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InternationalGinsburg becomes first woman to lie in state at US Capitol
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a champion of gender equality, made history again on Friday as the first woman and the first Jewish person to lie in state in the US Capitol, encircled by ...
Jaya Ahsan joins Commonwealth campaign against domestic and sexual violence
Bangladeshi actress Jaya Ahsan has joined leaders and celebrities from across the Commonwealth for the first-of-its-kind 'Commonwealth Says NO MORE' campaign against domestic and sexual violence
Huge blaze at Beirut port alarms residents a month after massive blast
A large fire erupted at Beirut port on Thursday, sending a huge column of smoke over the Lebanese capital just weeks after a massive blast devastated the port and surrounding residential area.
Irene Khan made UN special rapporteur
Former secretary general of Amnesty International, Irene Khan, has been appointed as the United Nations Human Rights Council’s special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to ...
Death toll jumps to 156 in Ethiopian protests after killing of singer
The number of people killed in protests in Ethiopia following the slaying of a popular singer has jumped to 156 from the initial tally of 80, a senior regional security official told Reuters on ...
US sends carriers to S China Sea during Chinese drills
Two US aircraft carriers were conducting exercises in the disputed South China Sea on Saturday, the US navy said, as China also carried out military drills that have been criticised by the Pentagon ...
World Bank says coronavirus to leave 'lasting scars' on developing world
The World Bank said on Tuesday that it expects the coronavirus and resulting recessions to leave "lasting scars" on developing and emerging market countries, with the worst damage on oil exporters ...
COVID-19 vaccine not certain: Global alliance Gavi
The race is on to produce a vaccine against COVID-19 but it is not certain that one can be found, the head of the global vaccines alliance said Friday.
Ninety-one crew tests COVID-19 positive on Italian liner in Nagasaki
As many as 91 crew of an Italian cruise ship docked in the Japanese port of Nagasaki are infected with coronavirus, officials said on Friday, as questions persist over how they might return to their ...
Coronavirus claims over 134,000 lives worldwide
Global death toll from COVID-19 has jumped to 134,610 around the world as of Thursday. Besides, the coronavirus cases have reached 2,083,237, according to Worldometer.
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