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Myanmar ambassador to UK locked out of embassy

Shawdesh Desk: Myanmar’s ambassador in London says he has been locked out of his embassy. Kyaw Zwar Minn said staff were asked to leave the building by Myanmar’s military attaché

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Iran ship serving as Red Sea troop base near Yemen attacked

Shawdesh Desk: An Iranian cargo ship believed to be a base for the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and anchored for years in the Red Sea off Yemen has been attacked, Tehran

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Saudi Arabia announces two major green initiatives

Shawdesh Desk: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has launched two landmark initiatives to protect the planet by combating climate change, reducing land degradation and strengthening the Kingdom’s leadership for a

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Saudi Arabia announces two major green initiatives

Shawdesh Desk: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has launched two landmark initiatives to protect the planet by combating climate change, reducing land degradation and strengthening the Kingdom’s leadership for a

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Argentine president tests positive for Covid-19

Shawdesh Desk: Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez, who has been vaccinated against Covid-19, announced late Friday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus. “At the end of today, after presenting

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India records highest spike of daily COVID-19 cases

Shawdesh Desk: India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 12,392,260 on Saturday as 89,129 new cases were reported from across the country, according to the latest figures released by the federal health

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India Covid: Maharashtra to go into lockdown unless cases fall

Shawdesh Desk: The chief minister of the western Indian state of Maharashtra has warned a full lockdown could be imposed unless Covid-19 cases begin to fall. Uddhav Thackeray said people

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