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Global Covid-19 cases top 141 million

Shawdesh dEsk: As coronavirus is wreaking havoc around the world, over 141 million people have been infected with the virus with more than 3 million fatalities. The total caseload from

Myanmar’s protesters face down the military with slingshots and rocks

Shawdesh desk: Every day, when Ko Win Kyaw goes out to demonstrate against the Myanmar military, he carries his slingshot and a supply of rocks as ammunition. It is little

Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million

Shawdesh Desk: The global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million people Saturday amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places

Global Covid death toll nears 3 million

Shawdesh desk: With the Covid-19 situation worsening around the world by the day, the global death toll from the virus topped 2.99 million on Saturday. According to Johns Hopkins University

British actress Helen McCrory dies aged 52

Shawdesh Desk: British film, television and stage actress Helen McCrory has died aged 52 from cancer, her husband and fellow actor Damian Lewis said on Thursday. McCrory “died peacefully at

At least 41 people die after boat sinks off Tunisia

Shawdesh Desk: At least 41 people have died after their boat sank off Tunisia’s coast as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to reach the Italian island of Lampedusa. The

34 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti: IOM

Shawdesh Desk: Thirty-four migrants drowned on Monday after their boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said, the second such accident in just over a

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi hit with new criminal charge

Shawdesh desk: Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was hit with a fresh criminal charge on Monday, as the junta’s tough crackdown on dissent rolls on. The 75-year-old