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Suu Kyi’s party set to win Myanmar vote with weak opposition

Shawdesh Desk: Voters in Myanmar’s biggest city, Yangon, turned up in large numbers Sunday to vote in nationwide elections that are expected to return to power the party of Nobel

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Voting begins in Myanmar’s general elections

Shawdesh Desk: Myanmar kicked off its multi-party general elections on Sunday as over 37 million eligible voters went to polls across the country. A total of 42,047 polling stations, which

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Storm Eta leaves 150 dead or missing in Guatemala

Shawdesh Desk: About 150 people have either died or remain unaccounted for in Guatemala due to mudslides caused by powerful storm Eta, which buried an entire village, President Alejandro Giammattei

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Covid-19: Global cases surge past 49 million

Shawdesh Desk: Amid the surge in Covid-19 cases in Europe and the United States, the caseload in the world surged past 49 million on Saturday, according to data compiled by

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UN, partners express regret over US departure from Paris climate accord

Shawdesh dEsk: The United Nations and some of its member states have expressed regret over the US’ departure from the Paris climate accord and said they remain committed to working

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Global Covid-19 cases near 48 million

Shawdesh Desk: The number of global coronavirus cases is approaching 48 million on Thursday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. According to the data, the death toll from

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Death toll after earthquake in Turkey increases to 95: emergencies department

Shawdesh Desk: The death toll after the earthquake in Izmir Province in Western Turkey increased to 95, Turkey’s department of emergencies says on Tuesday. “95 individuals died as a result

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Global Covid-19 death toll exceed 1.2 million

Shawdesh Desk: More than 1.2 million people have died from Covid-19 in the world  and 46.8 million people have been infected with the virus, according to the latest tally from

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