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Russian fighting destroys, damages nearly 400 hospitals, medical centres, Zelenskiy says

Russian fighting destroys, damages nearly 400 hospitals, medical centres, Zelenskiy says

-- 2022-05-06 08:54:14

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has devastated hundreds of hospitals and other medical institutions and left doctors without drugs to tackle cancer or the ability to perform surgery, President Volodymyr...

Nearly 15m deaths associated with COVID-19: WHO

Nearly 15m deaths associated with COVID-19: WHO

-- 2022-05-05 18:51:23

The World Health Organization is estimating that nearly 15 million people were killed either by the coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems in the past two years, more than double t...

In Bolivia, inmates can cut jail time by reading

In Bolivia, inmates can cut jail time by reading

-- 2022-05-05 18:29:39

Inmates in Bolivia's overcrowded prisons are now able to reduce their jail time by reading books in a new programme influenced by one in Brazil that aims to spread literacy and give hope despite a not...

Beijing returns to work after five-day break on high alert for Covid

Beijing returns to work after five-day break on high alert for Covid

-- 2022-05-05 16:52:45

Beijing returned to work on Thursday after a five-day Labour Day holiday with China's capital on high Covid alert as it tries to eradicate an outbreak it has managed to limit to dozens of new cases a...

Heavy rain, floods kill 22 in Afghanistan

Heavy rain, floods kill 22 in Afghanistan

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-05-05 14:02:32

Heavy rain and flooding killed 22 people, destroyed hundreds of homes and damaged crops in Afghanistan, which is already facing a humanitarian crisis, a disaster management official said on Thursday....

Prolonged truce needed for Mariupol evacuations, Zelensky says

Prolonged truce needed for Mariupol evacuations, Zelensky says

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-05-05 08:26:41

Civilians including women and children are still trapped inside Ukraine's besieged city of Mariupol and a prolonged ceasefire is needed to ensure their evacuation as Russia presses its assault, Ukrain...

Russia violates Finland's airspace for second time since Ukraine war

Russia violates Finland's airspace for second time since Ukraine war

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-05-04 22:39:57

A helicopter that belongs to the Russian army violated the airspace of Finland on Wednesday amid reports of rapid progress in the Nordic country’s NATO membership bid. The latest violation is t...

Kremlin dismisses speculation Putin to declare war on Ukraine on May 9 

Kremlin dismisses speculation Putin to declare war on Ukraine on May 9 

-- 2022-05-04 20:11:57

The Kremlin on Wednesday dismissed speculation that President Vladimir Putin planned to declare war against Ukraine and declare a national mobilisation on May 9 when Russia commemorates the Soviet Uni...

India’s policeman allegedly raped 13-year-old gang rape victim

India’s policeman allegedly raped 13-year-old gang rape victim

-- 2022-05-04 19:32:40

A policeman in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is on the run after allegations that he raped a 13-year-old girl who went to police to report she was gang raped. A criminal case was registe...

Iran to execute Swedish-Iranian man on charges of spying for Israel

Iran to execute Swedish-Iranian man on charges of spying for Israel

-- 2022-05-04 17:38:15

A Swedish-Iranian national sentenced to death in Iran on charges of spying for Israeli intelligence is to be executed this month, reports Reuters citing Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency. Ahmadre...

North Korea launches ballistic missile amid rising animosities 

North Korea launches ballistic missile amid rising animosities 

-- 2022-05-04 17:26:34

North Korea has launched a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters, South Korean and Japanese officials said on Wednesday, days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to speed up the developm...

Japan’s prime minister, foreign minister banned from entering Russia

Japan’s prime minister, foreign minister banned from entering Russia

-- 2022-05-04 17:00:00

Russia's foreign ministry on Wednesday announced sanctions against 63 Japanese officials, journalists and professors for engaging in what it called "unacceptable rhetoric" against Moscow. The list in...

EU proposes ‘toughest measures’ against Russia for war in Ukraine

EU proposes ‘toughest measures’ against Russia for war in Ukraine

-- 2022-05-04 16:16:10

The European Union's chief executive on Wednesday proposed a phased oil embargo on Russia, sanctions on its top bank and a ban on Russian broadcasters from European airwaves in its toughest measures y...

EU set to unveil sanctions on Russian oil as fighting rages in Ukraine

EU set to unveil sanctions on Russian oil as fighting rages in Ukraine

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-05-04 10:48:10

The European Union is expected to outline oil sanctions against Moscow on Wednesday as Russian forces pounded targets in eastern Ukraine, unleashing rockets on a steel plant that is the last redoubt f...

Extreme heat kills at least 25 in India since late March

Extreme heat kills at least 25 in India since late March

-- 2022-05-03 22:10:15

India’s western state of Maharashtra has registered 25 deaths from heat stroke since late March, the highest toll in the past five years, with more fatalities likely elsewhere in a country swelt...

