Sweden creates agency to combat fake news ahead of election-
By Associated Press COPENHAGEN: Sweden, which is holding a general election in September, has joined France in creating an agency […]
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Brazilian President Bolsonaro says cleared for release from hospital-
By AFP SAO PAULO: Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said Wednesday he had been cleared to leave the hospital, two days
COVID rule-resisting Canadian pastor criminally charged after attending protest outside health minister’s home
The Polish-Canadian pastor who has been repeatedly arrested for holding church gatherings in Calgary, Alberta, was arrested again over the
Omicron variant fuels record number of infections in Croatia-
By Associated Press ZAGREB: The omicron variant of the coronavirus has fuelled the highest number of daily new infections in
UN peacekeepers attacked in south Lebanon near Israel border-
By Associated Press BEIRUT: Unknown perpetrators attacked a group of U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, vandalizing their vehicles and stealing
Indian High Commission-
By ANI COLOMBO (Sri Lanka): Indian High Commission here on Wednesday announced that 13 Indian fishermen, who were arrested by the
Kazakhstan sees ‘nation-scale internet blackout’ amid protests-
By Associated Press MOSCOW: Kazakhstan on Wednesday was seeing a “nation-scale internet blackout” likely in response to unprecedented unrest in
German health minister advocates tougher curbs on contacts-
By Associated Press BERLIN: Germany’s health minister is advocating tougher curbs on contact between people as the country prepares for
South Korea military apologizes for defector’s border crossing-
By Associated Press SEOUL: South Korea’s military apologized Wednesday for causing public concern about its security readiness, days after it
Ethiopia detains many Tigrayans deported from Gulf-
By Associated Press NAIROBI: Officials in Ethiopia have arbitrarily detained and forcibly disappeared thousands of ethnic Tigrayans who recently were