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Malala Yousafzai graduates from Oxford

Shawdesh Desk : Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai is now a graduate in philosophy, politics and economics from the University of Oxford, London. She achieved the feat nine years after being

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WHO criticizes travel bans on southern African countries

Shawdesh Desk: The World Health Organization on Sunday urged countries around the world not to impose flight bans on southern African nations due to concerns over the new omicron variant.

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22 die in attack on DR Congo displaced people’s camp

Shawdesh des: A new attack on the Ivo displaced people’s camp in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday claimed the lives of 22 civilians, an aid

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PCRs detect Omicron, studies under way for other tests: WHO

Shawdesh Desk: While PCR tests can detect infection with Omicron, studies are looking to whether the Covid-19 variant of concern has any impact on other test types, the WHO said

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19 pilgrims killed in Mexico bus crash

Shawdesh Desk: At least 19 people taking part in a religious pilgrimage in Mexico died in a bus crash on Friday, authorities said, AFP reported. The victims, from the western

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Global Covid cases near 261 million

Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 261 million amid the global race to vaccinate masses against the infectious disease. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU),

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Ban on travel from Africa widens as new Covid variant sparks fear

Shawdesh desk: The United States, Brazil, Canada, and Saudi Arabia became the latest countries to restrict travel from southern Africa, where a new Covid strain labelled a “variant of concern”

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Trial begins for Sri Lanka Easter bombing suspects

Shawdesh Desk: The trial of 25 men accused of masterminding the 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka has begun. The bombings, which targeted three hotels and three churches. killed 267

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