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UN investigator: Crimes against humanity under Myanmar junta

Shawdesh DEsk: The head of the UN body investigating the most serious crimes in Myanmar said Friday that preliminary evidence collected since the military seized power on Feb. 1 shows a

Sierra Leone explosion: Scores dead after Freetown oil tanker collision

Shawdesh Desk: At least 84 people have died and dozens more are injured after a massive explosion in Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown. The blast happened after a 40ft-long oil tanker

Cleo Smith: Police release audio of moment four-year-old was rescued

Shawdesh desk: Australian police have released an audio recording of the moment they found abducted four-year-old Cleo Smith in a locked house. “We’ve got her, we’ve got her,” an officer

Global Covid cases top 248 million

Shawdesh desk: The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 248 million amid the global race to vaccinate masses against the infectious disease. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU),

One in 60 coronavirus patients died in the world in October

Shawdesh Desk: Global coronavirus infection rates are on the decline for the second consecutive month. A total of 12.9 mln cases were confirmed across the world in October, nearly three

Ethiopia declares nationwide emergency as rebels advance

Shawdesh Desk: Ethiopia declared a nationwide state of emergency on Tuesday and ordered residents of Addis Ababa to prepare to defend their neighbourhoods amid fears that Tigrayan rebels were heading for

10 dead in Colombian mudslide caused by heavy rains

Shawdesh Desk: Ten people died after a mudslide caused by heavy rains in southwest Colombia engulfed a hotel Tuesday, rescuers said. Nine people were pulled out alive, two of them in serious

Brazil pledges higher greenhouse emissions cuts

Shawdesh Desk: The government of Brazil, much criticized for its environmental policies, said Monday it would cut 2005-level greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 — up from a previous