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Global Covid cases surpass 290 mln with high Omicron risk

Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has crossed 290 million amid rapid surge in Omicorn cases. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted

US air travel still messy, with another 2,600 flights scrapped

Shawdesh Desk: Americans returning home from holiday travel had to battle another day of airport chaos Sunday, with more than 2,600 flights cancelled due to bad weather or airline staffing

Sudan’s PM resigns as deadly crackdown on protesters goes on

Shawdesh Desk: Sudan’s civilian Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resigned Sunday, more than two months after a coup and following another deadly crackdown on protesters, with the military now firmly in

Tutu’s ashes buried in Cape Town cathedral

Shawdesh Desk: South Africa’s spiritual father Archbishop Desmond Tutu, hero of the anti-apartheid struggle, was laid to rest at dawn on Sunday in the Cape Town cathedral where he once preached

US airport chaos as more than 2,600 flights cancelled

Shawdesh Desk: Air travel continued to be severely disrupted in the United States on Saturday, with bad weather in parts of the country adding to the impact of a massive

Global Covid cases surpass 289 mln amid Omicron surge

Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surged past 289 million, with the new Covid strain Omicron showing a spike in hospitalisation. According to Johns Hopkins University

Tony Blair and Covid officials receive knighthoods

Shawdesh Desk: Queen Elizabeth II on Friday announced a knighthood for former prime minister Tony Blair, while the traditional New Year’s Honours also decorated officials who spearheaded Britain’s fight against

Myanmar extends suspension of int’l commercial flights until Jan

Shawdesh Desk: Myanmar’s Ministry of Transport and Communications on Friday further extended the suspension of international commercial flights until the end of January 2022. The extension was made as an