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A fire broke out at a storage tank in a petrochemicals plant on Iran’s Gulf island of Kharg on Tuesday, but the blaze was brought under control and there were no casualties, the Iranian oil ministry’s SHANA news agency reported. “Fortunately, this accident did not cause any casualties and its …

Five accused, including ex-BJP spokesman, in police custody over a controversial event held in the heart of New Delhi. At least five people, including a former spokesman of India’s governing right-wing party, are in police custody over anti-Muslim slogans raised in the capital. A protest, organised on Sunday by former …

A truck has crashed into a bus in central Germany, killing one person and injuring 13 others A truck crashed into a bus in central Germany, killing one person and injuring 13 others, news agency dpa reported Tuesday. A 29-year-old woman was killed in the crash in Langenhagen, near the …

Health officials in Guinea have confirmed West Africa’s first case of Marburg, a highly infectious disease that’s in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said the virus needed to be “stopped in its tracks”. Marburg virus disease is transmitted to people from …

A Chinese court upheld on Tuesday a Canadian man’s death sentence for drug smuggling a day before another court is due to rule on the case of another Canadian accused of spying. The court proceedings for the two Canadians come as lawyers in Canada representing the detained chief financial officer …

The United States and China clashed over actions in the South China Sea at a high-level U.N. Security Council meeting on maritime security Monday that also put a spotlight on attacks on ships in the Persian Gulf, piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, and drug and human trafficking in the …

The governor of disaster-hit North Rhine-Westphalia has said that a planned fund to help the worst-affected parts of Germany recover from devastating fatal floods in July will need between €20 and 30 billion. Speaking on Monday in a special session of the Düsseldorf state parliament, Armin Laschet, leader of the …

Police in France has begun enforcing the vaccination pass mandate to enter cafés and restaurants, leading to many of their tables being empty during the usually busy lunchtime, as the French lunched on public benches instead. On Monday, President Emmanuel Macron’s government extended the controversial ‘pass sanitaire’ requirement to dining …

A cholera outbreak in southern Niger has killed 12 people and infected 201 others across three regions, with heavy rains helping to further spread the disease, the country’s health minister said on Monday. Niger’s southern neighbor Nigeria is also dealing with a cholera outbreak, which has killed at least 653 …

As Pakistan continues its massive drive to plant 10 billion trees to reduce smog, the country’s prime minister urged his citizens to heed the dire warnings in a UN climate change report released on Monday. Prime Minister Imran Khan made the remarks as he inaugurated what officials say is the …

While severely attacking Yemen’s Al Hudaydah province, Saudi Arabia still continue to violate ceasefire for 189 times in this province. The latest reports indicate that Saudi aggressor coalition continues to violate the ceasefire in “Al Hudaydah” province comprehensively, Al-Masirah reported. According to the report, Saudi Arabia and its coalition inYemen …

Saudi Arabia has reportedly banned citizens of 33 Muslim countries from travelling to the country to perform the Umrah Hajj pilgrimage amid Covid-19 pandemic. Russia Today Arabic-language has cited Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) as saying that Saudi Arabia will not allow pilgrims from 33 Muslim countries to travel to the …

At least 12 soldiers have been killed and eight others wounded in an attack in northwestern Burkina Faso, the government said. Communications Minister Ousseni Tamboura announced in a statement on Monday that the “members of the ground forces and the rapid intervention force GARSI were ambushed” in the northwest Boucle …

Andrew Cuomo’s top aide Melissa DeRosa has resigned following a report by the state attorney general that the embattled New York governor sexually abused 11 women. DeRosa, secretary to the governor, was named in the report for attempts to cover up Cuomo’s actions and retaliate against one of his accusers. …

There are early signs that people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 may be able to transmit the Delta variant of the virus as easily as those who have not, scientists at Public Health England (PHE) said on Friday. The findings chime with those from the US Centers for Disease Control …

The United Kingdom’s manufacturing of goods from cars to fridges is getting hit by Brexit red tape, which holds up supply chains, according to The Independent. With the possibility of vital parts for such goods falling into a legal limbo, manufacturing is at risk from serious disruption, it reported. It …

Survivors and other residents in Nagasaki have taken part in a somber ceremony to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the Japanese city. On August 9, 1945, in the final year of World War II, Nagasaki was reduced to rubble by an atomic bomb dropped by …

The monstrous Dixie Fire in northern California has grown to become the second-largest wildfire in state history, authorities said Sunday, with three people reported missing and thousands fleeing the advancing flames. As of Sunday, the fire had destroyed 489,287 acres (198,007 hectares), authorities said, up from the previous day’s 447,723 …

Top US infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has renewed his pandemic warnings and cautioned vaccinated Americans about an even “worse variant” that could be coming after the COVID-19 Delta variant that is taking hold across the United States. Fauci said those who remain unvaccinated are responsible for the coronavirus …

Former President Donald Trump “still leads” the GOP, says the head of the Republican National Committee (RNC) despite the committee vowing to remain neutral if Trump runs again in 2024. In an interview on WABC 770 AM in New York, RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel touted the former Republican president’s fundraising …