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COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

India joins global initiative to combat extremism online

11:36 pm May 15, 2019

New Delhi: India joined France, New Zealand, Canada and several other countries on Wednesday in launching a major initiative in Paris to combat terrorism and extremism online and secure the internet. The initiative — ‘Christchurch call to action’ — was named after the New Zealand city where 51 people were killed in an attack on […]

Pompeo says China's policies on Muslims amount to 'genocide'

Putin meets Pompeo as US seeks ‘a way forward’ in ties

9:40 pm May 14, 2019

Sochi (Russia): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday meets US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the highest-level talks between the rival powers in nearly a year as they see if they can make headway on a raft of disagreements from Venezuela to Iran to arms control. Pompeo will visit Putin in the Black Sea […]

Over 50 migrants force entry into Spain’s Melilla enclave

7:52 pm May 12, 2019

Madrid: Fifty-two African migrants forced their way into Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla from Morocco Sunday by climbing over a towering border fence, Spanish authorities said. About 100 migrants tried to storm the barbed wire fence at dawn but Spanish and Moroccan security force prevented “around half” from entering Melilla, Spain interior ministry in Melilla said in a statement. One migrant was […]

Pope gives church 19 new priests in Vatican ceremony

7:47 pm May 12, 2019

Vatican City: Pope Francis has given the church 19 new priests, ordaining the men in an elaborate ceremony Sunday in St. Peter’s Basilica, as the credibility of the Vatican and many of its clergy is threatened by widespread scandals of pedophile priests and systematic efforts at cover-ups. Fifteen of the seminarians ordained by Francis are Italian; the others are […]

Fake blood flows at anti-extinction protest in Paris

7:24 pm May 12, 2019

Paris: Environmental protesters spilled fake blood Sunday on the steps of the Trocadero, a Paris tourist landmark, in a stunt to highlight the accelerated loss of biodiversity on Earth, AFP journalists reported. As sightseers and police looked on, members of the Extinction Rebellion campaign group emptied canisters containing around 300 litres of red liquid on the famous esplanade across […]