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Malala unveiled as new Vogue cover star

Shawdesh Desk: Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani activist who was shot by the Taliban after campaigning for girls’ education, has been unveiled as British Vogue’s latest cover star. In an accompanying

Global Covid cases top 170.5 million

Shawdesh Desk: The global Covid-19 caseload has now surpassed 170.5 million, with the world still struggling to contain the second outbreak of the virus. The total caseload and fatalities from

US experts press China to allow inquiries into COVID’S origins

Shawdesh Desk: With new attention on the origins of the coronavirus, experts and officials Sunday called on China to provide greater transparency and speed inquiries into whether the devastating pandemic

Int’l Day of UN Peacekeepers today

Shawdehs Desk: The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers will be observed today in Bangladesh along with other countries across the world. The day is being observed on May 29

Covid-19: Japan extends state of emergency just before Olympics

Shawdesh desk: Japan has extended a Covid-19 state of emergency in Tokyo and nine other regions for another three weeks. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said that although infection were falling

Global Covid cases top 169 million

Shawdesh Desk: Notwithstanding a drop in the number of fresh cases worldwide, the global Covid-19 tally surpassed 169 million on Saturday. The global caseload and fatalities currently stand at 169,278,016

Global Covid deaths top 3.5 million

Shawdesh Desk: The pandemic continues to devastate countries across the world. In fact, the global Covid-19 death toll has now topped 3.5 million. As of Friday morning, the global caseload

Nine, including gunman, dead in San Jose rail yard shooting in California

Shawdesh Desk: An employee fatally shot eight people at a California train yard before turning the gun on himself as police closed in. The shooting took place at the Santa