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WorldFrench President Emmanuel Macron (R) and his competitor Marine Le Pen.Tags: Print EditionFRANCE: Incumbent Emmanuel Macron will face far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen in a winner-takes-all runoff for the French Presidency, after…

WorldTags: Print EditionUK: The Ozone Layer may be heating the earth's atmosphere more than previously thought by weakening one of our planet's most important cooling mechanisms, according to a study. The researchers found that changes…

WorldTourists run for their lives as manhole explodes in Times Square. Tags: Print EditionUS: What began as a normal Sunday evening at New York's Times Square turned into a mass panic after a massive manhole explosion and fire sent…

WorldBilawal Bhutto Zardari Tags: Print EditionPAKISTAN: We welcome (you) back to the Purana (old) Pakistan," top Opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Sunday, as he took a jibe at ousted Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan…

WorldThe Russia-Ukraine conflictTags: Print EditionRUSSIA: Russian attack helicopters have destroyed a convoy of Ukraine’s armoured vehicles and anti-aircraft warfare, the news agency Interfax reported on Sunday, citing Russia’s…

Opposition parties name Shehbaz Sharif as PM candidateWorldImran Khan and Shehbaz SharifTags: Print EditionPAKISTAN: Pakistan’s National Assembly proceedings were adjourned in the early hours of Sunday and the House will meet again…

WorldTags: Print EditionCOVID-19coronavirusUN: With new coronavirus variants emerging every four months on average, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has cautioned that the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over as large outbreaks are…

WorldNepal among the first countries in Asia to receive COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX FacilityTags: Print EditionCOVID-19coronavirusFRANCE: After two years of racing to vaccinate the world against COVID-19, the number of available doses…

WorldTags: Print EditionCOVID-19coronavirusPilgrims keeping social distance and wearing face masks, performing the farewell Tawaf around the holy Kaaba in the Grand Mosque after completing their extended Hajj, “Hajj Al Kabeer”, during…

WorldTags: Print EditionUS: Rihanna has joined Forbes’ annual billionaires list for the first time in her career. The 34-year-old multi-hyphenate officially reached billionaire status back in 2021 with an estimated net worth of US$1.7…