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Covid clouds Christmas celebrations for second year

Shawdesh Desk: Pope Francis called for more solidarity with those living in poverty as he celebrated mass in Rome in front of a masked congregation of around 2,000 people, while

Weekly COVID-19-related mortality down 9pc worldwide: WHO

Shawdesh Desk: Over 4.1 mln people contracted the coronavirus infection worldwide over the past week, more than 44,000 died, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Wednesday. The number of

India calls for early return of democracy and release of detainees, prisoners in Myanmar

Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, who is on a two-day visit to Myanmar, called on the military junta chief and other senior representatives and held meetings with political leaders

One dead, at least 70 missing after landslide at Myanmar jade mine

Shawdesh Desk; A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar Wednesday killed at least one person, injured 25 and left dozens missing, a member of the rescue team told

Global Covid cases surpass 276 million

Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of global Covid cases has now crossed 276 million amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant in several western countries. According to Johns Hopkins

Philippines typhoon death toll hits 375

Shawdesh Desk: The death toll from the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year surged to 375 on Monday, as desperate survivors pleaded for urgent supplies of drinking water

Global Covid cases top 275 million

Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of global Covid cases has now crossed 275 million amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant in several western countries. According to Johns Hopkins

Cattle thieves kill 38 civilians in northern Nigeria

Shawdesh Desk: Armed cattle thieves killed 38 people Sunday in three separate attacks in northern Nigeria’s Kaduna state, a local official said, the latest bloodshed to hit the region. The