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Floods, landslides kill 116 in India and Nepal

Shawdesh desk: More than 100 people have died in several days of massive flooding and devastating landslides that swept away roads and houses in India and Nepal, officials said Wednesday,

All 21 on board scramble to safety after Texas plane crash

Shawdesh Desk: A private plane crashed when attempting to take off Tuesday in Texas, with all 21 passengers and crew on board scrambling to safety before the aircraft burst into flames.

Global Covid cases top 241 million

Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of global Covid cases has now surged past 241 million, despite the ongoing mass inoculations in several countries. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the

Five critically endangered monkeys shot dead in Vietnam

Shawdesh Desk: Poachers in Vietnam have shot dead five critically endangered langurs, a type of monkey killed for bushmeat and traditional medicine, state media said Tuesday. Rangers and police found

Gunmen kill 43 in Nigeria’s troubled north

Shawdesh Desk: Gunmen from a suspected criminal gang attacked a village market in northwest Nigeria’s Sokoto state, killing 43 people, the state government said Monday. Heavily armed gangs known locally as

North Korea fires ballistic missile: Seoul

Shawdesh Desk: North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, its latest in a series of tests with analysts saying it could have

Global Covid cases near 241 million

Shawdesh desk: The overall number of global Covid cases is approaching 241 million even with mass inoculations underway in several countries. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case

Bill Clinton leaves hospital after five nights

Shawdesh dEsk: Former US president Bill Clinton, 75, was released from a California hospital Sunday after spending five nights in treatment for an infection. Clinton, arm in arm with his