online desk ; Three people were confirmed dead and at least 150 were missing in northern India after a broken glacier caused a major river surge that swept away bridges and roads…
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Al Jazeera journalist Hussein released from jail in Egypt
Online desk : Egypt has released Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein after more than four years in detention without formal charges or trial. Hussein, an Egyptian national held under preventive detention since…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi in good health, confirms her party
Online desk : Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi is in good health under house arrest after being detained in Monday’s military coup, her National League for Democracy press officer said on Friday….
Understanding COVID-19 origins will take years, says WHO team member
Online desk : A member of the World Health Organization-led team visiting the central Chinese city of Wuhan said he has been surprised by the complexity of getting to the origins of…
AstraZeneca: Vaccine may work against UK variant
Online Desk ; The developers of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine say the shot appears to work against the variant detected in Britain late last year. It’s similar to previously reported results by other…
Myanmar military widens coup dragnet as scores protest at university
Online desk ; Several hundred teachers and students protested at a Myanmar university Friday as the military widened a dragnet against officials ousted in a coup that has drawn global condemnation and…
Biden discusses China, Myanmar coup on call with Australian PM
Online desk ; US President Joe Biden on a call with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison discussed how they can work together to address global and regional challenges, including dealing with China,…
Four Bangladeshis injured in Toronto shooting
online desk ; Four Bangladeshi nationals sustained bullet injuries in a shooting at Regent Park area of Toronto in Canada. The injured, one of them is in critical condition, were rushed to…
Key workers in 145 countries must get Covid-19 shots by June-end: WHO
online Desk ; With the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination programme, the United Nations has urged key workers and other vulnerable people in 145 countries to get immunised by the first half…
Mixed shots explored as world faces around 4,000 variants
Online desk ; The world faces around 4,000 variants of the virus that causes Covid-19, prompting a race to improve vaccines, Britain said on Thursday, as researchers began to explore mixing doses…
Red Cross to help poor countries with vaccines
Online desk ; A top international Red Cross organization has announced a 100-million Swiss franc ($110 million) plan to help support the immunization of 500 million people worldwide against COVID-19 amid concerns…
World food price index rises to six-year high
Online desk ; World food prices rose for an eighth consecutive month in January, hitting their highest level since July 2014, led by jumps in cereals, sugar and vegetable oils, the United…