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07 Jan 2023
United States of AmericaUS: 6-year-old boy shoots school teacher inside classroom
A six-year-old kid shot and injured a teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Virginia's Newport News city in the United States (US) on Friday, the police told news agency Reuters.
07 Jan 2023
US House of RepresentativesRepublican Kevin McCarthy named US House speaker in marathon voting
Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was named the 55th speaker of the US House of Representatives on Saturday, according to AFP.
06 Jan 2023
KeralaKerala to Texas! Judge Surendran Pattel's inspirational rags-to-riches journey
Indian-American Surendran K Pattel officially took oath as the district court judge of Texas's Fort Bend County, United States, on Sunday.
06 Jan 2023
United States of AmericaUS approves world's first vaccine for honey bees
US has approved the first-ever vaccine for honey bees which will confer protection from the American foulbrood disease.
05 Jan 2023
Prince HarryPrince Harry was 'physically attacked' by brother William
In his upcoming memoir, Spare, Prince Harry has revealed some shocking details about his alleged fight with his older brother, Prince William.
03 Jan 2023
China'Unreasonable': China slams overseas COVID-19 entry restrictions on its travelers
China on Tuesday denounced the new COVID-19 regulations, including mandatory test requirements, imposed by a dozen nations on travelers departing from its territory.
03 Jan 2023
UkraineUkraine's rocket strike killed 63 Russian troops, Kremlin confirms
Ukraine fired rockets at a building where Russian forces were stationed in Makiivka, eastern Donetsk region—currently under Russia's control—killing 63 of them, the Kremlin's Defence Ministry confirmed on Monday.
02 Jan 2023
ChinaChina: Hospitals cancel New Year holidays to meet patients' requirements
Hospitals in several provinces of China, such as Shanxi, Hebei, Hunan, and Jiangsu, are working overtime without New Year holidays amid the rise of COVID-19 cases, reported Global Times.
01 Jan 2023
TaiwanTaiwan offers China assistance in coping with fresh COVID-19 surge
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen said on Sunday that the self-ruled democratic island is ready to help China cope with its fresh COVID-19 spike.
01 Jan 2023
ExplosionKabul: Explosion outside military airport, multiple casualties feared
Several people died in an explosion outside a military airfield in Afghanistan's Kabul on Sunday, AFP reported citing government officials.
01 Jan 2023
ChinaChina can see 'light of hope' in COVID-19 battle: Jinping
In his New Year message on Saturday, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that the "light of hope is right in front" even as China continues to battle a spike in COVID-19 cases.
01 Jan 2023
COVID-19#NewsBytesExplainer: What's XBB.1.5, COVID-19 sub-variant triggering cases spike in US
The novel Omicron sub-variant XBB.1.5 of COVID-19 poses another threat to public health.
31 Dec 2022
VaticanFormer Pope Benedict XVI dies aged 95: Vatican
Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95 at his Vatican residence nearly a decade after stepping down due to ill health, BBC reported citing Vatican officials.
31 Dec 2022
ChinaCOVID-19: Share specific, real-time data on situation, WHO asks China
The World Health Organization (WHO) has once again asked China to share real-time and specific data regularly on the COVID-19 condition in the nation amid the recent spike in the cases after Beijing decided to relax its strict "zero-COVID" laws.
30 Dec 2022
United States of AmericaNew York's Buffalo limps back to normalcy after 'once-in-a-generation' storm
Everyday life in Western New York is slowly returning to normal as the snow began melting after the United States (US) got hit with a severe snowstorm in the past week.
30 Dec 2022
ChinaChina claims COVID-19 data transparent; European officials oppose travel curbs
South Korea and Spain on Friday joined the countries which have imposed restrictions on fliers arriving from China, as it insists that its COVID-19 data is transparent in contrast to the Western media reporting an overwhelming surge of cases.
30 Dec 2022
Pakistan NewsPakistan: Hindu woman killed, beheaded, skinned in Sindh; India reacts
A Hindu woman was gruesomely murdered in Sinjhoro town, in Pakistan's Sindh province. Her body was reportedly found on Wednesday with a severed head and breasts, and skin peeled off.
29 Dec 2022
UkraineRussia fires over 120 missiles into Ukraine, 3 injured
An air raid alert was issued across Ukraine on Thursday morning as Russia fired over 120 missiles from air and sea, targeting the former's population and civilian infrastructure in major cities.
29 Dec 2022
ChinaChina slams 'distorted' Western reports on COVID-19 response, eases restrictions
China's foreign ministry slammed the Western media's reports on its COVID-19 response, calling them distorted, biased, and a politically driven smear campaign.
28 Dec 2022
United States of AmericaUS storm: Death toll reaches 62; temperature plunges in Florida
The "blizzard of the century" ravaging the United States (US) has reportedly claimed the lives of 62 people.
