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Murder trial over Bangladesh factory collapse resumes after five years

Posted on February 2, 2022 by News Desk

Dhaka, Feb 1 (AFP/APP): Bangladesh has resumed the murder trial over one of the world’s most devastating factory disasters after five years mired in appeals and court procedure, prosecutors told AFP on Tuesday. More than 1,130 workers died in 2013 when a nine-floor warren of […]

63 migrants rescued off Morocco: activists

Posted on February 2, 2022 by News Desk

Rabat, Feb 1 (AFP/APP):The Moroccan navy on Tuesday rescued 63 migrants including 15 women and three children after their vessel started to sink as they tried to reach the Canary Islands, activists said. Alarm Phone, which provides an emergency hotline for migrants in trouble at […]

UK driver who ran over knifeman freed without charge

Posted on February 2, 2022 by News Desk

London, Feb 1 (AFP/APP):A man who ploughed his car into a knife attacker in an attempt to stop him stabbing a woman has been freed without charge, UK police said Tuesday. More than 75,000 people had signed a petition urging police not to charge the […]

Pharma groups to pay $590 mn to US Native Americans over opioids

Posted on February 2, 2022 by News Desk

New York, Feb 1 (AFP/APP):A group of pharmaceutical companies and distributors agreed to pay $590 million to settle lawsuits connected to opioid addiction among US Native American tribes, according to a US court filing Tuesday. The companies include Johnson & Johnson and McKesson, according to […]

Ukraine leader hails ‘biggest’ military, diplomatic support since 2014

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

Kyiv, Feb 1 (AFP/APP): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said Western military and diplomatic support had reached it highest level since the year Crimea was annexed, as fears swirl over a potential Russian invasion. “Support for Ukraine is the biggest since 2014, unconditional and […]

Rebels kill 4 Senegalese soldiers, hold 7 hostage in The Gambia: army

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

Dakar, Feb 1 (AFP/APP): Rebels have killed four Senegalese soldiers and are holding seven hostage in the Gambia after clashes on the border last week, the Senegalese army said in a statement. Three soldiers died in the fighting on January 24 between the Senegalese army […]

Germany arrests two suspects in double police killing

Posted on February 1, 2022 by News Desk

Kusel, Germany, Jan 31 (AFP/APP): German police on Monday arrested two suspects in a major manhunt triggered by the fatal shooting of two police officers during a routine traffic stop. A 38-year-old suspect was taken into custody in the western state of Saarland shortly after […]

UK youth return to insecure jobs after pandemic: study

Posted on February 1, 2022 by News Desk

London, Jan 31 (AFP/APP): Britain’s young people were disproportionately hit by unemployment during the Covid-19 pandemic and many have since returned to work in more insecure jobs, a think-tank said Monday. Three-quarters of Britons aged 18-24 who lost their jobs during the early stages of […]

Canada PM Trudeau says tests positive for Covid-19

Posted on February 1, 2022 by News Desk

Ottawa, Jan 31 (AFP/APP): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he has tested positive for Covid-19, while calling out truckers protesting against vaccine mandates. “I feel well and have no symptoms,” the 50-year-old premier told a news conference. Trudeau had announced last week he […]

Amnesty to release ‘apartheid’ report despite Israeli protest

Posted on February 1, 2022 by News Desk

Jerusalem, Jan 31 (AFP/APP):The head of Amnesty International told AFP on Monday the rights group will publish a report labelling Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians as “apartheid” despite Israeli calls to withdraw it. In a report due to be launched on Tuesday, Amnesty is set […]

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Murder trial over Bangladesh factory collapse resumes after five years

63 migrants rescued off Morocco: activists

UK driver who ran over knifeman freed without charge

Pharma groups to pay $590 mn to US Native Americans over opioids

Ukraine leader hails ‘biggest’ military, diplomatic support since 2014

Rebels kill 4 Senegalese soldiers, hold 7 hostage in The Gambia: army

Germany arrests two suspects in double police killing

UK youth return to insecure jobs after pandemic: study

Canada PM Trudeau says tests positive for Covid-19

Amnesty to release ‘apartheid’ report despite Israeli protest

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