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52 dead in Russian mine accident

52 dead in Russian mine accident

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-11-26 14:28:25

A total of 52 people, including six rescuers, were killed after smoke occurred in a coal mine in Russia's Kemerovo Region on Thursday. It was the most deadly mine accident in five years in the countr...

German COVID-19 deaths pass 100,000 mark in fourth wave

German COVID-19 deaths pass 100,000 mark in fourth wave

-- 2021-11-25 20:26:40

Germany crossed the sombre threshold of 100,000 COVID-19-related deaths on Thursday with a surge in infections posing a challenge for the new government, reports Reuters.  Another 351 people hav...

Heavy rains, strong winds claim 14 lives in Sri Lanka

Heavy rains, strong winds claim 14 lives in Sri Lanka

-- 2021-11-25 19:11:47

At least fourteen people were killed and one person missing after strong winds and heavy rains lashed out across Sri Lanka since last week, the Disaster Management Center (DMC) has said. According to...

Philippines rejects China's demand to remove grounded navy ship

Philippines rejects China's demand to remove grounded navy ship

-- 2021-11-25 17:13:29

The Philippines will not remove a dilapidated navy ship grounded on an atoll in the South China Sea, its defence chief said on Thursday, rejecting a demand by China after it blocked a mission to resup...

Covid infections break records in parts of Europe, prompting booster shot expansion

Covid infections break records in parts of Europe, prompting booster shot expansion

-- 2021-11-25 11:37:46

Coronavirus infections broke records in parts of Europe on Wednesday, with the continent once again the epicentre of a pandemic that has prompted new curbs on movement and seen health experts push to...

Covid-19: Putin takes nasal spray as booster

Covid-19: Putin takes nasal spray as booster

-- 2021-11-24 20:25:48

Russia announced progress in its Sputnik suite of COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday, with a new version aimed at children and a nasal spray that President Vladimir Putin said he had taken as a booster....

Pinched by energy crisis, Spanish coal plant slated for closure fires up

Pinched by energy crisis, Spanish coal plant slated for closure fires up

-- 2021-11-24 20:17:52

Soaring demand for electricity in Spain, where a cold snap is exacerbating an energy crunch, has pushed power company Endesa to restart a coal plant that has been idle since July and is slated for clo...

Europe rethinks administering booster shots as COVID cases hit records

Europe rethinks administering booster shots as COVID cases hit records

-- 2021-11-24 19:58:16

Coronavirus infections broke records on Wednesday in parts of Europe, once again the epicentre of a pandemic which has prompted new curbs on movement and made health experts think again about booster...

US invites Taiwan to its democracy summit,  angering China

US invites Taiwan to its democracy summit, angering China

-- 2021-11-24 19:46:29

The Biden administration has invited Taiwan to its 'Summit for Democracy' next month, according to a list of participants published on Tuesday, a move that infuriated China, which views the democratic...

Olaf Scholz moves closer to succeeding Merkel as German chancellor

Olaf Scholz moves closer to succeeding Merkel as German chancellor

-- 2021-11-24 18:14:36

Social Democrat Olaf Scholz moved closer to becoming German chancellor on Wednesday after agreeing on a coalition deal that aims to modernise Europe's largest economy, accelerate its green transition...

WHO warns of 700,000 more Covid deaths in Europe by March

WHO warns of 700,000 more Covid deaths in Europe by March

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-11-24 15:24:27

The World Health Organization’s Europe office says projections show its 53-country region could face another 700,000 deaths in the coronavirus pandemic by next spring, topping 2.0 million in tot...

Taliban release guidelines on Afghan media

Taliban release guidelines on Afghan media

-- 2021-11-24 11:51:52

The Taliban administration has released a set of restrictions on Afghan media, including banning television dramas that included female actors and ordering women news presenters to wear "Islamic hijab...

Biden invites Taiwan to Summit for Democracy

Biden invites Taiwan to Summit for Democracy

-- 2021-11-24 11:50:40

The Biden administration has invited Taiwan to its "Summit for Democracy" next month, according to a list of participants published on Tuesday, a move likely to infuriate China, which views the democr...

Global Covid cases near 259m

Global Covid cases near 259m

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-11-24 11:02:04

The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 259 million amid the global race to vaccinate masses against the infectious disease. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case...

US not heading toward COVID lockdown, says White House

US not heading toward COVID lockdown, says White House

-- 2021-11-23 18:09:11

The United States does not need to impose a lockdown or shut down its economy to curb the spread of COVID-19 and will rely on other tools, White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients said on...

