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8 killed in Nigeria building collapse
Abuja: At least eight people were killed when a three-storey building collapsed in Nigeria's Lagos state, an emergency management official...
‘Putin set for cancer surgery, will hand over temporary power to ex-KGB chief’
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin may be forced to give up control of the war in Ukraine for days as...
Russian troops ready to put shrapnel into their bodies in order to flee, claims Ukraine
Kiev: Russian soldiers are so eager to flee the war in Ukraine that they are ready to put shrapnel into...
Cyprus marks inflation increase due to Ukraine crisis
Nicosia: Cyprus' inflation further increased in April this year, marking a spike of 8.6 per cent due to the Russia-Ukraine...
New Zealand reports first Omicron BA.4 variant case
Wellington: New Zealand reported its first case of Omicron BA.4 variant at the border amid 12,699 community Covid infections during...
Israeli forces arrest 2 suspects in security guard’s killing
Jerusalem: Israeli forces have arrested two people suspected of killing a security guard, the military said in a statement. The two...
SL leaders promise various approaches to address challenges
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government is taking various approaches to address current challenges faced by the country amid the ongoing economic...
Putin, Zelensky both invited to G20: Indonesian Prez
Jakarta: Indonesian President Joko Widodo said his country has invited both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to...
373 arrested over deadly unrest in Ethiopian city
Addis Ababa: Ethiopian security forces have arrested 373 individuals suspected of involvement in a deadly unrest in a northern city,...
Thousands of elderly people in Shanghai hit hard by lockdown
Shanghai: Thousands of elderly people in the Chinese city of Shanghai have been hit hard by a Covid-19 lockdown that...
