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Philippines’ Nobel Prize winner Ressa says award for ‘all journalists’

Shawdesh desk: Veteran Philippine journalist Maria Ressa on Saturday said her Nobel Peace Prize was for “all journalists around the world”, as she vowed to continue her battle for press

Libya: 6 migrants shot dead at detention center

Shawdesh Desk: The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said Friday that guards at a detention center in the Libyan capital Tripoli had shot dead at least six migrants, reports DW.

Over 100 dead or missing after vessel capsizes in DR Congo

Shawdesh Desk: More than 100 people are believed dead or missing in the sinking of a makeshift vessel on the Congo river, provincial authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Seven killed in new rebel attack in C.Africa: official

Shawdesh Desk: Seven civilians were killed by rebels in eastern Central African Republic (CAR), where government forces are battling armed groups, the region’s senior official said on Wednesday. The attack

Global Covid cases near 236 million

Shawdesh desk: The overall number of global Covid cases is fast approaching 236 million even with mass inoculations underway in several countries. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total

Nobel Physics Prize to two climate experts and Italian theorist

Shawdesh Desk: Syukuro Manabe of the US and Japan, Klaus Hasselmann of Germany and Giorgio Parisi of Italy, on Tuesday won the Nobel Physics Prize for climate models and the understanding of

Global Covid fatalities top 4.8 million

Shawdesh Desk: The global Covid death toll has now surpassed 4.8 million even with mass inoculations underway in several countries. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total caseload and

Trial of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi taking toll on her health: lawyer

Shawdesh Desk: Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s health has suffered from her frequent appearances before a court run by the military junta that deposed her government, her lawyer