Australia: NSW Imposes Lockdown Due to New COVID-19 cases
The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) on Friday announced COVID-19 lockdown in the capital Sydney after a new wave of COVID-19 outbreak...
Magnitude 5.2 Quake Hits Eastern Turkey
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Turkey's eastern province of Bingol on Friday, the country's disaster agency announced.
The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said...
Three killed, five seriously injured in Germany knife attack
Three people were killed and five seriously injured in a knife attack in southern Germany on Friday by a 24-year-old Somali immigrant, described by...
Four Dead, Several Missing in Miami Building Collapse
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levin Cava said Friday that four people have been found dead and 159 remain missing in the rubble of the...
Denmark Continues Exclusion of AstraZeneca, Johnson&Johnson COVID-19 Vaccines
The Danish Health Authority is keeping its recommendation to refrain from vaccinating the population against coronavirus vaccine produced by AstraZeneca and Johnson&Johnson.
In a statement,...
Floyd Statue in Brooklyn Vandalized Days After Installation
A George Floyd statue, which was unveiled less than a week ago in New York City, was defaced by unknown persons on Thursday, a...
No regrets, no fear, says freed Catalan separatist Cuixart
Prison has only strengthened the political convictions of Catalan civil disobedience advocate Jordi Cuixart, one of the nine separatist leaders pardoned by the Spanish...
Partial Collapse of Florida Hi-Rise Apartment Building Highlights Climate Change Concern
After part of a massive hi-rise residential apartment building in Surfside, Florida, just north of Miami beach, came crashing down around 1am Thursday morning,...
UNODC : Number of Drug Users up 11% by 2030
The number of people who use drugs will increase by another 11% by 2030 globally, with the low-income countries leading the trend, according to...
Good to know/Covid: Delta variant to spread in the EU by August
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), estimated on Wednesday that the Delta variant of the coronavirus, particularly contagious, should account for...