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August 20, 2021 No Responses

Afghan Footballer Falls To Death From US Plane

Afghan authorities have confirmed that a young footballer fell to his death after trying to stow away on a US military plane leaving Kabul airport. Zaki Anwari, 19, had played for Afghanistan’s national youth team. Further details of when he...

August 10, 2021 No Responses

India Attributes 3,564 Accidents In 2020 To Potholes

Not less than 3,564 road accidents occurred in India due to potholes in 2020. The figure is the lowest in the last five years, Parliament was informed on Monday. In a written reply, Minister of Road Transport and...

January 25, 2021 No Responses

China Takes New Foreign Investment Top Spot From US

China has overtaken the US as the world’s top destination for new foreign direct investment, according to UN figures released on Sunday. New investments into America from overseas companies fell by almost half last year, leading to the loss of...

November 17, 2020 No Responses

China Exempts 97 Per Cent Of Burkinabe Products From Customs Duties

The Chinese embassy in Burkina Faso has presented a mechanism for exempting 97 per cent of products of Burkinabe origin from customs duties, in order to “boost trade cooperation” by increasing the volume of exports to its market, according to off...

November 3, 2020 No Responses

Man Admits killing 14 Women

Lee Chun-jae, the suspect in one of South Korea’s most notorious serial killings, admitted he murdered 14 women and girls three decades earlier, including a 13-year-old girl in 1988. Lee admitted to the crime on Monday in court while attending...

August 28, 2020 No Responses

India Records 77,266 New Coronavirus Cases, 1,057 Deaths In One Day

India’s COVID-19 tally reached 3,387,500 and deaths reached 61,529 on Friday, showed the latest data released by the Federal Health Ministry. As many as 77,266 new COVID-19 cases and 1,057 deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours. Still, there...

August 22, 2020 No Responses

Germany Records 2,034 New Coronavirus Cases

The number of new people confirmed to be infected with the novel coronavirus in Germany spiked again on Saturday at a rate not seen since late April. Over the last 24 hours, health authorities across the country recorded 2,034...

August 8, 2020 No Responses

Port Officials Detained As Beirut Explosion Investigation Resumes

Lebanese authorities detained 16 Beirut port staff members while over a dozen other workers have been questioned as part of an investigation into the deadly blast that rocked Lebanon’s capital on Tuesday, Reuters reports. The investigat...