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Teen who filmed George Floyd’s murder given Pulitzer award

A teenager who filmed the murder of George Floyd by a white police officer has been given a special journalism award by the Pulitzer Prize board. Darnella Frazier, now 18,

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UK says Delta variant 60 percent more transmissible

The British government said Friday that the new Delta coronavirus variant is 60 percent more transmissible in households than the variant that forced the UK to lock down in January.

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G7: Leaders to unveil global anti-pandemic action plan

G7 leaders are to commit to using all their resources in an effort to ensure the devastation caused by a pandemic like Covid-19 is never repeated. On the second day

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Myanmar violence escalating, creating ‘rights catastrophe’: UN

The UN rights chief said Friday that violence was escalating across Myanmar, warning that the country had plunged into a “human rights catastrophe” since the February 1 coup. Pointing to

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Global Covid caseload tops 174 million

Amid emergence of new variants and efforts to achieve vaccine equality, the global Covid-19 caseload has crossed the 174-million mark. The global case count and fatalities stand at 174,766,343 and

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India sees record 6148 new Covid-19 deaths, fresh cases below 100k for 3rd straight day

India saw a massive jump of 6148 fresh fatalities due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the last 24 hours, as the country’s death toll rose to 359,676, the Union

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Eighteen dead in India chemical plant fire

At least 18 people have died in a fire that broke out at a chemical plant on the outskirts of the western Indian city of Pune. Some 37 workers were

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Death toll from Pakistan trains collision rises to 63

Pakistani engineers Tuesday combed the mangled wreckage of two trains that collided in a remote farming region, an accident that killed dozens and highlighted huge safety problems on the nation’s

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Global Covid cases near 174 million

The global Covid-19 caseload has now surpassed 173.5 million, with the world still struggling to contain the second outbreak of the virus. The total caseload and fatalities from the virus

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Malaysia detains 156 expatriates including 62 Bangladeshis

The Immigration Department of Malaysia nabbed 156 expatriates, including 62  Bangladeshis, from a construction site in Cyberjaya city in the country during an operation on Sunday night. Malaysian newspaper Malay

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