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New York to have first female police chief ever

New York, Dec 15 (AFP/APP):New York will appoint Keechant Sewell as its first-ever woman police chief to head the largest force in the country, US media reported Tuesday, at a time when the city’s trust in law enforcement has been shattered. Sewell, who will also […]

Brussels presents plan for Covid-era Schengen reforms

Brussels, Dec 14 (AFP/APP):The European Commission on Tuesday presented plans to “reinforce” the 26-nation open-borders Schengen zone in response to the Covid pandemic, security threats and the movement of migrants. “As with all successes, it needs to be reinforced to face many challenges,” Commission vice […]

Syrian refugees stranded in Gaza ‘prison’ for a decade

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories, Dec 14 (AFP/APP):Nearly 10 years after Imad al-Hisso fled the civil war in Syria, he remains trapped in Gaza, a place he calls “a prison,” with no clear path to return home. Gaza may seem an unlikely destination for those fleeing […]

Two missing after cargo ships collide south of Sweden

Stockholm, Dec 13 (AFP/APP):Two sailors were missing on Monday after a Danish cargo ship capsized when it collided with a British vessel off Sweden’s southern coast, officials said. Nine boats and a rescue helicopter scoured the frigid waters following the early morning crash involving the […]

Four go on trial in UK over toppling of slave trader statue

London, Dec 13 (AFP/APP):Four people went on trial in Britain on Monday in connection with the toppling of a statue of a 17th century slave trader during anti-racism protests. Demonstrators pulled down the bronze memorial to Edward Colston in Bristol, western England, on June 7 […]

Biden to visit tornado-hit Kentucky on Wednesday

Washington, Dec 13 (AFP/APP):US President Joe Biden will visit Kentucky on Wednesday, the White House said, after tornadoes left a trail of destruction across the US state and killed scores of people. Biden will survey damage in the devastated towns of Mayfield and Dawson Springs, […]

Night of devastating tornadoes likely kills more than 100 in Kentucky

Mayfield – December 12 (Online): At least 100 people were feared dead in Kentucky after a swarm of tornadoes tore a 200-mile path through the U.S. Midwest and South, demolishing homes, levelling businesses and setting off a scramble to find survivors beneath the rubble, officials […]

Three dead, six missing in Sicily blast as search continues

Rome, Dec 12 (AFP/APP):Firefighters on the Italian island of Sicily searched through piles of rubble Sunday for survivors of a massive blast that toppled multiple residential buildings and killed at least three people. Although two women were recovered alive from the debris early Sunday following […]

India Modi’s personal Twitter handle ‘briefly compromised’

New Delhi – December 12 (Online): India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal Twitter handle was “very briefly compromised,” the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a tweet early on Sunday. The matter was escalated to Twitter and the Prime Minister’s personal twitter handle @narendramodi was […]

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