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COVID-19 death toll hits 2,000 in China

Shawdesh Desk: The death toll from the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak surged to 2,000 on Wednesday. Chinese and international health officials warned against excessive measures to contain the epidemic. Meanwhile, an

Mid-air plane collision kills four in Australia

Shawdesh Desk: Four people were killed in a mid-air collision between two light planes in Australia on Wednesday, scattering debris across a rural area north of Melbourne. Police said the

Death toll from toxic gas leak rises to 14 in Pakistan

Shawdesh Desk: A gas leak in the southern port city of Karachi has killed 14 people and sickened hundreds more, Pakistani health officials said Tuesday, reports AP. The cause of

Immigration: No visas for low-skilled workers, government says

Shawdesh Desk: Low-skilled workers would not get visas under post-Brexit immigration plans unveiled by the government, reports BBC. It is urging employers to “move away” from relying on “cheap labour”

Indian PM Modi meets rickshaw puller in Varanasi who invited him to daughter’s wedding

Shawdesh Desk: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday met rickshaw-puller Mangal Kevat in Varanasi who had invited him to the wedding of his daughter, reports The Indian Express. During a

Coronavirus has infected more than 71,000 people globally

Shawdesh Desk: A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 71,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late

China sees rise in coronavirus cases, death toll rises by 105

Shawdesh Desk: Mainland China on Monday reported a slight upturn in new virus cases and an increase by 105 in deaths caused by the illness for a total of 1,770

14 children among up to 22 dead in Cameroon massacre: UN

A massacre in an anglophone region of Cameroon left up to 22 villagers dead including 14 children, the UN said Sunday, with an opposition party blaming the killings on the