Zimbabwe’s foreign minister dies of COVID-19 amid resurgence
Harare (TIP): Zimbabwe’s Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo, who gained prominence in 2017 as the military general who announced the coup…
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(Update 12 minutes ago)Twin suicide blasts in Iraq kill 32, injure 110
Baghdad (TIP): Twin suicide blasts ripped through a busy market in Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 32 persons and…
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Google threatens to pull search engine in Australia
Wellington (TIP): Google on Friday threatened to make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the government went ahead with…
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UK TO HOST G7 SUMMIT IN CORNWALL FROM 11-13 JUNE 2021
PM will use the UK’s G7 Presidency to unite leading democracies to help the world build back better from coronavirus…
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Farm bills have potential to represent significant step forward for agriculture reforms in India: IMF
Washington (TIP): The IMF believes the farm bills passed by the Indian government have the potential to represent a significant…
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Managers detained as 22 trapped in China mine for 3rd day
Beijing (TIP): Authorities have detained managers at a gold mine in eastern China where 22 workers have been trapped underground…
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Russia prison agency warns Navalny he faces immediate arrest
Moscow (TIP): Russia’s prison service said on Thursday that top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny faces immediate arrest once he returns…
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Piped water boosts women’s health, happiness and income in rural Zambia
Johannesburg (TIP): From growing vegetables to spending more time with their children, women's quality of life improved drastically after piped…
Read MoreHong Kong police arrest 11 on suspicion of aiding activists’ escape attempt, says media
Hong Kong (TIP): Hong Kong police have arrested 11 people over suspected crimes related to assisting a group of 12…
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EU farmers could get cash to curb emissions from belching livestock
Brussels (TIP): Farmers should get European Union funding to reduce methane emissions from livestock or increase organic farmland, the European…
Read MoreRare Tintin comic book art set to sell for millions in Paris
Paris (TIP): Not even the coronavirus can get in the way of intrepid Belgian reporter and comic book legend Tintin.…
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Bolsonaro warns US-like political crisis could happen in Brazil
Brasilia (TIP): Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday the lack of trust in the vote count in the US…
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Iraq issues arrest warrant for Trump over Soleimani killing
Baghdad (TIP): An arrest warrant was issued on Thursday for outgoing President Donald Trump in connection with the killing of…
Read MoreSouth Korea to dispatch diplomat for Tehran talks after Iran seizes tanker
Seoul (TIP): South Korea is dispatching a delegation to Iran as early as on Tuesday to seek the release of…
Read MoreThird lockdown begins in UK, stay-at-home order till mid-February
London (TIP): Britain began its third Covid lockdown on Tuesday with citizens under orders to stay at home and the…
Read MoreFour migrants found dead on boat in Tenerife
Madrid (TIP): Four migrants were found dead and three were treated for acute sunburn after their boat reached the Canary…
Read MoreHong Kong arrests 53 for plot to overthrow govt
Hong Kong (TIP): The Hong Kong police arrested 53 people in dawn raids on democracy activists on Wednesday in the…
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Chinese Communist Party clamps new rules for its members; bans public dissent
Beijing (TIP): As China’s ruling Communist Party gears up to celebrate its centenary year, it has revised rules for its…
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Iran bans Covid-19 vaccines from US, UK
Dubai (TIP): Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday banned Iran from importing of American Pfizer-BioNTech and Britain’s AstraZeneca Covid-19…
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Saudi coalition strikes Yemen after 25 die in Aden airport blast
Aden (TIP): Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck targets in Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa on Thursday in retaliation for attacks in the…
Read MoreNorway lifts ban on flights from Britain introduced due to virus variant
OSLO (TIP): Norway is lifting its ban on flights from Britain, introduced to stop the spread of a more contagious…
Read MoreOz national anthem sees a change after 36 years
Melbourne (TIP): The lyrics of Australia’s national anthem have been changed by one word for the first time since 1984…
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North Korea’s Kim thanks people in rare New Year’s cards
Seoul (TIP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un thanked the public for their trust and support "in the difficult times"…
Read MoreIraq evacuates oil tanker after mine found attached to hull
Cairo (TIP): An Iraqi oil tanker was evacuated after a mine was discovered attached to its hull, the military said…
Read MoreArgentina becomes first major Latin American country to legalise abortion
Buenos Aires (TIP): Argentina became the first major country in Latin America to legalise abortion when the Senate voted early…
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Boris Johnson celebrates ‘amazing moment’ of UK’s exit from the EU
LONDON (TIP): Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday, January 1, hailed the "amazing moment" of the UK's formal exit from…
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Protests around the world
Black Friday Amazon protests In anticipation of Black Friday, the day-after-Thanksgiving shopping event that was largely moved online this year,…
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When the Trump Card didn’t work in US
Here is how 2020 -- a year that would see Donald Trump not becoming the commander-in-chief for a second term…
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Major natural disasters of 2020
Cyclone Amphan Cyclone Amphan, considered to be the second major cyclone in the Bay of Bengal after the super cyclone…
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The Breakup of the Year: EU, UK unveil vast trade pact set to enter force on January 1
In this Dec 25, 2020, photo, a colleague wears a Christmas hat as European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier, center,…
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