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US concludes Russia poisoned Navalny, joins EU in sanctions

Shawdesh Desk: The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on senior Russian officials in a coordinated action with the European Union as US intelligence concluded that Moscow orchestrated the near

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Defying deadly crackdown, crowds again protest Myanmar coup

Shawdesh DEsk: Police in Myanmar’s biggest city fired tear gas Monday at defiant crowds who returned to the streets to protest last month’s coup, despite reports that security forces had

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Covid-19 variants pose ‘real threat’ to vaccine progress, CDC warns

Shawdesh desk: The spread of highly contagious coronavirus variants is threatening to fuel a “potential fourth surge of cases” in the US, a top health official has warned. The head

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All 279 kidnapped Nigerian students released: governor

Shawdesh desk: All 279 Nigerian students kidnapped from their boarding school in the northern state of Zamfara have been released and are on government premises, the governor of the state

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Italy summons Myanmar envoy over protest crackdown

Shawdesh Desk: Italy’s foreign ministry said Monday it had summoned Myanmar’s ambassador to demand an end to the deadly crackdown on protests in the Southeast Asian nation. Ambassador Hmway Hmway Khyne

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Three names mysteriously removed from Khashoggi intelligence report after initial publication

Shawdesh Desk: Shortly after the US intelligence community published its long-awaited report on Friday afternoon on the Saudis who were responsible for the death of Jamal Khashoggi, it was taken

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Modi takes first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Shawdesh desk: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS in New Delhi and appealed to all those who are eligible

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Global Covid-19 cases surpass 114 million mark

Shawdesh dEsk: The confirmed cases of coronavirus exceeded 114 million across the globe as of Monday. The total case count reached 114,051, 765 and the death toll from the virus

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