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  • First baby born in Spain with Covid-19 antibodies: Reports
    MADRID, APRIL 4 (IANS): A boy born last week on the Spanish island of Ibiza has become the first newborn in Spain with Covid-19 antibodies, after his mother received the vaccine in the third trimester of her pr
  • German youngsters at greater risk of homelessness amid pandemic
    BERLIN, APRIL 4 (IANS): Children and adolescents in Germany are at an increasing risk of homelessness due to the coronavirus pandemic, it was revealed on Sunday. "Wherever there is strife in families, a
  • Trump tricked supporters to make unintended donations: Report
    NEW YORK, APRIL 4 (IANS): Former US President Donald Trump's fundraising campaign used deceptive tactics to trick supporters into donating millions of dollars that they never intended, according to a media
  • Airstrikes kill 82 militants in Afghanistan
    KABUL, APRIL 4 (IANS): At least 82 militants have been confirmed dead as warplanes pounded Taliban hideouts and positions in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, the former stronghold of the militant group, a t
  • Jordan prince says he's confined, lashes out at authorities
    Amman, April 4 (AP): The half-brother of Jordan's King Abdullah II has said he has been placed under house arrest and accused the country's "ruling system" of incompetence and corruption, expo
  • Airstrikes kill 82 militants in Afghanistan
    Kabul, April 4 (IANS): At least 82 militants have been confirmed dead as warplanes pounded Taliban hideouts and positions in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, the former stronghold of the militant group
  • Nepali Congress decides to form govt under its leadership
    Kathmandu, April 4 (PTI): Nepal's main opposition party Nepali Congress has initiated moves to topple Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and form an alternative government under its leadership with the support o
  • Myanmar protesters hold 'Easter egg strikes'
    Yangon, April 4 (IANS): Protesters across Myanmar staged "Easter egg strikes" on Sunday, painting and writing anti-military slogans on eggs as a symbol of defiance and opposition to the February 1 cou
  • 5 shot outside Alabama bar, 2 arrested
    Washington, April 4 (IANS): At least five people were shot outside a bar in the US state of Alabama, authorities said, adding that two suspects have been arrested. Police responded to a call at 2.47 a.m. on
  • Heavy rains trigger landslide, floods in Indonesia; 44 dead
    Jakarta, April 4 (AP): Landslides and flash floods from torrential rains in eastern Indonesia killed at least 44 people and displaced thousands, a disaster relief agency said Sunday. Several others were still m
  • 50 S.Africans missing after Mozambique terror attack
    Pretoria, April 4 (IANS): More than 50 South African nationals were reported missing after a terror attack in Mozambique last week, the Ministry of Defence and Military Veterans in Pretoria said. "South
  • 3 dead in N.Carolina house party shooting
    Washington, April 4 (IANS): Three people were killed and four others injured during a house party shooting in the US state of North Carolina, police said. The incident took place on Saturday in Wilmington ci
  • Myanmar: At least 550 civilians killed amid military crackdown
    Yangon, April 3 (AP): Security forces in central Myanmar opened fire on anti-coup protesters on Saturday, killing at least two people according to local media. A human rights group said mounting violence since
  • Russia fines Twitter $116,778 over illegal content
    Moscow/New Delhi, April 3 (IANS): As Twitter grapples with government scrutiny globally including in India over the presence of bad accounts, a Russian court has fined Twitter $116,778 for violating the country
  • SpaceX rocket debris lands on man's farm in US
    San Francisco, April 3 (IANS): In a bizarre incident, a farm owner in the US was left in shock when a pressure vessel from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fell on his property in Washington State, leaving a "4-in
  • Argentine Prez tests Covid positive
    Buenos Aires, April 3 (IANS): Argentine President Alberto Fernandez announced on Saturday that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Taking to Twitter, the President said that he took an antigen
  • B'desh to impose 1-week lockdown
    Dhaka, April 3 (IANS): The Bangladesh government has decided to enforce a one-week lockdown from April 5 to control the new Covid-19 wave in the country, a Minister announced here on Saturday. Bangladeshi Ro
  • 5 dead in Myanmar as crackdown on protests continue
    Nay Pyi Taw, April 3 (IANS): Five people were killed across Myanmar on Saturday as the military continues to crack down on the ongoing protests against the February 1 coup. Three people died when the armed f
  • 7 blood clot deaths in UK after AstraZeneca jab
    London, April 3 (IANS): After more than 18 million people have received vaccinations with AstraZeneca's jab in the UK, the country's health regulator said seven people had died due to rare blood clots,
  • Myanmar cuts wireless internet service amid coup protests
    Yangon, April 2 (AP) Myanmar's wireless broadband internet services were shut down on Friday by order of the military, a local provider said, as protesters continued to defy the threat of lethal violence to
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