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Around 30 killed in attack on village in eastern Burkina Faso, security sources say

Published On: May 4, 2021 09:10 AM NPT By: Reuters

BURKINA FASO, May 4: Armed assailants killed around 30 people in an attack on a village in eastern Burkina Faso on Monday, four security sources said.

Trainee Indian doctors pulled from exams to fight world’s biggest COVID surge

Published On: May 4, 2021 07:40 AM NPT By: Reuters

INDIA, May 4: India postponed exams for trainee doctors and nurses on Monday, freeing them up to fight the world’s biggest surge in coronavirus infections, as the health system crumbles under the weight of new cases and hospitals run out of beds and oxygen.

Hundreds of boats line up on Lake Geneva in border art project

Published On: May 3, 2021 01:37 PM NPT By: Reuters

Hundreds of boats lined up across Lake Geneva on Sunday in an artistic representation of the border between Switzerland and France that run

India's COVID-19 case total nears 20 million

Published On: May 3, 2021 10:39 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, May 3: India on Monday reported more than 300,000 new coronavirus cases for a 12th straight day, taking its overall caseload to just shy of 20 million, while deaths from COVID-19 rose by 3,417.

Eight reported killed as Myanmar protests aim to ‘shake the world’

Published On: May 3, 2021 07:27 AM NPT By: Reuters

MYANMAR, May 3: Myanmar security forces opened fire on some of the biggest protests against military rule in days on Sunday killing eight people, media reported, three months after a coup plunged the country into crisis.

Olympia Dukakis, Oscar-winning 'Moonstruck' actress, dies at 89

Published On: May 2, 2021 02:36 PM NPT By: Reuters

Olympia Dukakis, who won an Oscar for her performance as a sardonic, middle-aged mother who advises her headstrong daughter on matters of love in the 1987 romantic film comedy “Moonstruck,” died on Saturday at age 89.

Williamson replaces Warner as Hyderabad captain in IPL

Published On: May 2, 2021 01:02 PM NPT By: Reuters

MUMBAI, May 2: Kane Williamson replaced David Warner as captain of the Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday as the former champions seek to turn around their flagging Indian Premier League campaign.

Indian scientists flag virus mutations that could ‘evade immune response’

Published On: May 2, 2021 11:59 AM NPT By: Reuters

INDIA, May 2: A forum of scientific advisers set up by the Indian government has told authorities about minor mutations in some samples of the coronavirus that could “possibly evade immune response” and require more study, a leader of the forum has told Reuters.

EXCLUSIVE Scientists say India government ignored warnings amid coronavirus surge

Published On: May 2, 2021 09:25 AM NPT By: Reuters

INDIA, May 2: A forum of scientific advisers set up by the government warned Indian officials in early March of a new and more contagious variant of the coronavirus taking hold in the country, five scientists who are part of the forum told Reuters.

India’s daily COVID-19 cases pass 400,000 for first time as second wave worsens

Published On: May 2, 2021 07:32 AM NPT By: Reuters

INDIA, May 2: India recorded more than 400,000 new COVID-19 cases for the first time on Saturday as it battles a devastating second wave, and the country’s massive new vaccination drive was hampered in some areas by shortages of the shots.

India’s daily COVID-19 cases pass 400,000 for first time as second wave worsens

Published On: May 1, 2021 07:18 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, May 1: India recorded more than 400,000 new COVID-19 cases for the first time on Saturday as it battles a devastating second wave, and the country's massive new vaccination drive was hampered in some areas by shortages of the shots.

Kabul on high alert amid 'deadline' for U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

Published On: May 1, 2021 05:20 PM NPT By: Reuters

DUBAI, May 1: Kabul security was ramped up on Saturday as the city braced for reaction from the insurgent Taliban as U.S. troops still present under President Joe Biden's orders, beyond the May 1 withdrawal deadline agreed in 2020 with the Trump administration.

High anxiety: World's longest pedestrian suspension bridge opens in Portugal

Published On: April 30, 2021 02:37 PM NPT By: Reuters

Hugo Xavier became one of the first people to cross the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge when it opened on Thursday near his tiny hometown of Arouca in northern Portugal.

What we know about the Indian variant as coronavirus sweeps South Asia

Published On: April 30, 2021 11:37 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, April 30: India has recorded the world’s sharpest spike in coronavirus infections this month, with political and financial capitals New Delhi and Mumbai running out of hospital beds, oxygen and medicines.

Dozens crushed to death in crowd at Israeli religious festival

Published On: April 30, 2021 09:16 AM NPT By: Reuters

ISRAEL, April 30: Dozens of people were crushed to death in a crowd at a religious bonfire festival in Israel on Friday, medics said, in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as a “heavy disaster”.

Ireland to Reopen All Shops in May, Hospitality in Early June

Published On: April 29, 2021 04:42 PM NPT By: Reuters

Ireland will press ahead with plans to reopen all retail stores, personal services and non-residential construction in May with hotels, restaurants and bars to follow sooner than expected in early June, Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Thursday.