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Millions Vote in India Elections as Deaths, Cases Reach Record High
People in the Indian state of West Bengal are voting in the final phase of elections despite soaring coronavirus cases. Long queues were seen outside polling booths, raising concerns about
Covid: Turkey Enters First Full Lockdown Thursday
The streets are crowded, the shopping centres busy and the traffic heavy. Some flock to the main bus terminal to get out of Istanbul, while others are trying to stockpile
China Launches Key Module of Space Station Planned for 2022
China has launched an unmanned module containing living quarters for three crew on a permanent space station that it plans to complete by the end of 2022, state media reported.
Biden Pleads for Unity, Warns of Chinese Threat in Speech to US Congress
US President Joe Biden proposed a sweeping new $1.8 trillion plan in a speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, pleading with Republican lawmakers to work with him
US Feds Raid Trump Lawyer Guiliani’s Home and Office
Federal agents have raided Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan home and office, seizing computers and cell phones in a major escalation of the Justice Department’s investigation into the business dealings of former
Michael Collins, One of Three Astronauts on Historic Moon Landing Mission, Dies at 90
Michael Collins – one of the three crew members of the first manned mission to the Moon, Apollo 11 in 1969 – has died aged 90. He died on Wednesday
US Navy Fires Warning Shots in New Tense Encounter with Iran
An American warship fired warning shots when vessels of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard came too close to a patrol in the Persian Gulf, the first such shooting in nearly four
Samsung’s Lee Family to Pay more than $10.8bn Inheritance Tax, Donate Art
The family of late Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee said on Wednesday they will pay more than 12 trillion won ($10.8 billion) in inheritance taxes for his estate and donate
Israel Committing Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution Against Palestinians, Human Rights Watch Says
Israel is committing the crimes of apartheid and persecution against Arabs in the occupied territories and Israel itself, Human Rights Watch says. The 213-page report from the leading human rights
Turkey Announces Full Lockdown in Bid to Halt Covid Surge
Turks will be required to stay mostly at home under a nationwide “full lockdown” starting on Thursday and lasting until May 17 to curb a surge in coronavirus infections and
