International

A 120-million-year-old tree fossil has been returned by a repentant person more than 35 years after it was stolen. The remains of the ancient conifer was originally found by Felix Saez Arnedoa, a shepherd, in […]

LAHORE, Pakistan — At least five people were killed and 12 injured in a car bombing targeting the most luxurious hotel in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan’s volatile province of Balochistan, on April 22. The Tehrik–i-Taliban […]

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya is the latest African country to reject advice by the World Health Organization and the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention not to destroy expired Covid-19 vaccines amidst a biting shortage […]

Archeologists have discovered more than 100 ancient tombs, some at least 5 millennia old, in northern Egypt. Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the find by the archeologic team headed by Sayed Al-Talhawi on […]

KOLKATA, India — “I took the vaccine and after some time felt dizzy,” Anarkali, a 70-year-old woman who went to take a Covid-19 jab at a government hospital in western Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district, said. “Later, I […]

GULU, Uganda — “We were attacked by several armed men shortly after we passed the Nimule Hill on the way to Juba,” said 33-year-old Mohamed Ismail Dollis. Dollis spoke to Zenger News from his bed at […]

MELBOURNE, Australia — A century-old army barracks in Melbourne’s north could become a global manufacturing center for mRNA coronavirus vaccines under a plan proposed by a Victorian Member of Parliament. Frank McGuire has proposed Maygar Barracks, in […]

BRISBANE, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has agreed to a 50-50 funding arrangement for infrastructure, including stadiums, venues, and roads for the Games in 11 years. The deal was struck on April 26, more than an […]

GABORONE, Botswana — Faced with declining demand for its diamonds, Botswana, Africa’s top producer of the gems, is recording modest success in its attempts to diversify the economy and reduce reliance on the minerals. Demand for […]