23-03-2021 By SJA Jafri + Agencies ABUJA/ MALI: Attackers belong al-Qaeda (ISIS/ ISIL/ Taliabn) on motorbikes have raided several villages in southwestern Niger, killing at least 137 more Shia people in the bloodiest violence to hit the country in years, the government said. The gunmen on Sunday attacked the villages …
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22-03-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report SYDNEY: Some 18,000 people have been evacuated from severe floods across New South Wales (NSW) in Australia, with more heavy rainfall predicted. The state’s entire coast is now under a severe weather warning. Days of torrential downpours have caused rivers and dams to …
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22-03-2021 By SJA Jafri + Agencies + Bureau Report BRISTOL/ LONDON: Two police officers were seriously injured and at least two police vehicles were set on fire in the city of Bristol in southwest England during violent scenes after a peaceful protest, police said. Thousands of demonstrators had converged on …
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22-03-2021 SANA’A/ DAMASCUS/ RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck military targets belonging to the Iran-aligned movement in the capital, Sanaa, in the early hours of Sunday, residents said. The raids come after the Houthis claimed responsibility for drone attacks on an oil refinery in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, …
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21-03-2021 Bureau Report SYDNEY: People in parts of Sydney’s northwest were ordered to flee their houses in the middle of the night on Sunday, as heavy rains continued to batter Australia’s east coast, triggering floods that caused widespread destruction throughout the region. Authorities issued flooding risk and evacuation warnings in …
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21-03-2021 JERUSALEM: Thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, just days before the country’s fourth general election in less than two years. Widespread protests have been taking place since July 2020, with people demanding Netanyahu’s departure over alleged corruption scandals and the …
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21-03-2021 WARSAW/ PARIS/ KYIV: Poland, France and Ukraine have introduced partial lockdowns as they battle surging coronavirus infections. Residents in Poland, parts of France, including Paris and the Ukrainian capital Kyiv faced new restrictions on Saturday, with most shops shut and people urged to work from home. The imposition of …
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21-03-2021 ATLANTA: Hundreds of people have demonstrated outside the Georgia state capitol building to demand justice for the victims of fatal shootings in the Atlanta area last week, as well as an end to anti-Asian racism and misogyny. Eight people, including six women of Asian descent, were killed when a gunman …
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20-03-2021 Bureau Report SYDNEY: Emergency authorities in Australia are warning of “life threatening” flash floods as torrential rains batter parts of the country’s east coast. Dozens of people have been rescued from floodwaters, and residents in many low-lying communities of New South Wales have been ordered to leave their homes. …
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WHO urges world to keep administering AstraZeneca’s vaccine 20-03-2021 GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) Friday called on the world to keep using AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine, adding its endorsement to that of European and British regulators after concerns over blood clotting. “We urge countries to continue using this important COVID-19 …
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