27 Dec 2022
South KoreaSouth Korea records first death caused by brain-eating amoeba
South Korea registered its first death linked to Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as the brain-eating amoeba, when a man in his 50s, who recently visited Thailand, died on Wednesday.
27 Dec 2022
South KoreaImported sex dolls are no longer banned in South Korea
South Korea formally lifted a ban on the import of full-body adult sex dolls, Associated Press reported.
26 Dec 2022
ChinaChina deploys 71 warplanes, 7 naval ships toward Taiwan: Report
China deployed seven ships and 71 warplanes toward Taiwan in a 24-hour display of power, the latter's defense ministry said on Monday.
26 Dec 2022
United States of AmericaUS's ghastly Christmas: Blizzard kills 34; thousands left without electricity
A winter storm in parts of the eastern United States has left 34 people dead and caused a power outage affecting over a million at one time.
26 Dec 2022
ChinaChina: Hospitals struggle amid COVID-19 surge, refusing to admit patients
Health infrastructure has reportedly been struggling in many provinces of China amid an "explosion" of COVID-19 cases.
25 Dec 2022
ChinaWilling to resolve border tensions with India, says China
China has expressed a willingness to cooperate with India to improve bilateral ties and stabilize border areas.
25 Dec 2022
United States of AmericaUS: Over 18 dead in bone-chilling storm on Christmas Eve
At least 18 people died in the United States (US) cold storm as the bone-chilling winter continues to wreak havoc on the country during the holiday season.
24 Dec 2022
IranIran anti-Hijab protests: Rapper, protester to face retrial
The Supreme Court of Iran has ordered the retrial of two individuals, including a Kurdish rapper, sentenced to death over the anti-government protests triggered by Mahsa Amini's death, the country's judiciary stated on Saturday.
24 Dec 2022
ChinaChina suppresses health official's rare remarks on COVID-19 numbers: Report
China reportedly censored a senior health official's rare remarks that "half a million people" are being infected with COVID-19 every day in Qingdao city, AFP reported.
24 Dec 2022
United States of AmericaUS: 'Bomb cyclone' leads to power outages, disrupts holiday plans
Millions of Americans experienced bone-chilling temperatures, power outages, and canceled holiday get-togethers due to a winter storm, which weather forecasters termed a "bomb cyclone," adding it was almost unprecedented in its scope.
23 Dec 2022
ParisFrance: 2 dead, several injured in Paris shooting; gunman arrested
At least two individuals reportedly died, while four others suffered injuries in a shooting incident on Friday in France's Paris.
23 Dec 2022
Imran Khan (Pakistan PM)Imran Khan's ex-wife Reham Khan marries for third time
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's former wife Reham Khan announced on social media that she married actor and model Mirza Bilal Baig in a ceremony in the United States.
23 Dec 2022
Pakistan NewsPakistan: Suicide attack rocks Islamabad, one policeman killed, several injured
A suicide bomber reportedly blew himself up in Pakistan's Islamabad on Friday.
23 Dec 2022
Vladimir PutinVladimir Putin says Russia wants to end war in Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia wants to end the war in Ukraine, and suggested that the only way to achieve a peaceful outcome will involve a diplomatic resolution.
23 Dec 2022
Bill GatesInside Bill-Melinda Gates's daughter Jennifer Gates's extravagant baby shower
Jennifer Gates, the eldest daughter of Bill Gates and Melinda Gates, recently took to Instagram to give a sneak peek into her gorgeous, extravagant baby shower, attended by close friends and family members.
23 Dec 2022
CycloneUS: 'Bomb cyclone' threatens Christmas eve, affects thousands of flights
The weather departments in the US have issued warnings for an impending 'bomb cyclone' which is likely to spoil the holiday season by triggering a "once-in-a-generation" arctic storm.
22 Dec 2022
World Health Organization'Very concerned' about COVID-19 situation in China: WHO chief
The World Health Organization's (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday expressed serious concerns over the unprecedented surge of COVID-19 cases in China.
22 Dec 2022
Volodymyr ZelenskyyUkraine 'alive and kicking': President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells US Congress
Ukraine would "never surrender" to Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday told the US Congress as he asserted that the country is "alive and kicking."
22 Dec 2022
NepalWho is 'bikini killer' Charles Sobhraj, being freed today
French national Charles Sobhraj, who police claimed was responsible for a series of murders during the 1970s and 1980s, is set to be released from prison in Nepal on Thursday, the Himalayan nation's Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday.
22 Dec 2022
COVID-19#NewsBytesExplainer: What is BF.7, Omicron sub-variant triggering China's COVID-19 spurt
Four cases of Omicron sub-variant BF.7, which is believed to be driving the current spurt of COVID-19 cases in China, were reported in India on Wednesday.