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Over a dozen VOA journalists forced to leave US soon as visas expire

More than a dozen journalists with the US government’s premier international broadcaster may soon be forced to leave the United States as their visas expire with no action from the agency’s new leadership. Some 16 Voice of America journalists will...

Israel’s Covid-19 chief urges Ukraine to ban annual Jewish pilgrimage

The head of Israel’s coronavirus task force has asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to ban an annual pilgrimage in which Hasidic Jews visit the central Ukrainian town of Uman over concerns the site may become a virus hotspot. Tens of...

Germany registers biggest surge in Covid-19 cases since April

Germany recorded the highest number of new coronavirus cases in more than four months, as infections exceeded 2,000 in the 24 hours to Saturday morning. Cases rose by 2,034 to 232,082, the most since April, according to data from the...

California wildfires among largest in state’s history: What we know so far

The wildfires in the US state of California sparked by lightning strikes have more than doubled in size and claimed at least six lives and injured 43 fighters and civilians, reports said on Friday. The conflagrations, which broke out over...

India plans air bubbles with five neighbours, Pakistan not among them

With international air travel still out of bounds due to the Covid-19 pandemic, India has proposed air bubbles with five neighbouring countries, civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri said Tuesday. Air bubbles seek to restore commercial passenger services to pre-pandemic...

Pandit Jasraj’s body being brought back from New Jersey, says granddaughter Shweta Pandit

Padma Vibhushan Pandit Jasraj’s body is being brought back to India for last rites, his granddaughter Shweta Pandit said on Tuesday. The classical vocalist did in New Jersey on Monday. He was 90. Shweta told Bombay Times in an interview, “Dadu’s body is being...

Dream11 wins IPL title rights at 50 percent discount

Dream11, market leaders in fantasy gaming space will be the title sponsors of the Indian Premier League (IPL) when it is staged in UAE this year. Dream11 were awarded the rights for Rs 222 crore - a heavy discount of nearly...

Donald Trump ‘wrong president’, says Michelle Obama on Day 1 of Democratic Convention

Former First Lady Michelle Obama made the most compelling case for Joe Biden, the Democratic presumptive nominee for president, on the first day of the party’s most unconventional convention yet on Monday with a stirring speech casting President Donald Trump as...

Trump says he will pardon a ‘very important’ person on Tuesday

President Donald Trump said on Monday he would pardon a “very, very important” person on Tuesday, but added it would not be leaker Edward Snowden or former national security adviser Michael Flynn. “Doing a pardon tomorrow on someone who is...

The head of Lebanon’s customs authority was formally arrested on Monday after being questioned over the massive explosion in Beirut earlier this month, the...

The head of Lebanon’s customs authority was formally arrested on Monday after being questioned over the massive explosion in Beirut earlier this month, the state-run National News Agency reported. The investigation is focused on why nearly 3,000 tons of explosive...

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1 killed, 3 hurt as 18-year-old attacks Swedish school with sword

An 18-year-old man armed with a sword attacked a school on Friday, Aug 21 in central Sweden, killing one...