Lvelihood training to mend Rohingya dream on far isle
The once tension-ridden face of Ansar Hossain, a Rohingya refugee living on a remote Bangladeshi island, now exudes tranquility and peace. Hossain is one of the 1,804 Rohingya refugees who….
Month: January 2021
Zanzibar’s first vice president, wife contract virus
Zanzibar’s First Vice President Seif Sharif Hamad is receiving treatment for the coronavirus, his party said Sunday. Hamad, 77, was on Friday admitted at a hospital in Tanzania’s semi-autonomous archipelago…..
Afghan forces kill 36 Taliban in ‘preemptive attacks’
At least 36 Taliban insurgents have been killed and five others injured in air and ground offensives by Afghan forces, officials said on Sunday. According to the Afghan National Army,….
Iran rejects Macron’s call for new nuclear deal
Iran on Saturday dismissed the French president’s remarks on the need for a new nuclear deal with Tehran. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said the nuclear deal, also known….
France postpones football match amid violent protests
A French football league match on Saturday between Olympique Marseille (OM) and Rennes was postponed due to violent protests by Marseille fans in southern France. “The Round 22 Ligue 1….
6 Ukrainian sailors rescued from pirates
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky announced Saturday the release of six Ukrainian sailors previously kidnapped by pirates in Nigerian territorial waters. Zelensky expressed gratitude to Ukrainian diplomats and everyone who had….
Atletico Madrid players test positive for coronavirus
Atletico Madrid duo Yannick Carrasco and Mario Hermoso contracted the novel coronavirus, the Spanish football club said on Saturday. “Yannick Carrasco and Mario Hermoso tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday,”….
Somalia: Several people feared dead in hotel bombing
Several people are feared dead in a bombing on Sunday targeting a popular hotel in Somalia’s capital, police said. The hotel near Mogadishu’s airport is frequented by security officials and….
Taiwan registers 4 more local virus cases
Taiwan on Saturday confirmed four local coronavirus cases, according to the country’s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC). The new cases stem from cluster infections in a hospital in northern Taiwan,….