Narendra Modi calls for peace talks between Ukraine, Russia

Narendra Modi calls for peace talks between Ukraine, Russia

-- 2022-05-03 22:03:01

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for a ceasefire in Ukraine and peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow. "We appealed for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and for the adoption of d...

Journalists, media workers facing increasing politicisation of their work: UN

Journalists, media workers facing increasing politicisation of their work: UN

-- 2022-05-03 20:42:10

Journalists and media workers are facing increasing politicisation of their work and threats to the freedom to simply do their jobs, according to the United Nations. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic,...

Putin may formally declare war on Ukraine soon: US, Western officials

Putin may formally declare war on Ukraine soon: US, Western officials

-- 2022-05-03 19:57:59

Russian President Vladimir Putin could formally declare war on Ukraine as soon as May 9, a move that would enable the full mobilisation of Russia's reserve forces as invasion efforts continue to falte...

Russia can terminate exports, deals with sanctioned individuals, entities

Russia can terminate exports, deals with sanctioned individuals, entities

-- 2022-05-03 19:45:14

Russian President Vladimir Putin put the West on notice on Tuesday that he could terminate exports and deals, the Kremlin's toughest response yet to the sanctions burden imposed by the United States a...

Russia says Israel supports ‘neo-Nazis’ in Ukraine

Russia says Israel supports ‘neo-Nazis’ in Ukraine

-- 2022-05-03 19:07:00

Russia's foreign ministry accused Israel on Tuesday of supporting 'neo-Nazis' in Ukraine, further escalating a row which began when Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed Adolf Hitler had Jewi...

Nine civilians killed by Russian fire in Donetsk region of Ukraine

Nine civilians killed by Russian fire in Donetsk region of Ukraine

-- 2022-05-03 17:51:37

At least nine civilians were killed by Russian fire in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, the regional governor said. Donetsk Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko wrote on the Telegram messaging a...

US Supreme Court may overturn abortion rights

US Supreme Court may overturn abortion rights

-- 2022-05-03 17:37:15

Anti-abortion activists and pro-abortion rights supporters took to the streets of Washington on Tuesday after news that the US Supreme Court may overturn the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling that legalised abor...

US relieved as China appears to heed warnings on Russia

US relieved as China appears to heed warnings on Russia

-- 2022-05-03 17:27:05

Two months after warning that Beijing appeared poised to help Russia in its fight against Ukraine, senior US officials say they have not detected overt Chinese military and economic support, a welcome...

Fiji court rules United States can seize Russian superyacht

Fiji court rules United States can seize Russian superyacht

-- 2022-05-03 16:27:14

A Fiji court ruled on Tuesday that the United States can seize a Russian-owned superyacht, 21 days after it arrived and was impounded by police, as the United States and its allies press Russia over i...

Communal clashes erupt after Eid prayers in India's Rajasthan

Communal clashes erupt after Eid prayers in India's Rajasthan

-- 2022-05-03 16:08:21

Tense clashes between Hindus and Muslims in India’s Rajasthan have prompted the authorities to suspend internet services in the Jodhpur district on Tuesday. Tensions ran high on Monday night af...

Taiwan cuts Covid quarantine for arrivals even as cases rise

Taiwan cuts Covid quarantine for arrivals even as cases rise

-- 2022-05-03 15:22:15

Taiwan announced on Tuesday it was cutting to seven days from 10 mandatory quarantine for all arrivals, its latest relaxation of the rules to try to live with COVID-19 and resume normal life even as t...

Moscow says 1,847 children among thousands transported from Ukraine to Russia

Moscow says 1,847 children among thousands transported from Ukraine to Russia

-- 2022-05-03 14:02:09

More than 11,500 people, including 1,847 children, were transported from Ukraine into Russia on Monday without the participation of Kyiv's authorities, Russia's defence ministry said. That number inc...

Taiwan flags risk of Stinger missile delays, says pressing US

Taiwan flags risk of Stinger missile delays, says pressing US

-- 2022-05-03 12:01:37

Taiwan's Defence Ministry on Tuesday said deliveries of shoulder-fired Stinger anti-aircraft missiles could be delayed, saying they were pressing the United States to deliver on schedule as the war in...

Germany, India pledge climate cooperation but far apart on Ukraine

Germany, India pledge climate cooperation but far apart on Ukraine

-- 2022-05-03 11:19:22

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged 10 billion euros ($10.51 billion) to help India achieve its climate goals after meeting its Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Berlin on Monday, but the leaders rema...

What a breakfast murder in India says about attitudes to wife beating

What a breakfast murder in India says about attitudes to wife beating

BBC 2022-05-03 09:16:23

Last month, police in India arrested a 46-year-old man who allegedly murdered his wife because his breakfast had too much salt. "Nikesh Ghag, a bank clerk in Thane, near the western city...