Global Covid-19 cases surpass 315 million amid Omicron surge
GB Today UNB, Dhaka: The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 315 million, with a spike in cases of…
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UK plans holiday weekend to honor queen’s 70 years on throne
UNB/AP,London: The United Kingdom will celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne with a military parade,…
More than 100,000 march in France against Covid vaccine requirements
BSS/AFP: More than 100,000 people across France protested Saturday over what they say are government plans to further…
UN Security Council to meet Wednesday on Sudan
BSS/AFP: The UN Security Council will meet next Wednesday in an informal session to address the latest developments…
Global Covid-19 cases near 300 million amid omicron surge
UNB, Dhaka: Amid a global scare over the new Omicron strain of Covid-19, the overall number of coronavirus…
China to appoint special envoy to Horn of Africa: FM
AFP: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced Thursday that Beijing would appoint a special envoy to the Horn…
US, Russia must reduce stockpiles after nuclear statement: China
On Tuesday, China defended its nuclear weapons policy and said Russia and the United States — by far…
US removes Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from trade pact
BSS/AFP: President Joe Biden’s administration announced on Saturday that it had excluded Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from a…
45 journalists killed in 20 countries in 2021: IFJ
ANI: A total of 45 journalists and media professionals were killed in 20 countries in the year 2021,…
New Year’s Eve muted by omicron; many hoping for better 2022
UNB, Dhaka: Good riddance to 2021. Let 2022 bring fresh hope. That was a common sentiment as people…
Hopes and fears of ‘Israelisation’ in occupied Golan
AFP: Bulldozers in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights are clearing the ground for middle-class neighbourhoods, part of a plan…
World hits record Covid cases in a week
AFP: The world hit a record number of Covid infections in a week, an AFP tally revealed Wednesday,…
Global COVID-19 cases near 280mn as Omicron wave pounds hospitals
UNB, Dhaka: The global overall number of coronavirus cases is fast approaching 280 million with the new Covid-19…
Over 4,500 flights cancelled by Christmas day as Omicron hits holiday travel
BSS/AFP: Over 4,500 flights were cancelled around the world by Saturday and thousands more were delayed as the…
Xi’an locks down as China races to zero-Covid for Olympics
AFP, Beijing: Thirteen million people in a major Chinese city were under strict stay-at-home orders starting Thursday to…
Syria war killed 3,700 in 2021, lowest annual toll
AFP:The conflict in Syria killed 3,746 people in 2021, a monitor said Wednesday, significantly fewer than in 2020,…
London cancels New Year event over virus surge
BSS/AFP: A major New year celebration in London will be cancelled, the British capital’s mayor said on Monday,…
Russia urges US to stop NATO eastward expansion in draft security treaty
BSS/TASS: Russian Foreign Ministry published a draft agreement on guarantees of security between Russia and the United States…
Global Covid-19 cases top 272 million
UNB, Dhaka: The overall number of coronavirus cases has surged past 272 million as scientists around the world…
7.3-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia, tsunami ‘possible’
BSS/AFP: A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, as monitors warned of…