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Rabat/Sputnik: At least 11 people were killed in an armed attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso, a source familiar with the situation told Sputnik on Saturday. more
Chinese-linked hackers targeted New York subway system

New York: A Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) document has revealed that New York’s subway system was targeted by hackers with links to the Chinese government in April, me ...

Nigeria suspends Twitter operations 'indefinitely' days after President Buhari's tweet was deleted

The Nigerian government has "indefinitely suspended" social media platform Twitter, the Ministry of Information and Culture announced in a statement on Friday.

UN health agency urges nations to donate 250 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

New York: Some two billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been distributed globally but only 0.5 per cent have reached low-income countries where frontline health workers and the elderly ...

Yemen: Health, environment and economy remain under threat from stricken oil tanker

New York: There has been no further investigation into the state of the FSO Safer, a stricken tanker anchored just 4.8 nautical miles off the Yemen coast, meaning the risk of a massive oi ...

Coronavirus: Biden shows confidence in Fauci as lab-leak emails leave US congress seeking 'truth'

Washington DC: The White House on Friday defended the president's top coronavirus adviser, Dr Anthony Fauci, over his recently released work emails pertaining to the virus lab leak.

UN delegation lauds Bangladesh's Rohingya rehab move to Bay of Bengal island Bhasan Char

Dhaka: A  high-level UN delegation, which had recently visited Bangladesh, appreciated PM Sheikh Hasina-led government over the Bhasan Char rehabilitation project of the Rohingyas an ...

Colombo archbishop slams Sri Lankan government over China-funded Port City project

Launching a verbal assault on the Sri Lankan government apparently over the China-funded Colombo Port City project, Archbishop Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo, said th ...

UN hails new anti-corruption network, as ‘important step’ to build trust, promote justice

New York: With factors contributing to transnational corruption becoming increasingly complex, the UN launched an initiative on Thursday to “empower all countries” to find pra ...

UN chief condemns deadly attacks targeting displaced people in DR Congo

New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to investigate recent deadly attacks by insurgents in the east a ...