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Philippine military plane crashes, 17 dead, 40 rescued

Shawdesh Desk: A Philippine air force C-130 aircraft carrying troops crashed in a southern province after missing the runway Sunday, killing at least 17 military personnel while at least 40

Global Covid -19 cases approaching 184 million

Shawdesh Desk: The global corona caseload is fast approaching 184-million mark as the virus continues to spread across the world amid mass inoculations. The total caseload and fatalities now stand

2 dead, 20 missing after mudslide rips through Japan town

Shawdesh Desk: A gush of mud that swept away homes and cars in a resort town southwest of Tokyo left at least two people dead and about 20 missing, officials

Global tax overhaul backed by 130 countries

Shawdesh Desk: Officials from 130 countries have agreed to overhaul the global tax system to ensure big companies “pay a fair share” wherever they operate. The OECD said on Thursday

Putin signs law forcing foreign social media giants to open Russian offices

Shawdesh Desk: MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that obliges foreign social media giants to open offices in Russia, a document published by the government on Thursday showed,

Delta variant exploits low vaccine rates, easing of rules

Shawdesh Desk: The latest alarming coronavirus variant is exploiting low global vaccination rates and a rush to ease pandemic restrictions, adding new urgency to the drive to get more shots

Global Covid cases top 182.5 million

Shawdesh desk: The global Covid-19 caseload has now surged past 182.5 million, with the world still struggling to contain the second outbreak of the virus. The total caseload and fatalities stand

Malaysia extends regularisation deadline for undocumented workers

Shawdesh Desk: The Malaysian government has increased the duration of its Labour Recalibration Programme after thousands of migrant workers failed to take advantage of the opportunity due to the global