Desperation drives thousands of Afghans a day across borders-
By Associated Press HERAT: Over the course of an hour on a recent night, the bus waiting in the Herat […]
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Italy imposes new Covid rules on unvaccinated-
By AFP ROME: People in Italy unvaccinated against Covid-19 can no longer go to the theatre, cinemas, live music venues
France to shut nightclubs over Covid surge-
By AFP PARIS: Nightclubs in France will be ordered to close for four weeks from this weekend to counter a
US vows to boost military presence if Russia attacks Ukraine-
By AFP WASHINGTON: The United States will impose “severe economic harm” on Russia and boost its military presence in Eastern
Western powers ‘determined’ Ukraine sovereignty must be respected-
By AFP PARIS: The leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Britain and the United States expressed “determination” during a phone call
‘Emergence of Omicron was inevitable’, says South Africa President as COVID cases increase five-fold-
By PTI JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s fourth COVID-19 wave was anticipated and the emergence of the new Omicron variant was inevitable,
Omicron updates: New York to impose vaccine mandate on private sector employers; Thailand sees likel-
By PTI NEW YORK: From multinational banks to corner grocery stores, all private employers in New York City will have
Next virus could be more lethal, warns Oxford University COVID vaccine creator-
By PTI LONDON: Future pandemics could be more lethal to humankind than the current Covid crisis, the scientist behind the
EU drug agency recommends approving anti-inflammatory medicine to treat severe COVID cases-
By PTI THE HAGUE: The European Union’s drugs agency on Monday recommended approving the use of an anti-inflammatory medicine to
Mass Starvation looms in Afghanistan as half the country faces hunger under Taliban rule
More than half of the population of Afghanistan is facing extreme hunger, a frightening development that will only intensify as