Indonesia’s Mount Ruang Volcano Erupts
A remote volcano in Indonesia’s outermost region erupted again Friday, local authorities and an AFP journalist said, after the crater threw up columns of smoke and lava multiple times this week and
Israel Strikes Iran, Tehran Shot Down ‘Several Drones’: 10 Facts
New Delhi: Iran activated its air-defence system today morning amid reports of missile and drone strikes by Israel. Israel fired missile at an Iran airport, ABC News reported citing a US official. Local
Gaza’s IVF Embryos Destroyed in Israeli Strike
April 17 (Reuters) – When an Israeli shell struck Gaza’s largest fertility clinic in December, the explosion blasted the lids off five liquid nitrogen tanks stored in a corner of the embryology
US issues emergency approval for Remdesivir drug
Washington: The experimental drug remdesivir has been authorized by US regulators for emergency use against COVID-19, President Donald Trump announced Friday. It comes after the antiviral made by Gilead Sciences was shown
‘Remarkable example: UN chief says world should follow South Korea on Covid-19 fight
The United Nations chief said he hopes many countries in the world will follow the “remarkable example” of South Korea, which he said has been “extremely successful” in addressing the coronavirus pandemic
Covid-19: US remains worst-affected as countries plan to exit lockdown
BERLIN: The United States reported its millionth coronavirus case as hard-hit European countries took tentative steps towards lifting lockdowns, with masks mandatory in all German shops from Wednesday. Excitement over a move towards
Justin Trudeau’s mother in hospital after apartment fire
Ottawa: Margaret Trudeau, the mother of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, was rushed to hospital overnight after a fire broke out in her Montreal apartment, sources and local media said Tuesday. Emergency
Pentagon declassifies videos showing UFOs; Alien theories break internet
New Delhi: The Pentagon on Monday declassified three videos that show US Navy pilots encountering what appear to be unidentified flying objects (UFOs). One of the videos was taken in November 2004
UN chief: Extremists using COVID-19 to recruit online youths
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the risk of radicalisation can increase during the COVID-19 pandemic as extremist groups seek to exploit the anger and despair of the young,
Kim Jong Un alive and well: South Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is “alive and well”, a top security adviser to the South’s President Moon Jae-in said, downplaying rumours over Kim’s health following his absence from a key
WHO warns against immunity passport as few countries plan to ease restrictions
Geneva: The global death toll in the novel coronavirus pandemic soared past the grim 200,000 milestone on Sunday, as the World Health Organization warned against “immunity passports” for recovered patients, seen as
COVID19: Global death toll tops 2,00,000
Atlanta:As the global death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 200,000, countries took cautious steps toward easing lockdowns imposed amid the pandemic, but fears of a surge in infections made even some outbreak-wounded
COVID19 death toll climbs to 1,90,000 worldwide
Paris: The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus pandemic crossed 190,000 on Friday, with nearly two-thirds of the fatalities in Europe, according to an AFP tally compiled from official sources at 0740