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Ukraine extends martial law by another 90 days
Kyiv: Amid the ongoing war, the Ukrainian Parliament has approved a bill submitted by President Volodymyr Zelensky to extend the martial law in the country for another 90 days starting from May 25.
Lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak announced…
Fuel crisis in Sri Lanka: 2-YO baby dies as father fails to find petrol
Colombo: As the fuel crisis is worsening in Sri Lanka, tragedy struck a family after a two-day-old infant died as her father could not find petrol for his tuk-tuk to take her to the hospital in the island nation's Central Highlands region.…
North Korea logs 1.86 lakh new suspected Covid cases
Seoul: North Korea on Sunday announced that around 186,000 new suspected Covid-19 cases and another death have been reported.
More than 186,090 people showed symptoms of fever, with one additional death reported, over a 24-hour period…
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison loses federal elections
Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has conceded defeat in the country's federal elections held on Saturday.
He said in a speech that he has spoken to opposition leader Anthony Albanese and congratulated him on his…
Monkeypox cases confirmed in 12 countries
London: More than 80 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in at least 12 countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced.
The WHO said another 50 suspected cases are being investigated, without naming any countries, and warned…
North Korea reports nearly 2.2 lakh COVID cases in single day
Seoul: North Korea on Saturday announced it has confirmed around 220,000 new cases of fever and another death, nine days after publicly admitting a Covid-19 outbreak.
Leader Kim Jong-un also had a ruling Workers' Party politburo meeting…
Russia to stop gas supply to Finland after electricity cut
Helsinki: Finland's state-owned gas company Gasum has announced that imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Finland from Russia's Gazprom Export would end on Saturday morning.
Gazprom Export has informed Gasum that natural gas…
Israel reports first suspected case of monkeypox
Jerusalem: The Israeli Health Ministry has reported the country's first suspected case of monkeypox after the viral disease has recently been detected across North America and Europe.
Israel reported the first case of monkeypox on Friday…
Monkeypox spreads to more European countries, Australia, Canada
New Delhi: Italy, Sweden, Australia and Canada have joined a slew of countries with confirmed cases of monkeypox, signalling a global outbreak.
Health officials in Australia have confirmed a case in Victoria and another likely case in…
Monkeypox: US reports first case, 14 confirmed in Europe
New Delhi: The US has confirmed the first case of Monkeypox in a Massachusetts man, while the infection spreads to Europe with 14 cases of the virus confirmed across the UK, Portugal and Spain.
According to a statement from the US'…