US, allies issue terror attack warning for Kabul airport
WASHINGTON DC, USA: Australia, the USA, the UK and a number of nations have issued a high-security alert regarding a terrorist attack at Kabul airport...
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London streets, Tube stations submerged as thunderstorms cause flash floods
LONDON, UK: London streets and train stations remained inundated as severe thunderstorms caused flash flooding on Sunday afternoon. London Metropolitan Police said the flooding had...
UK set to remove Covid curbs despite surge in Delta variant cases
LONDON, UK: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce a further relaxation in coronavirus restrictions in England later on Monday, despite a surge...
Hate and hypocrisy: White supremacy and anti-Asian violence in the West
“Before Los Angeles public schools shut campuses in mid-March, bullies in the San Fernando Valley accused a 16-year-old Asian boy of having the coronavirus simply...
Lack of influence and power: WHO report on Covid’s origin raises concerns
GENEVA, Switzerland: A group of 14 countries has raised concerns over a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) into the origin of the...
UN raises $6.4 billion for Syrians amid worsening humanitarian crisis
NEW YORK, USA: International donors have pledged $6.4 billion in humanitarian aid to help Syrians fleeing a decade of civil war, but short of a...
World leaders call for international treaty to fight future pandemics
LONDON, UK: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has joined more than 20 world leaders in calling for a new global settlement to help the world...
Serial paedophile jailed for 25 years for targeting young boys on Facebook
KIRSTEAD GREEN, UK: A man who posed as teenage girls online and blackmailed 51 boys into sending him indecent images of themselves has been jailed...
Novavax’s vaccine shows 89% efficacy in UK trials
LONDON, UK: A new coronavirus vaccine is 89.3% effective in large-scale UK trials. The Novavax jab is the first to show it is effective against...
Post-Brexit: Turkey, UK safeguard $25bn trade deal
ANKARA, Turkey: The post-Brexit trade deal between Turkey and the United Kingdom has safeguarded $25 billion worth of business between the nations that find themselves...