Law student goes on deadly shooting spree in Russian university
MOSCOW, 20 Sept 2021: At least six people were killed and 24 injured today in a shooting that took place at a university in the Russian city of Perm, authorities …
Thousands evacuated as La Palma volcano erupts
SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, 20 Sept 2021: More than 5,000 people have been evacuated – at least 500 of them tourists – due to the eruption of a volcano located …
Atlantic Ocean nations on standby for tsunami as volcano stirs at Canary Islands
SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, 19 Sept 2021: Nations all along the Atlantic Ocean – from Canada, the US down to Brazil at the west and Norway, the UK, France down …
Boxer Manny Pacquiao confirms running for 2022 Philippines presidency
MANILA, 19 Sept 2021: Filipino boxer and senator Manny Pacquiao today confirmed his bid to run for president in the 2022 elections. Pacquiao accepted the nomination from his faction of …
India clocks 700 Covid-19 jabs per second
NEW DELHI, 17 Sept 2021: India set a new record in its anti-coronavirus vaccination drive by clocking more than 42,000 jabs a minute today and administering over 22 million doses …
Jakarta court orders Indonesian govt to tackle haze pollution
JAKARTA, 16 Sept 2021: A Jakarta court ordered the Indonesian government today to strengthen pollution measures – a historic ruling that blames authorities for the air quality deterioration, according to …
1st ever wholly amateur astronaut crew in space
HOUSTON, 16 Sept 2021: The first space mission composed entirely of private citizens was launched successfully yesterday from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, to orbit the Earth for …
China court rejects sexual harassment lawsuit
BEIJING, 15 Sept 2021: A Chinese court rejected a sexual abuse appeal that is considered to be of great importance for the #MeToo feminist movement in the country, where the …
Children aged 6-12 get Coronavac jabs in Chile
SANTIAGO, 14 Sept 2021: Chile, one of the countries with the highest anti-Covid vaccination rates in the world and where the pandemic has been stabilised, yesterday began inoculating children aged …
No more co-ed classes in Afghanistan
KABUL, 12 Sept 2021: Taliban today officially announced a segregation of male and female students in all government and private universities of the country. Taliban’s higher education minister Abdul Baqi …