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US, Russia promise to work to ease Ukraine tensions

Shawdesh desk: Washington and Moscow’s top diplomats on Friday agreed to keep working to ease tensions over Ukraine, with the United States promising a written response to Russian security requirements

First foreign aid plane from New Zealand arrives in Tonga

Shawdesh desk: The first foreign aid plane has arrived in Tonga, carrying much-needed water and supplies for the Pacific nation. New Zealand said its military plane landed at Tonga’s main

Tongan ‘Aquaman’ survives 27 hours in sea

Shawdesh dEsk: A 57-year-old Tongan man who says he was in the water for around 27 hours after being swept out to sea during Saturday’s devastating tsunami has been hailed

Global Covid cases top 337 million

Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of Covid cases has now surpassed 337 million, with a spike in cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus across the world. According to

Global Covid cases surpass 333 million

Shawdesh desk: Amid the global scare over the rising Omicron cases, the overall number of Covid cases has now surpassed 333 million. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total

Covid pandemic ‘nowhere near over’: WHO

Shawdesh Desk: The Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, the World Health Organization chief said Tuesday, cautioning against a narrative that the fast-spreading Omicron variant is risk-free. “This pandemic is

World’s oldest man dies 3 weeks short of 113th birthday

Shawdesh dEsk: The world’s oldest man, Spaniard Saturnino de la Fuente Garcia, has died at the age of 112 years and 341 days, the Guinness World Records said Wednesday. He

Five dead in fire at Spain retirement home

Shawdesh Desk: Five people have died and several were injured after a fire early Wednesday morning at a retirement home in eastern Spain, emergency services said. The fire broke out