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Afghan women's rights activist Freshta Kohistani shot dead, spoke against wave of assassinations

Afghan women's rights activist Freshta Kohistani, 29 and her brother were shot dead by motorbike-borne gunmen. She was the second activist to be killed in two days after a prominent pro-democracy advocate was killed in Kabul.

Dec 26, 2020

New coronavirus variant in South Africa: Are concerns justified | Explainer

After the UK, South Africa has identified a new variant of the novel coronavirus which is driving a surge in coronavirus infections. However, are the concerns justified? Read here

Dec 25, 2020

NCT's Taeyong to skip Beyond Live concert; fans pray for recovery

The South Korean boy band NCT member Taeyong won't join the rest of the crew in the upcoming Beyond Live concert due to relapsed herniated disc in his lower back.

Dec 24, 2020

COVID-19 vaccine is free in Dubai; here's where & how to get Pfizer shot [Details]

Dubai's Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management on Tuesday announced that it is conducting extensive vaccination campaign, providing Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine for free of charge.

Dec 23, 2020

UK isolated by countries as expert calls mutated coronavirus strain 'worst news we've had so far'

British authorities claim that the detection of the new coronavirus strain hints at the efficiency of British scientists at genomic surveillance

Dec 22, 2020

Unemployed Dubai-based Indian wins $1million in Duty Free lottery

NRI planning to return home after losing his job due to coronavirus wins jackpot in Dubai Duty Free lottery, becomes 171st Indian to win in the Millennium Millionaire Draw

Dec 21, 2020

Eight killed, 15 injured in car bomb blast in Afghanistan's Kabul

Eight civilians were killed and 15 others injured as a blast rocked the Police District 5 of Kabul on Sunday, the Afghan Interior Ministry said in a statement.

Dec 20, 2020

NRI billionaire Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty

Once billionaire BR Shetty's company sold for ONE dollar; it used to be worth $2 billion

This is the story about Indian billionaire BR Shetty's company Finablr Plc, which is getting ready to sell its business to an Israeli-UAE consortium for a shocking $1.

Dec 20, 2020

Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson waves as he leaves Downing Street in London, Britain, Jun 28, 2018. (Photo: Reuters)

I try my best; PM Boris Johnson sets record straight on his scruffy hairdo [Watch]

From Barack Obama's 'mom jeans' to Boris Johnson's 'scruffy hair' many heads of the government have created a sartorial stir in the past. See how Johnson justifies his scruffy hairdo.

Dec 19, 2020

What did Hayabusa2 bring back from asteroid Ryugu? Scientists upbeat but analysis disappointing

The sample from Hayabusa2 is the world's first sample return of a material in the gas state from deep space, says JAXA, though failed high expectations of solid rock samples from Ryugu. Next is NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft that is expected to bring samples from the asteroid Bennu

Dec 16, 2020

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World

Afghan women's rights activist Freshta Kohistani shot dead, spoke against wave of assassinations

New coronavirus variant in South Africa: Are concerns justified | Explainer

NCT's Taeyong to skip Beyond Live concert; fans pray for recovery

COVID-19 vaccine is free in Dubai; here's where & how to get Pfizer shot [Details]

UK isolated by countries as expert calls mutated coronavirus strain 'worst news we've had so far'

Unemployed Dubai-based Indian wins $1million in Duty Free lottery

Eight killed, 15 injured in car bomb blast in Afghanistan's Kabul

Once billionaire BR Shetty's company sold for ONE dollar; it used to be worth $2 billion

I try my best; PM Boris Johnson sets record straight on his scruffy hairdo [Watch]

What did Hayabusa2 bring back from asteroid Ryugu? Scientists upbeat but analysis disappointing

Kabul's deputy governor Mahboobullah Mohebi killed in blast in Afghanistan

China bails out Pakistan again, provides $1.5 billion to repay Saudi Arabia debt

Iranian 'Zombie Angelina Jolie' arrested for blasphemy, sentenced to 10 years in jail

Israel, Bhutan normalize diplomatic ties; another fruit of peace agreements, says Netanyahu

Palestine condemns Moroccan-Israeli normalisation deal, says Palestinian cause ignored

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

Omar lambasts "arrogant" Congress after BJP's historic victory; Mehbooba reacts [details]

BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh