Category: Rest of World News
WHO sees Covid posing similar threat to flu this year
GENEVA: The Covid-19 pandemic could settle down this year to a point where it poses a threat similar to flu, the World Health Organization said…
At least 22 people killed in suspected massacre at Myanmar monastery
At least 22 people, including three Buddhist monks, were shot dead at close range in central Myanmar last week, according to a doctor’s post-mortem report,…
Australia to buy up to 220 Tomahawk missiles from the US
CANBERRA: Australia said it’s planning to buy up to 220 Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States after the US State Department approved the sale…
Tiktok: New Zealand to ban TikTok on devices linked to parliament, cites security concerns
WELLINGTON: New Zealand will ban Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from devices issued to members of parliament, officials told AFP Friday, becoming the latest Western…
Noted British writer Patrick French dies
Patrick French, the British writer and historian best known for his biography of VS Naipaul, died on Thursday morning. He was 56, and had been…
Malawi: Cyclone Freddy death toll in Malawi hits 326: President
BLANTYRE: The death toll from Cyclone Freddy after it lashed Malawi upon returning to southern Africa‘s mainland has risen to 326, the country’s president said…
Singapore snatches back ‘world’s best airport’ crown from Qatar
Singapore’s Changi has regained its title as the world’s best airport, after losing its long-held crown to Qatar for two years running during the height…
Usgs: Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake Struck Kermadec Islands in New Zealand: USGS
NEW DELHI: An earthquake of 7.1 magnitude struck the Kermadec Islands region, located north of New Zealand, on Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.The…
Parliament: Live streaming instead of legislating: Japan’s YouTuber MP Yoshikazu Higashitani fired for not showing up at work
Since he was elected to Japan’s parliament in July, Yoshikazu Higashitani has spread celebrity gossip on his YouTube channel, explored the sights of Dubai and…
North: North Korea launches ICBM before South Korea-Japan summit
SEOUL: North Korea test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile in a display of military might Thursday just hours before the leaders of South Korea and Japan…