International press body records 2,000 journalists’ deaths due to COVID
GENEVA: Nearly 2,000 journalists have died from Covid-19 infections across 94 countries since March of 2020.
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Afghanistan emerges as most dangerous country for journalists with 12 deaths
GENEVA: As the year 2021 nears its end, Afghanistan has emerged as the most dangerous country for scribes with 12 journalist…
South African anti apartheid icon Desmond Tutu passes away aged 90
NEW DELHI: South African anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu, described as the country's moral compass, died on Sunday aged 90,…
World’s 1st text message reading ‘Merry Christmas’ sells for $120,000 in Paris…
PARIS: The first text message ever sent, reading "Merry Christmas," was sold on Tuesday (December 21) for 107,000 euros…
3 vaccine doses are not enough to stop Omicron, warns German vaccine manufacturer
NEW DELHI: COVID-19 vaccines will not be enough to withstand the Omicron variant, warned the CEO of BioNTech, the German company…
Burmese photojournalist Ko Soe Naing dies in military custody
GENEVA: Freelance photojournalist Ko Soe Naing has died under the Myanmar military, becoming the first media-victim in the country…
Omicron SARS-CoV-2 infects & multiplies 70 times faster: Study
HONG KONG: A study led by researchers from the LKS Faculty of Medicine at The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has found…
Press body demands unconditional release of Myanmar journalists arrested by junta
GENEVA: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global safety and media rights body, has demanded an unconditional release of all…
India’s Covaxin now under “Accepted COVID-19 Vaccines” for travel in US”
NEW DELHI: The Bharat Biotech's Covaxin has been listed under the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC)'s "Accepted COVID-19…
Pakistan invites acting Afghan Foreign Minister to Troika Plus meeting
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan sent a special invitation to Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to attend the Troika Plus…