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UN envoy says IS now appears present in all 34 Afghan provinces

UN envoy says IS now appears present in all 34 Afghan provinces

-- 2021-11-18 11:09:54

The UN envoy to Afghanistan on Wednesday delivered a bleak assessment of the situation following the Taliban takeover, saying that an affiliate of the Islamic State group has grown and now appears pre...

Global Covid cases near 255m

Global Covid cases near 255m

-- 2021-11-18 10:48:44

The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 255 million amid the global race to vaccinate masses against the infectious disease. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case...

Anti-coup protests in Sudan leave at least 15 dead, medics say

Anti-coup protests in Sudan leave at least 15 dead, medics say

-- 2021-11-18 10:33:44

Security forces shot dead at least 15 people and wounded dozens as thousands of Sudanese took to the streets on Wednesday on the deadliest day in a month of demonstrations against military rule, medic...

Melbourne eases more virus curbs

Melbourne eases more virus curbs

-- 2021-11-18 10:30:26

Melbourne's pubs and cafes can have unlimited patrons from Thursday night, while stadiums can return to full capacity as authorities lifted nearly all remaining Covid-19 restrictions for the vaccinate...

US aviation regulator in talks with telecom industry over 5G dispute

US aviation regulator in talks with telecom industry over 5G dispute

-- 2021-11-17 22:48:28

The Federal Aviation Administration of the United States has initiated direct talks with the telecom industry about its aviation safety concerns involving the planned use of spectrum for 5G wireless c...

Mobile phone lines cut but Sudanese start new anti-coup protests

Mobile phone lines cut but Sudanese start new anti-coup protests

-- 2021-11-17 21:45:38

Mobile phone lines inside Sudan were cut on Wednesday as protesters gathered across the capital Khartoum and other cities for demonstrations against a military takeover, Reuters witnesses said. By ea...

Two explosions hit Afghan capital, at least one dead

Two explosions hit Afghan capital, at least one dead

-- 2021-11-17 21:19:19

Two explosions hit the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding at least six, including three women, Taliban officials and residents said. One car bomb blast in Das...

T20 World Cup 2021: Most impactful batters

T20 World Cup 2021: Most impactful batters

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2021-11-17 18:38:56

World T20 2021 has not been the most batting friendly one. Still, you can’t count out batters in a T20 game. No matter how difficult the situation is, a batter can change the momentum of a T20...

World T20 2021 - Most impactful bowlers of the tournament

World T20 2021 - Most impactful bowlers of the tournament

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2021-11-17 16:04:09

ICC World T20 2021 has been one of the most bowlers-dominated ICC events. The bowlers ruled the tournament until the last phase.   As a result, there were plenty of impressive bowling perfo...

Canada floods, landslides cut rail link to Vancouver port

Canada floods, landslides cut rail link to Vancouver port

-- 2021-11-17 15:19:34

Floods and landslides that have killed at least one person have cut all rail access to Canada's largest port in the city of Vancouver, a spokesperson for the port said on Tuesday. Two days of torrent...

The Financial Express Team of the Tournament - T20 World Cup 2021

The Financial Express Team of the Tournament - T20 World Cup 2021

Tofael Mahmud 2021-11-17 14:35:22

The T20 World Cup might have fallen short in providing the entertainment level that everyone expected.  But, It ended in an unprecedented way with Australia emerging as the champions even after...

India shuts five coal-fired power plants around New Delhi to combat air pollution

India shuts five coal-fired power plants around New Delhi to combat air pollution

-- 2021-11-17 14:02:28

India has temporarily shut down five coal-fired power plants around the capital New Delhi as part of its drive to combat air pollution, according to an order from the federal environment ministry pa...

West Bengal Assembly opposes Centre's move to expand BSF jurisdiction

West Bengal Assembly opposes Centre's move to expand BSF jurisdiction

-- 2021-11-16 21:51:59

The West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution against the Centre's move to extend the BSF’s (Border Security Force) jurisdiction to 50 km from the international border in the state. T...

Son of late Philippine dictator emerges as presidential frontrunner

Son of late Philippine dictator emerges as presidential frontrunner

-- 2021-11-16 20:23:24

The son of late Philippines strongman Ferdinand Marcos has emerged as the person to beat in the 2022 presidential race, after President Rodrigo Duterte's popular daughter decided not to contest the...

