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Sri Lanka's Opposition rejects President Rajapaksa's offer to form interim government
Sri Lanka's main Opposition SJB said on Sunday that it has rejected an offer by embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to its leader Sajith Premadasa to head an interim government, amid continued political uncertainty in the country which is now under a
Patriotism, unease mix as Russia marks Victory Day in WWII
Red Soviet flags and orange-and-black striped military ribbons are on display in
Syrians in desperate need of aid hit hard by Ukraine fallout
BEIRUT (AP) — Umm Khaled hardly leaves the tent where she lives in northwest Syria, and she says she doesn’t pay attention to the news. But she knows one reason why it is getting harder and harder to feed herself and her children: Ukraine. “Prices have been
UFOs are ‘not a delusion’ as Pentagon releases papers on exposure effects
Filmmaker and editor Jeremy Corbell says UFOs are “tampering with our nuclear weapons” as the US Pentagon’s UFO Program publicises documents which detail the
Bombing of school in Ukraine kills two, dozens more feared dead
Two people have been killed in the Russian bombing of a school in the Ukrainian village of Bilohorivka and the 60 who remain under the debris are feared dead, Serhiy
Official U.S. Government data suggests Fully Vaccinated Americans are developing Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Official data made available by the U.S. Government and Centers
Saudi king admitted to hospital in Jeddah for tests: report
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz was admitted to hospital on Saturday in the Red Sea city of Jeddah to undergo medical tests, the state-run
Protect the body: Ukraine volunteers craft armor, camouflage
Sparks fly as a circular saw slices into metal, while welders nearby work feverishly to the sound of blaring heavy metal. Upstairs, sewing machines clatter as women mark patterns on ...
Ukraine war puts EU 'at crossroads' on anniversary
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Sri Lanka’s Opposition rejects President's offer to form interim government
Sri Lanka’s main Opposition SJB said on Sunday that it had
English Premier League standings
LONDON, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are the English Premier League standings after Saturday's matches (tabulated under matches played, won, drawn, lost, goals
Hispanic voters don't believe Biden administration can handle inflation
Hispanic voters have lost confidence in the current U.S. government's response to the record
Crews work through second night after Cuba hotel blast kills at least 27
The search continues for victims of a hotel explosion that killed at least 27 people in Cuba’s capital and left more than a dozen missing amid the rubble ...
52-yr-old Nepali Sherpa scales Mt Everest for 26th time; breaks own record of most climbs
The Sherpas made the expedition to fix ropes along the trekking route, to help climbers ahead of the peak climbing season starting May. ...
Former Police Officer Elected As New Hong Kong Chief Executive
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 08th May, 2022) Former police officer and secretary for security John Lee Ka-chiu has been elected as the new Hong Kong chief executive in uncontested election, the Hong Kong government announced on Sunday. "The Returning
Finnish, Swedish NATO Membership Could Turn Region Into 'Theater of War' - Russian Envoy
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 08th May, 2022) Finland's and Sweden's possible accession into NATO would be detrimental to their security and that of Europe, Russian Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov told Sputnik. "Finland and Sweden will be put in a
‘S.N.L.’ Imagines the Origins of Abortion Law
On an episode hosted by Benedict Cumberbatch, “Saturday Night Live” contemplated the possibility that the Supreme Court could overturn Roe v. Wade. ...
Ukraine's Mariupol defenders face final showdown with Russian invaders
Ukraine's last soldiers in the port city of Mariupol face a brutal final showdown Sunday with besieging Russian forces, who are hoping to deliver a critical win ahead of the country's victory day. ...
Women who fought for US abortion rights in the 70s call for mass global protests
Veteran activists say the overthrow of Roe v Wade would equate to murder, and should send warning signals around the world It was over the Thanksgiving holiday, catching up with old high school friends, that Frances Beal heard that Cordelia had died. Like the
Russian bombing of Ukraine school kills 2, 60 feared dead
Russia's bombing of
US renewed Pak engagement, spoils Russian party
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken call to Pak Foreign
LAPD got hundreds of complaints about officers not wearing COVID masks, but punished few
LOS ANGELES — As the COVID-19 pandemic raged through Los Angeles in 2020 and 2021, infecting thousands of Los Angeles police officers, LAPD officials mandated that officers wear protective masks ...
Philippine police say country 'relatively peaceful' ahead of election
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine police
As Beijing Covid outbreak proves stubborn, mass tests become routine
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English Premier League results
LONDON, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are the English Premier League results
Xi warms up China’s economy, but virus narrows options
President Xi Jinping has offered state backing for tech, infrastructure, and jobs to revive China’s economy, but analysts warn growth will continue to wilt until Beijing drops its rigid virus controls. Two and a half years since the coronavirus first
Ukraine war puts EU ‘at crossroads’ on anniversary
As the EU poises to mark its anniversary on Monday, it is morphing into a more muscular global actor, a transformation accelerated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “(The) war in Ukraine is fundamentally challenging our European peace
Where the Language of Democracy Is a Cover
On Friday afternoon, supporters of John Lee gathered for what his adviser described as a preelection rally , a final push in Lee’s campaign to secure victory in the election to be Hong Kong’s next chief executive. Don’t let the vocabulary fool you. No members
Turkey plans to send 1 million Syrian refugees home
Ankara: Turkey is making plans to send 1 million Syrian refugees home as public hostility to their presence in the country is escalating. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey is building homes and public facilities in parts of Syria held by
Russia-Ukraine crisis: 60 under debris after school bombing kills two
Two people have been killed in the Russian bombing of a school
