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US: The Joe Biden administration came in for a second round of withering criticism in Congress on Tuesday over its handling of the withdrawal from Afghanistan, this time with a top Democrat joining Republicans in accusing officials of…

NEPAL: Nepal’s Government sounded an alert against the possible spread of Nipah virus, found in neighbouring India. Early this month, a 12-year-old boy in Kerala succumbed to the infection. Nepal’s Ministry of Health and…

  AFGHANISTAN: At least 153 Afghan media outlets have stopped operations in 20 provinces following the Taliban takeover of the war-torn nation last month, a media report citing organisations supporting free media said. The TOLO…

Africa has been “left behind by the rest of the world” as only two percent of the more than 5.7 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses administered globally have been administered there, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said,…

UN: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Joe Biden will be among 109 Heads of State and Government that will arrive in New York to address the UN General Debate in person, which had gone virtual in 2020 due to the…

SWITZERLAND: Variants that can eventually evade COVID vaccines are increasingly likely with vast parts of the world unprotected, and rich countries should hold back on booster doses until others catch up, according to a special envoy…

The number of extremely hot days every year when the temperature reaches 50C has doubled since the 1980s, a global BBC analysis has found. They also now happen in more areas of the world than before, presenting unprecedented…

While the government has shelved plans for Covid passports in nightclubs and other crowded places in England, at least a dozen EU countries now operate similar schemes for access to a wide range of venues and activities, from…

Australia’s capital city of Canberra will remain locked down for a second month after the local government reported 22 new coronavirus infections. The Australian Capital Territory locked down Aug. 12 after a single case linked to…

Island destinations from the Caribbean Sea to the Indian Ocean joined a handful of Eastern European countries among the latest places deemed “very high” risk for travel by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.…