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Duterte’s daughter Sara to run for Philippines vice president: official

Shawdesh desk: The daughter of outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will run for vice president in elections next May, the government’s official election monitor said Saturday. The Commission on Elections

Global Covid cases top 252 million

Shawdesh dEsk: The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 252 million amid the global race to vaccinate masses against the infectious disease, UNB reported. According to Johns Hopkins

Covid-19: Malaysia to reopen to international visitors by January 1

Shawdesh Desk: Malaysia will reopen its borders to international visitors by January 1 at the latest, a government advisory council said on Thursday, as the country seeks to revive its

COP26: China and US agree to boost climate co-operation

Shawdesh desk: China and the US have agreed to boost climate co-operation over the next decade, in a surprise announcement at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. The world’s two

Malala Yousafzai announces her marriage on Twitter

Shawdesh desk: Nobel Peace Prize laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai has announced her marriage. The 24-year-old Pakistani human rights campaigner who was shot by the Taliban for daring to

Myanmar charges US journalist with terrorism, sedition

Shawdesh dEsk: Myanmar’s junta has charged a US journalist detained since May with sedition and terrorism, which carry a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, his lawyer said Wednesday. The Southeast

At least 26 children die in Niger school fire

Shawdesh Desk: At least 26 children aged between five and six burnt to death on Monday when their straw and wood classrooms caught fire in southern Niger, seven months after

Global Covid cases top 250 million

Shawdesh desk: The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 250 million amid the global race to vaccinate masses against the infectious disease. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU),