Browsing: World News

France24 says around 20 people have been killed after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit southern Pakistan in darkness early on Thursday, government officials said.

Aljazeera says the WHO said on Wednesday the only approved vaccine against malaria should be widely given to African children, marking a major advance against the disease

VOA says a federal judge ordered Texas to suspend the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S., which since September has banned most abortions in the state.

The Metro says hundreds of school pupils staged a protest over the treatment of a fellow student who was ‘bullied for months and assaulted’ for his sexuality.

The Guardian says Mark Zuckerberg has hit back at the testimony of the Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen

The Independent says the parents of Gabby Petito are convinced Brian Laundrie is still alive and accused him of being a “coward”

The Independent says Sage Steele, a presenter for ESPN, has been removed from the channel’s programming after she ranted about Barack Obama’s race and vaccine mandates

The Sun says TALIBAN thugs have hung the corpses of alleged criminals from diggers in shocking new photos from Afghanistan.

The Independent says Gabby Petito’s father has slammed Brian Laundrie and his family as “cowards” in a new interview with Dr Phil.

The Guardian says from bereft Brazilians to relaxed Russians and internet-savvy Indians, Facebook’s outage highlighted the dependence much of the world has developed on its social media products.

The Metro says former President Donald Trump has fallen off Forbes’ 400 richest Americans list for the first time in 25 years, in part due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Arab News says the US is alarmed by Iran’s progress toward obtaining an atomic weapon and hopes to resume talks soon to curb Tehran’s nuclear program.

The Sun says THE next batch of $600 stimulus checks is being sent out today to California residents via the mail.

The Independent says Brian Laundrie’s sister, Cassie Laundrie has urged her brother to come forward to “get us out of this horrible mess.”

The Independent says shares in Facebook fell sharply on Monday in the aftermath of the explosive interview with whistleblower Frances Haugen.

The Guardian says the French Catholic church has expressed “shame” and pleaded for forgiveness, after a devastating report found that at least 330,000 children were victims of sexual abuse

France24 says the EU’s drug watchdog on Monday approved booster doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine for all people aged 18 and over.

Aljazeera says the Taliban killed at least 13 members of the Hazara ethnic group, including a 17-year-old girl, in the central province of Daykundi.

VOA says officials investigating one of California’s biggest oil spills were trying to determine how 572,807 literes of heavy crude spilled into the Pacific Ocean.

The Sun says COPS have been accused of covering up bodycam footage which saw a sobbing Gabby Petito revealing her injuries to officers

The Guardian says the chairman of Morrisons has said he expects the US private equity firm in line to buy the supermarket chain for £7.1bn to stick to its word and keep hold of the retailer’s assets

The Independent says more serious criminal charges against Gabby Petito’s missing boyfriend Brian Laundrie are “extremely likely” if he’s found alive.

The Daily Telegraph says Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, who lived under police protection after his 2007 depiction of the Prophet Mohammed, died Sunday in a car accident.

Aljazeera says Cyclone Shaheen strikes: At least nine people were killed in Oman and Iran on Sunday as Tropical Cyclone Shaheen pummelled parts of their coastlines.

Arab News says thousands of marchers took to the streets of Tunisia on Sunday in demonstrations of support for President Kais Saied’s drive to rid the country of corrupt politicians.