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Four sisters in their 80s and 90s reunited to get their Covid-19 vaccines together
Shawdesh Desk: Four elderly sisters in New Jersey haven’t been able to have their regular get-togethers during the coronavirus pandemic, but they made an exception to get their Covid-19 vaccinations.ReadMore
Imran Khan wins vote of confidence after Senate setback
Shawdesh desk: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan handily won a vote of confidence from the National Assembly on Saturday, days after the embarrassing defeat of his ruling party’s key candidateReadMore
Prince Philip has heart procedure and must remain in hospital for ‘several days’
Shawdesh desk: The Duke of Edinburgh has undergone a successful operation for a pre-existing heart condition, Buckingham Palace has said. The statement said: “The Duke of Edinburgh yesterday underwent aReadMore
Global Covid death toll nears 2.6 million
Shawdesh Desk: The global Covid death toll is fast approaching 2.6 million amid a worldwide vaccination rollout. The fatalities reached 2,548,573 while the total caseload mounted to 114,728,460 on WednesdayReadMore
Covid: 168m children worldwide have missed school for a year, says UNICEF
Shawdesh Desk: Schools for more than 168 million children globally have been completely closed for almost an entire year due to COVID-19 lockdowns, according to new data released on WednesdayReadMore
Six dead as Myanmar security forces fire at protesters
Shawdesh Desk: At least six people were killed as Myanmar security forces fired on pro-democracy protesters Wednesday, after the junta hit half a dozen detained journalists, including an Associated PressReadMore
At least 10 people killed South Sudan plane crash
Shawdesh Desk: At least ten people, including the two pilots, died when a plane crashed at an airstrip in South Sudan’s Jonglei state, the region’s governor and the airline said.ReadMore
Russia says new Western sanctions ‘absolutely unacceptable’
Shawdesh Desk: The Kremlin said Wednesday Western sanctions on Russia were “absolutely unacceptable” and dismissed as “outrageous” claims that the country’s security agency was behind the poisoning of opposition figureReadMore
