Online Desk : Russia, Turkey and Iran have agreed to continue cooperation aimed at eliminating terrorists of the Islamic State and Al-Nusra Front groups (outlawed in Russia) in Syria. In their joint…
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India producer to send Canada Covid-19 vaccines ‘within a month’
Online desk : The world’s biggest vaccine manufacturer said Monday it would deliver Covid-19 shots from India to Canada “in less than a month”, days after a phone call between the two…
US Senate acquits Trump again
Online desk : The US Senate acquitted Donald Trump on Saturday in his second impeachment trial in a year, with fellow Republicans blocking conviction over the former president’s role in the deadly…
White House aide resigns after threatening reporter
Online desk : White House deputy press secretary TJ Ducklo has resigned, the day after he was suspended for issuing a sexist and profane threat to a journalist seeking to cover his…
UAE’s ‘Hope’ probe sends home first image of Mars
Online Desk ; The UAE’s “Hope” probe sent back its first image of Mars, the national space agency said Sunday, days after the spacecraft successfully entered the Red Planet’s orbit. The picture…
‘Every man wants a son, but every man needs a daughter,’ says The Rock
Online Desk : Wrestler-actor Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson makes an Instagram post about his special bond with his daughters. The 48-year-old actor shared an adorable photo of him walking and holding hands…
Virus expected to last long-term despite global vaccine rollout
Online desk : The head of the EU’s disease control agency warned Friday that the novel coronavirus could last indefinitely even as global infections slowed by nearly half in the last month…
Italy’s Mario Draghi to be sworn in as prime minister
Online Desk : Mario Draghi has formally accepted the role of Italy’s next prime minister and will be sworn in on Saturday.Mr Draghi, the ex-head of the European Central Bank, has named…
UN rights body adopts watered-down text on Myanmar coup
Online desk : The U.N.’s top human rights body passed a consensus resolution Friday urging military leaders in Myanmar to immediately release Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian government leaders detained…
Anger over arrests in Myanmar at anti-coup protests
Online desk : Opponents of Myanmar’s military coup sustained mass protests for an eighth straight day on Saturday as continuing arrests of junta critics added to anger over the detention of elected…
5 Bangladeshis killed in Oman road crash
Online desk : Five Bangladeshis were killed in a road accident when a bus rammed in Oman on Saturday. Five Bangladesh citizens also received injuries in the accident that took place around…
Oxford University testing vaccine in children
Online Desk ; The University of Oxford plans to test its COVID-19 vaccine in children for the first time, becoming the latest vaccine developer to assess whether its coronavirus shot is effective…