In the midst of a virulent wave of infections that still has no sign of the pandemic’s peak, Nepal is going through its toughest days as hospitals struggle with oxygen shortages and hospitals run out of beds. With only 21,000 tests, Nepal recorded 8,173 COVID cases and 246 deaths on 19 May, the highest number […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Twenty people were killed and one remains missing after hail, freezing rain and high winds hit runners taking part in a 100-kilometer cross-country mountain race in China, local officials said Sunday. “Abrupt, extreme weather” hit a high-altitude section of the race held in the Yellow River Stone Forest near Baiyin city in […]
The long-awaited return of the youngest SHINee member and the last before his mandatory service blew up worldwide charts right after the release of the album “Advice” on 18 May. The release topped charts not only in East Asia, but also in countries such as Ireland, Ukraine, Russia, and Bahrain. And, of course, Taemin ranked […]
BANGKOK, May 19 (TNA) – Two Thai workers were killed and eight others were injured due to attacks in Gaza and the Foreign Ministry was rushing into helping victims. Tanee Sangrat, director-general of the Department of Information and spokesman of the ministry, quoted the Thai embassy in Tel Aviv as reporting that attacks in Gaza […]
India has grappled with an exponential rise in COVID cases over the last month, prompting critics to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his government’s handling of the pandemic. Panic has gripped several Indian states, as dozens of bodies thought to be those of Covid patients have washed ashore on the banks of the River […]
A tornado occurred in the central Caidian district of the Chinese city of Wuhan on Friday at 12:40 GMT, local authorities reported, just one of several tornadoes in an outbreak caused by severe storms in eastern China. The storm packed winds of 23.9 meters per second, toppling construction site sheds, killing six people and injuring […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared a state of emergency in Lod on Tuesday night, as Arab and Jewish communities took to the streets following an aggressive exchange of rockets between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants on Monday. A number of violent clashes have broken out across Israel, with the Israeli city of Lod undergoing […]
A rebel army and a local militia have killed 40 Myanmar junta soldiers in two days of fighting this week in regions near the country’s northern and western borders, witnesses reported, in what would be the largest number of casualties inflicted on security forces since the Feb. 1 military coup. The killing of 30 regime […]
