Uganda reopens schools after world’s longest Covid-19 shutdown
The tale of the two friends — one a dropout, one joyfully resuming her education…
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Fire destroys hundreds of homes in Bangladesh Rohingya refugee camp
The blaze hit Camp 16 in Cox’s Bazar, a border district where than a million…
Three women brutally killed in one day in France, in ‘unbearable’ start to new year
France is just one of many countries grappling with what the United Nations has called…
Snowstorm kills at least 21 tourists at Pakistani resort
All the roads in Murree are now clear, a police spokesman for the Islamabad police…
Analysis: Hong Kong’s free press is being ‘gutted.’ Here’s what the world loses
A third organization — the five-year-old Citizen News — announced last week that it would…
Kazakhstan detains former head of national security as Putin and Kazakh president discuss restoring ‘order’
Tokayev told Putin the situation in his country was “progressing on the way to stabilization”…
Aid workers say Ethiopia air strike in northwest Tigray killed 56 people
Military spokesman Colonel Getnet Adane and government spokesman Legesse Tulu did not immediately respond to…
Kazakhstan leader gives ‘kill without warning’ order, as bodies lie in the streets
In a defiant public address Friday, Tokayev claimed the unrest, which began earlier this week…
Analysis: The ‘anti-woke’ crusade has come to Europe. Its effects could be chilling
Stripped of its original meaning of a person being awake to progressive issues, “woke” has…
US and Moroccan Navy rescue 103 migrants off African coast
The Las Palmas Rescue Coordination Center, based in the Canary Islands off the coast of…
Indian police hunt Covid-positive air passengers who escaped on way to quarantine
(CNN) — At least 10 passengers have escaped from an airport in the northern Indian…
What Xi’an’s chaotic lockdown reveals about China’s bureaucracy
Xi’an was placed under strict lockdown orders on December 23 in a drastic bid to…
Two journalists burned alive by gang in Haiti
The source said the Ti Makak gang carried out the killings in the Petion-Ville neighborhood…
6,000 miles through 7 countries. Why companies are turning to long-haul trains
The train was carrying more than three dozen 40-foot containers, each The number of trains…
Russian submarine collides with British warship part in rare event
“In late 2020 a Russian submarine being tracked by HMS Northumberland came into contact with…
France begins terrorism probe into Saudi Arabia blast ahead of Dakar Rally
The blast hit a support vehicle belonging to the French team Sodicars soon after it…
Russia-led military alliance will send ‘peacekeepers’ to Kazakhstan, Armenian PM says
The President Tokayev said a number of measures aimed “to stabilize the socio-economic situation” had…
South Korean stealth fighter makes emergency ‘belly landing’
According to experts, the “belly landing” — touching down with landing gear retracted — was…
Xi’an lockdown brings heartbreak as pressure to contain outbreak grows
The city of 13 million has been under strict lockdown since December 23, as it…
Russia-led military alliance will send ‘peacekeepers’ to Kazakhstan, Armenian PM says
The President Tokayev said a number of measures aimed “to stabilize the socio-economic situation” had…
