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Powerful tornadoes kill 83 across six US states

Rescuers were desperately searching for survivors early Sunday after dozens of devastating tornadoes tore through six US states, leaving at least 83 people dead, dozens missing and towns in ruin.

Covid: Brazil to demand proof of vaccination from foreign visitors

Shawdesh Desk: A Supreme Court judge in Brazil has ruled that foreign visitors will need to provide a Covid-19 vaccination certificate to enter the country. The ruling invalidates regulations issued

Covid in Austria: Mass protest in Vienna against measures

Shawdesh Desk: Tens of thousands of people have staged a protest in Austria against measures to curb the spread of Covid-19, including mandatory vaccinations. Police say about 44,000 people rallied

More than 50 feared dead in Kentucky’s worst ever tornadoes

Shawdesh Desk: The governor of the US state of Kentucky has warned that more than 50 people are thought to have been killed by tornadoes overnight. Andy Beshear said the

Nobel Peace Prize: Maria Ressa attacks social media ‘toxic sludge’

Shawdesh Desk: One of the winners of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize has attacked US internet companies for what she called a “flood of toxic sludge” on social media. During

Global Covid cases top 269 million

Shawdesh Desk: Amid a global scare over the new strain of Covid-19, the overall number of coronavirus cases has surged past 269 million. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the

UK says West will counter ‘aggressors’ as G7 ministers, allies meet

Shawdesh desk; UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Saturday vowed the West and its allies will “take a stand against aggressors who seek to undermine liberty” as she hosts a

Record number of journalists jailed in 2021: CPJ

Shawdesh desk: The number of journalists jailed around the world hit a new record in 2021, the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday, with China and Myanmar having