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G7: Leaders to unveil global anti-pandemic action plan

Shawdesh dEsk: G7 leaders are to commit to using all their resources in an effort to ensure the devastation caused by a pandemic like Covid-19 is never repeated. On the

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Myanmar violence escalating, creating ‘rights catastrophe’: UN

Shawdesh desk: The UN rights chief said Friday that violence was escalating across Myanmar, warning that the country had plunged into a “human rights catastrophe” since the February 1 coup.

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Global Covid caseload tops 174 million

Shawdesh Desk: Amid emergence of new variants and efforts to achieve vaccine equality, the global Covid-19 caseload has crossed the 174-million mark. The global case count and fatalities stand at

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India sees record 6148 new Covid-19 deaths, fresh cases below 100k for 3rd straight day

Shawdesh Desk: India saw a massive jump of 6148 fresh fatalities due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the last 24 hours, as the country’s death toll rose to 359,676,

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India’s Chhetri passes Messi in international goals

Shawdesh Desk: Indian football star Sunil Chhetri has surpassed Lionel Messi in international goals, after scoring both goals in his country’s 2-0 win over Bangladesh in Doha. Chhetri moved past

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Eighteen dead in India chemical plant fire

Shawdesh desk: At least 18 people have died in a fire that broke out at a chemical plant on the outskirts of the western Indian city of Pune. Some 37

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Death toll from Pakistan trains collision rises to 63

Shawdesh Desk: Pakistani engineers Tuesday combed the mangled wreckage of two trains that collided in a remote farming region, an accident that killed dozens and highlighted huge safety problems on

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Global Covid cases near 174 million

Shawdesh desk: The global Covid-19 caseload has now surpassed 173.5 million, with the world still struggling to contain the second outbreak of the virus. The total caseload and fatalities from

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