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Cameroon bus blaze: Death toll rises to 53

Shawdesh Desk: Fifty-three people died Wednesday when a bus collided with a fuel-laden van in Cameroon, causing a blaze that engulfed both vehicles, the local governor said. “The dead have

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3 Bangladeshis killed while cleaning water tank in Saudi Arabia

Shawdesh desk: Three Bangladeshi nationals were killed in an accident while they while cleaning water tank in Taif city of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Mehedi

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Republic Day: PM Modi pays tribute to fallen soldiers at National War Memorial

Shawdesh Desk: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday led the nation in paying tribute to the fallen soldiers by laying a wreath at the National War Memorial in the

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Covid-19: Global caseload nearing 100 million

More than 99 million people have been infected with Covid-19 across the world, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). The total case count reached 99,177,542 with 2,129,134 fatalities as of

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Covid-19: Mexican President López Obrador tests positive

Shawdesh Desk: Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has announced he has tested positive for Covid-19. The 67-year-old said on Twitter that his symptoms were mild and that he was

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Indian and Chinese troops in new border brawl

Shawdesh Desk: Indian and Chinese troops have fought a new brawl on their contested Himalayan border, leaving injuries on both sides, military officials said Monday. The fighting on January 20

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Global Covid-19 cases near 99 million

Shawdesh desk: Confirmed Covid-19 infections around the world approached 99 million on early Sunday. And the death toll from Covid-19 continued its relentless march upwards, with more than 2.1 million

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Death toll in Indonesia’s West Sulawesi quake rises to 91

Shawdesh desk: The death toll of the 6.2-magnitude earthquake which hit the Indonesian province of West Sulawesi last week rose to 91, the national disaster management agency said in a

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