India reports 7,579 new COVID-19 infections, smallest rise in one-and-a-half-years

India reports 7,579 new COVID-19 infections, smallest rise in one-and-a-half-years

-- 2021-11-23 17:18:33

India reported 7,579 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, the smallest rise in one-and-a-half-years despite huge festival gatherings in recent weeks, thanks to rising vaccinations and antibodies fro...

Six die in Sri Lanka ferry accident

Six die in Sri Lanka ferry accident

-- 2021-11-23 16:47:09

At least six people have died and around ten are missing after a ferry they were travelling in capsized in eastern Sri Lanka on Tuesday, officials said. Police spokesman Nihal Thalduwa said the ferry...

Prominent Kashmiri rights activist arrested under anti-terror law

Prominent Kashmiri rights activist arrested under anti-terror law

-- 2021-11-23 15:17:15

India's counter-terrorism agency has arrested a prominent Kashmiri human rights activist under a draconian anti-terrorism law which makes it nearly impossible to get bail. Khurram Parvez has been...

White House says Biden intends to run for re-election in 2024

White House says Biden intends to run for re-election in 2024

-- 2021-11-23 14:20:06

US President Joe Biden intends to run for re-election in 2024, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters on Monday. Biden, 79, has suffered a dip in his job approval ratings in recent months...

30 dead, thousands displaced as flood hits India’s Andhra Pradesh

30 dead, thousands displaced as flood hits India’s Andhra Pradesh

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-11-23 11:59:47

At least 30 people were killed and thousands have been displaced after severe flooding in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, reports the BBC. Consistent heavy rainfall for a week resulted i...

Global Covid cases top 258m

Global Covid cases top 258m

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-11-23 11:49:34

The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 258 million amid the global race to vaccinate masses against the infectious disease. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case coun...

Flaming bus crash in Bulgaria leaves 46 dead

Flaming bus crash in Bulgaria leaves 46 dead

-- 2021-11-23 11:41:39

At least 45 people were killed when a bus with North Macedonian plates caught fire on a highway in western Bulgaria on Tuesday, officials said. There were children among the victims, and seven people...

UN expert raises concerns over media freedom in Hungary ahead of election

UN expert raises concerns over media freedom in Hungary ahead of election

-- 2021-11-22 20:16:26

The United Nations' top expert on freedom of opinion and expression expressed concerns about a "distorted media environment" in Hungary, saying on Monday that reporting around elections due next year...

Austria enters fourth lockdown as COVID cases soar anew in Europe

Austria enters fourth lockdown as COVID cases soar anew in Europe

-- 2021-11-22 19:37:37

Austria entered its fourth national lockdown on Monday after tens of thousands of people, many of them far-right supporters, protested in Vienna against renewed curbs on movement as Europe again becom...

Austria back in full national lockdown

Austria back in full national lockdown

-- 2021-11-22 19:26:06

Austria entered its fourth national lockdown on Monday after tens of thousands of people, many of them far-right supporters, protested in Vienna against renewed curbs on movement as Europe again becom...

India has no plan to allow COVID-19 booster doses

India has no plan to allow COVID-19 booster doses

-- 2021-11-22 19:14:14

India is not considering authorising booster COVID-19 doses yet as many in the country have been naturally infected and the government believes two doses of a vaccine offers sufficient protection, for...

Afghan Taliban ban women from working in TV dramas

Afghan Taliban ban women from working in TV dramas

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-11-22 12:55:38

The Taliban have banned women from appearing in television dramas under new rules imposed by the government, according to a BBC report. They also made headscarves mandatory on the screen for female j...

Five dead after car ploughs into Wisconsin parade

Five dead after car ploughs into Wisconsin parade

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-11-22 12:36:22

Five people died and over 40 were injured after a car ploughed into a parade at Wisconsin in USA, police said. Footage posted online shows a red sports utility vehicle (SUV) driving through a Christm...

Xi tells ASEAN leaders China does not seek 'hegemony'

Xi tells ASEAN leaders China does not seek 'hegemony'

-- 2021-11-22 11:42:09

Chinese President Xi Jinping told leaders of the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at a summit on Monday that Beijing would not "bully" its smaller regional neighbours amid ris...

Poland says Belarus keeps bringing migrants to its border

Poland says Belarus keeps bringing migrants to its border

-- 2021-11-21 20:36:46

Poland accused Belarus on Sunday of continuing to ferry migrants to its border, despite clearing camps close to the frontier earlier this week, as Polish premier Mateusz Morawiecki toured Baltic state...