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Myanmar to hold general elections in 2nd half of 2023
YANGON: AUGUST 1 – Myanmar expects to hold new general elections in the second...
Rockets strike Afghanistan’s Kandahar airport, flights suspended
KABUL: AUGUST 1 – Flights in Afghanistan’s Kandahar airport were suspended early Sunday after...
COVID-19 vaccine conspiracy theories can have deadly consequences, says columnist
CAIRO: AUGUST 1 – Conspiracy theories related to the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli soldiers [Photos]
PALESTINE: AUGUST 1 – (Xinhua) — A Palestinian protester uses a slingshot to hurl...
Nearly 100 human trafficking victims rescued in SE Nigeria
LAGOS: JULY 31 – About 100 human trafficking victims have been rescued as 50...
Kitchen robot in Riga cooks up new future for fast food
RIGA: JULY 31 – A pasta order comes in and the robotic arm springs...
China outbreak spreads as WHO sounds alarm on Delta
BEIJING: JULY 31 – Mushrooming outbreaks of the highly contagious Delta variant prompted China...
Nigerian sprinter Okagbare suspended for doping before Tokyo 2020 race
TOKYO: JULY 31 – Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been banned from the women’s...
Canada faces start of Delta-driven 4th wave of COVID-19, top doctor says
OTTAWA: JULY 31 – Canada is at the start of the Delta-driven fourth wave...
Trinidad and Tobago athletes, coach test positive for COVID-19 at Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO: JULY 31 – Two track and field athletes and a coach from Trinidad...
