Health Organization lamented Tuesday that half a million Covid-19 deaths had been recorded since the Omicron variant was discovered, calling the toll “beyond tragic”. The WHO’s

Global Covid cases top 400 million

Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 400 million, with the Omicron variant’s rapid spread across the globe. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case

Humanitarian crisis feared as cyclone kills 21 in Madagascar

Shawdesh desk: Cyclone Batsirai swept out of Madagascar on Monday after killing 21 people, displacing 70,000 and devastating the drought-hit island’s agricultural heartland, leading the UN to warn of a

Malaysia reports 11,034 new COVID-19 cases, 9 more deaths

Shawdesh desk: Malaysia reported 11,034 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to 2,925,254, according to the health ministry. Among the new infections, 77 were imported