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Shanghai hospital pays the price for China’s COVID response
BEIJING (AP) — A series of deaths at a hospital for elderly patients in Shanghai is underscoring the dangerous consequences of China’s stubborn pursuit of a zero-COVID approach amid an escalating outbreak in the city of 26 million people. Multiple
Defiant Pakistani PM calls for street rallies in his support
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A defiant Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday that he is in a fight to protect the country’s sovereignty and called his supporters to the streets to defy opponents determined to unseat him. Khan delivered an impassioned
UK defends Ukraine refugee policy amid anger at slow pace
LONDON (AP) — The British government on Friday defended its Ukraine refugee policy but acknowledged there had been frustrating delays after disclosing that only 12,000 Ukrainians fleeing the war have arrived in the U.K. Government figures showed that of the
EU imposes sanctions on Putin’s daughters
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has imposed sanctions on two adult daughters of Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of a new package of measures targeting Russia’s economy, businessmen and oligarchs in retaliation for the Kremlin’s invasion
Covid-19: Top developments worldwide April 9
Here are the latest coronavirus updates from around the world. Saudi Arabia expands Haj to 1 million pilgrims, easing Covid curbs Saudi Arabia will let up to 1 million people join the Haj pilgrimage this year, greatly expanding the key event to participants
DeSantis takes on Disney in latest battle in the Republican culture war
Florida’s governor is unhappy that Disney has opposed his ‘don’t say gay’ bill –and is threatening to revoke its privileges It took a single stroke of Ron DeSantis’s pen, passing Florida’s so-called “ don’t say gay ” bill into law, to transform the
‘The model is listening’: union’s win at Amazon hatched in a small apartment
A suburban two-bedroom apartment was the HQ from which Amazon’s multimillion-dollar anti-union effort was defeated The living room of the small two-bedroom apartment in Staten Island – sometimes called New York City’s “forgotten borough” – is overflowing with
Liga MX: Late Ruvalcaba strike earns Pumas draw at Puebla
MEXICO CITY, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Jorge Ruvalcaba struck in the 86th minute as Pumas UNAM held hosts Puebla to a 2-2 draw in
35 die of leptospirosis in Fiji
SUVA, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Fiji confirmed on Saturday four more deaths from leptospirosis in recent days, bringing the total deaths from the disease to 35 so far this
Pfizer Study suggests Covid-19 Vaccine to blame for huge increase in Hepatitis among Children as ...
The UK Health Security Agency has announced that it has recently detected higher
Switzerland plans to bury spent nuclear fuel deep underground in clay
April 09, 2022 1:55 PM Govt not due to make the final decision until 2029. ...
"Isn't A More Dangerous New Ball Bowler In The World": Kaif On India Star
IPL 2022: Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif hailed the India pacer as the best bowler in the world with the new ball. ...
Ukraine seeks tough reply after missile kills 52 at station
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he wants a tough global response to Russia after its forces fired a missile at a crowded train station, killing at least 52 people. Zelenskyy’s voice rose in anger during his nightly address
Lando Norris leads after 3rd practice at F1’s Australian GP
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — McLaren driver Lando Norris has posted the fastest time in an eventful final practice session at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on Saturday. The 22-year-old Norris completed a lap of the Albert Park circuit in 1 minute,
Pakistani Court Finds Hafiz Saeed Guilty on 2 More Charges
(Reuters) - A Pakistani court sentenced Islamist leader Hafiz Saeed, founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the militant group blamed by the United States and India for the 2008 Mumbai siege, to 31 years in prison in two cases
CNN: Trump Jr. Text Shows Ideas to Overturn 2020 Election
Donald Trump Jr. texted White House chief of staff Mark Meadows two days after the 2020 presidential election with strategies for overturning the result if Trump's father lost, CNN reported Friday. The text was sent two days before Joe Biden was declared the
‘Now Imran Khan can divorce Bushra Bibi’: Taslima Nasreen's jibe amid Pakistan turmoil
Amid Pakistan's political turmoil,
Covid-19: BA.2 variant takes over. What's known about it?
In the latest battle of the coronavirus mutants, an extra-contagious version of omicron has taken over the world. The coronavirus version known as BA.2 is now dominant in at least 68 countries, including the United States. The World Health Organisation says it
Western Actions in Ukraine May Prompt Military Confrontation Between Russia, US - Antonov
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 09th April, 2022) Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said that actions of Western countries amid Moscow's special
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Missile kills at least 52 at crowded Ukrainian train station KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A missile hit a train station in eastern Ukraine where thousands had gathered Friday, killing at ...
Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide at 0500 GMT, April 9
BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed
Debora MacKenzie: Trade-off between death and wealth disproved by China's COVID measures
"Nothing is ending, neither the COVID-19 nor the pandemic," said Debora MacKenzie, a leading science journalist who currently lives in France. She addressed the false narratives about COVID-19 during an interview with GDToday, saying, "Lots of
Djokovic returns to Monte Carlo as Alcaraz waits to pounce
Novak Djokovic will return to action at the Monte Carlo Masters next week where Carlos Alcaraz, the teenager seen as his likely long-term successor as world number one and multiple Grand Slam winner, lies in wait. Djokovic, who on Monday starts his 365th week
UK says Russia continues to hit Ukrainian non-combatants
(Reuters) - Russia continues to hit Ukrainian non-combatants, such as the civilians killed in Friday's rocket strike on Kramatorsk railway station in eastern Ukraine, British military intelligence said on Saturday. Read full story ...
Ukraine war pushes Germany to strengthen its bunker infrastructure
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has
Will Smith gets 10-year Oscars ban over Chris Rock slap
The motion picture academy on Friday banned Will Smith from attending the Oscars or any other
Pak PM Imran Khan on way out as no-confidence vote looms
Whoever takes over will still have to deal with the issues that bedevilled Khan -- soaring inflation, a feeble rupee and crippling debt ...
Vietnamese economy rosy in Q1, still faces bumpy road ahead
HANOI, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's production and business recovered in the first quarter of this year, but are still encountering many obstacles, including adverse impacts of the global pandemic and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, said local experts
IEA Inaugurates Oil Wells in Sar-e-pul Province
(MENAFN - Khaama Press) First Deputy Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar heading a delegation visited northern Sar-e-pul province and inaugurated an oil ... ...
