World News
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946Woman cured of HIV using novel treatment – NY Times
She’s the third person ever to be cured. Researchers announced that the new approach holds the potential for curing more people of...
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1.3KPandemic’s ‘acute phase’ could end by midyear- WHO
The head of the World Health Organization said Friday the acute phase of the pandemic could end this year, if around 70...
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1.3KUS Rapper Snoop Dogg sued for sex assault
The self-styled gangsta rapper, who is due to play Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show, is alleged to have forced the unnamed woman...
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1.1KFormer US Pastor pleads guilty of sexually abusing Ugandan minor
KAMPALA UGANDA: Mr. Eric Tuininga, a former pastor from Georgia, United States has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a girl while on...
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1.5KFacebook owner Meta sees biggest ever stock market loss
The company’s share price slide saw chief executive Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth fall by $31bn, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
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808IS leader killed in US military raid, says Biden
"Thanks to the skill and bravery of our Armed Forces, we have taken off the battlefield Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi - the...
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915Bizarre scenes as teenager mercilessly rapes mother at knife-point
Crying bitterly over her fate of being raped by her own son, the woman told police that she never imagined even in...
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1.0KNew AI-based test uses X-rays to detect COVID-19 in few minutes
“Several countries are unable to carry out large numbers of Covid tests because of limited diagnosis tools, but this technique utilises easily...
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1.0KEU parliament president David Sassoli dead at 65
The 65-year-old Italian had been seriously ill in hospital for more than two weeks due to a dysfunction of his immune system...
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1.3KWHO monitoring New Covid variant ‘IHU’ identified in France
(WJW/AP) — An official with the World Health Organization said a new COVID variant recently detected in France is being monitored but...
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1.1KWHO worried for health systems over Covid cases ‘tsunami’
A “tsunami” of Omicron and Delta Covid-19 cases will pile pressure on health systems already being stretched to their limits, the World...
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878WHO chief says 2022 must be year ‘we end the pandemic’
The world must pull together and make the difficult choices needed to end the Covid-19 pandemic within the next year, WHO chief...
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1.0KUK removes all African countries from the red list
LONDON, UK: The United Kingdom has removed all 11 African countries from its red list. The bans were first imposed last month...
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Omicron spreading at unprecedented rate – WHO
The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that the new coronavirus variant Omicron was spreading at an unprecedented rate and was likely already...
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1.0KOne dead from Omicron as UK boosts response
Britain on Monday confirmed what is thought to be the first confirmed death after infection with the Omicron variant, as the country...
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885At least 53 migrants killed in Mexico road accident
At least 53 migrants were killed Thursday in Mexico after the truck they were hiding in hit a retaining wall and overturned...
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1.6KPope: Sex outside marriage is not serious sin
Pope Francis urged caution on Monday in the “interpretation” of a damning report into child sexual abuse by French Catholic clergy, saying...
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1.2KOmicron variant ‘almost certainly’ not more severe than Delta – Top US Scientist
Top US scientist Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that while it would take weeks to judge the severity of the new Covid-19 variant...
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819Global concern grows as more countries confirm new Omicron Covid-19 variant cases
New cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant have been detected around the world, with two cases reported in Australia, as more countries try...
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688WHO warns of massive syringe shortfall in 2022
The World Health Organization warned Tuesday there could be a shortfall of up to two billion syringes in 2022, which threatens to...
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764World Bank suspends aid to Sudan after military coup
The World Bank said Wednesday it has suspended aid to Sudan following the military takeover that deposed the prime minister. “I am...
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895Former South Korean president Roh Tae-woo dies
AFP NEWS: Former South Korean president and general Roh Tae-woo, who was instrumental in crushing the Gwangju Uprising at a cost of...
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977World’s oldest white rhino dies aged 54
AGENCIES: Toby, the world’s oldest white rhino, has died at the age of 54 in a zoo in northern Italy, a spokeswoman...
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1.1KSinger R. Kelly found guilty of 16 counts of sex trafficking
NEW YORK, USA: American Singer Robert Kelly alias R. Kelly was on Monday convicted of leading a decades-long sex crime ring, with...