Top 5 thrilling matches of T20 World Cup 2021

Top 5 thrilling matches of T20 World Cup 2021

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2021-11-16 20:11:16

A boundary by Maxwell from a Tim Southee delivery put an end to 4 weeks of enthralling cricket.  45 matches ended in the blink of an eye with some of them gifting some breathtaking actions. Here...

T20 World Cup 2021: A record breaking tournament

T20 World Cup 2021: A record breaking tournament

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2021-11-16 18:31:56

World T20 2021 has provided its fans with some incredible moments. It has delighted the fans with some historic games.   Among all the performances, some has broken the world records with b...

Australia restored pride defying all odds

Australia restored pride defying all odds

Rakimul Huq 2021-11-16 17:52:22

Before the beginning of the tournament, very few fans would have regarded Australia as favourites. Despite their otherwise good record in ICC tournaments, Australia were yet to put their best foot f...

Myanmar army says Suu Kyi being treated well

Myanmar army says Suu Kyi being treated well

-- 2021-11-16 12:14:20

Myanmar's military has told the BBC that authorities are not mistreating ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The 76-year-old former leader has not been seen in public since a February mil...

Global Covid cases cross 253m

Global Covid cases cross 253m

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2021-11-16 10:54:03

The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 253 million amid the global race to vaccinate masses against the infectious disease. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case coun...

Biden pledges to address areas of concern as US-China talks open

Biden pledges to address areas of concern as US-China talks open

-- 2021-11-16 10:04:52

US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping stressed their responsibility to the rest of the world to avoid conflict as the heads of the two top global economies opened their closely watched...

Saudi Arabia grants citizenship to ‘talented’ expats

Saudi Arabia grants citizenship to ‘talented’ expats

-- 2021-11-15 21:12:44

Saudi Arabia has granted citizenship to a group of expatriates including doctors, clerics and academics, becoming the second Gulf Arab state to introduce a formal naturalisation programme for foreigne...

Saudi Arabia to establish world’s first non-profit city

Saudi Arabia to establish world’s first non-profit city

-- 2021-11-15 21:09:55

Saudi Arabia has announced the establishment of the first non-profit city in the world named after its crown prince. Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made the announcement on Sun...

Foreign students returning to US, but below pre-COVID levels

Foreign students returning to US, but below pre-COVID levels

-- 2021-11-15 19:05:44

International students are returning to US colleges in stronger numbers this year, but the rebound has yet to make up for last year's historic declines as COVID-19 continues to disrupt academic exchan...

UK PM Johnson says no need to move to COVID "Plan B"

UK PM Johnson says no need to move to COVID "Plan B"

-- 2021-11-15 18:30:13

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that he saw no need at the moment to move to a "Plan B" of mask mandates, vaccine passes and work from home orders, even though he was cautious of rising coro...

Underperformers of T20 World Cup 2021

Underperformers of T20 World Cup 2021

Mashfiq Mizan 2021-11-15 18:06:20

The 7th edition of World T20 is done. The Cricket world has once again witnessed Australian triumph -- a team that historically has love affairs with ICC tournaments. While we have seen big names shi...

Millions in New Delhi to work from home to reduce air pollution

Millions in New Delhi to work from home to reduce air pollution

-- 2021-11-15 17:36:18

India's Supreme Court told authorities on Monday to shut offices in the capital and nearby cities, allowing millions to work from home as officials seek ways to reduce hazardous air pollution that led...

US journalist Fenster freed from Myanmar jail

US journalist Fenster freed from Myanmar jail

-- 2021-11-15 16:34:34

American journalist Danny Fenster is out of prison in Myanmar, his employer said on Monday, just three days after he was sentenced to 11 years in jail for incitement and breaches of immigration and te...

China battles biggest Delta outbreak as cases rise in city of Dalian

China battles biggest Delta outbreak as cases rise in city of Dalian

-- 2021-11-15 14:30:18

China is battling the spread of its biggest COVID-19 outbreak caused by the Delta variant, according to numbers announced on Monday, with travellers from a city where infections have grown faster than...

Russia begins missile supplies to India despite US sanctions risk

Russia begins missile supplies to India despite US sanctions risk

-- 2021-11-15 13:09:11

Russia has started supplying India with S-400 air defence missile systems, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday citing Dmitry Shugayev, the head of the Russian military cooperation agency, Reuters...

Al Jazeera's Sudan bureau chief arrested

Al Jazeera's Sudan bureau chief arrested

-- 2021-11-15 13:09:04

Sudanese security forces raided the home of Al Jazeera's Khartoum bureau chief and arrested him on Sunday, the Qatar-based news channel said, a day after street protests across Sudan against a militar...