China holding people under secret residential surveillance system

Campaigners say China has ‘systematised arbitrary and secret detention’ by holding thousands of people under ‘Residential…

Corbevax, Covovax, Molnupiravir approved for restricted emergency use against COVID-19

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday said that the Central Drug Authority CDSCO has approved…

US Senate passes $770 billion defense bill, Biden’s signature next

The US Senate passed the National Defense Authorisation Act, or NDAA, on Wednesday, which authorises roughly…

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Crete, felt in Egyptian cities

An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck Crete, Greece, on Wednesday, the country’s Geodynamic Institute said. There…

Chile rewrites its constitution, confronting climate change head-on

Rarely does a country get a chance to lay out its ideals as a nation and…

Germany say eight people held after violent protestors restrict corona vaccination drive

Police in southern Germany say eight people were arrested after violence during a protest by opponents…

Barbados calls snap election after becoming republic

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Monday called a snap general election for January 19. The…

Thousands of cranes killed by bird flu in northern Israel

A bird flu outbreak in northern Israel has killed at least 5,200 migratory cranes and forced…

South Africa study suggests Omicron could displace Delta

Research by South African scientists suggests that Omicron could displace the Delta variant of the coronavirus…

Lost a great man: Dalai Lama condoles death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Sunday condoled the death of South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon…