Saturday, March 27, 2021

Beleaguered Syria suffers also due to Suez Canal closure March 27, 2021 at 07:09PM

Suspected suicide bomber at Indonesia church wounds several March 27, 2021 at 06:47PM

A suspected suicide bomber blew up outside a Catholic church in the Indonesian city of Makassar on Sunday, wounding some people on the first day of the Easter Holy Week, police and a witness said.

Cities worldwide dim lights to mark Earth Hour March 27, 2021 at 05:41PM

In London, the Houses of Parliament, London Eye ferris wheel, Shard skyscraper and neon signs of Piccadilly Circus were among the landmarks flicking the switches.

Military chiefs of a dozen countries condemn Myanmar crackdown March 27, 2021 at 05:24PM

The military chiefs of a dozen countries including the United States, Britain, Japan and South Korea joined together Saturday to condemn Myanmar's use of lethal force against unarmed civilians.

1 dead, six injured in stabbing attack at Canadian library March 27, 2021 at 04:34PM

Sgt Frank Jang of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said a suspect was in custody. He said the man is in his 20s and has had interactions with police in the past. Jang said officials didn't have any information yet about a motive.

कोरोना दुनिया में:जर्मनी में हालात खराब, फिर से 14 दिन के सख्त लॉकडाउन की तैयारी; ब्राजील में लगातार दूसरे दिन तीन हजार से ज्यादा मौतें March 27, 2021 at 04:04PM

लाइब्रेरी में सिरफिरे का आतंक:कनाडा की लाइब्रेरी में बैठे लोगों पर चाकू से हमला; एक की मौत, कई लोग हुए घायल March 27, 2021 at 04:39PM

आइसलैंड में वोल्केनो टूरिज्म:800 साल बाद फटे ज्वालामुखी को देखने वाहनों की लगी चार किमी लंबी कतार, फोटोशूट भी करा रहे हैं लोग March 27, 2021 at 04:00PM

China, with $400 billion Iran deal, could deepen influence in W Asia March 27, 2021 at 03:13PM

चीन में अमेरिकी कंपनियों का विरोध:कॉटन उद्योग में बंधुआ मजदूरी पर चिंता जताने वाली नाइकी और HM जैसी कंपनियों का चीन में हो रहा बायकॉट March 27, 2021 at 03:42PM

अमेरिका में मौसम का कहर:अलबामा और वेस्ट जॉर्जिया में आंधी-तूफान ने मचाई तबाही; 6 लोगों की मौत, 38,000 घरों की बिजली गुल March 27, 2021 at 01:15AM

Building collapses in Egypt's capital killing 5, injuring 24 March 27, 2021 at 12:15AM

A nine-story apartment building collapsed in the Egyptian capital early on Saturday. Rescue workers were searching for any survivors trapped under the rubble of the building in the el-Salam neighborhood, said Khalid Abdel-Al, the administrative head of Cairo governorate.

Iran-China to sign 25-year cooperation pact: Tehran March 26, 2021 at 11:26PM

Iran and China are to sign a 25-year cooperation agreement later Saturday, Tehran's foreign ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said, as the US rivals move closer together.

Indonesia's Merapi volcano spews ash, debris in new eruption March 26, 2021 at 11:44PM

An avalanche of rocks spilled down Mount Merapi's slopes before dawn and clouds of hot ash shot 200 meters (656 feet) into the air as the mountain groaned and rumbled, said Hanik Humaida, the head of Yogyakarta's Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center.

Suez Canal remains blocked amid efforts to free stuck vessel March 26, 2021 at 10:54PM

A giant container ship remained stuck sideways in Egypt's Suez Canal for a fifth day Saturday, as authorities prepared to make new attempts to free the vessel and reopen a crucial east-west waterway for global shipping. The Ever Given, a Panama-flagged ship that carries cargo between Asia and Europe, ran aground Tuesday in the narrow canal that runs between Africa and the Sinai Peninsula.

Poland plans pensions for dogs, horses in state employment March 26, 2021 at 10:28PM

At least 50 killed by security forces in Myanmar: Report March 26, 2021 at 09:53PM

It said the dead included 13 killed in the country's second-biggest city, Mandalay, 9 in the nearby region of Sagaing and 7 in the commercial capital Yangon.

2 dead, 8 injured in Virginia Beach oceanfront shootings March 26, 2021 at 09:41PM

Two people are dead and at least eight people were injured in shootings along Virginia Beach's oceanfront, police said early Saturday. An officer was also struck by a vehicle during the investigation and taken to a hospital. The officer's injuries were not considered to be life-threatening.

Spurred by lockdown, Spain gives 4-day week a try March 26, 2021 at 09:40PM

Ironically, she owes that to the pandemic. It was after last year's brutal lockdown that shut the Spanish economy down for weeks that the owners of a small restaurant chain in Madrid offered De Vries to cut her weekly work schedule by one day.

Police arrests 10 people at violent protest in Bristol, England March 26, 2021 at 09:03PM

Ten people were arrested in the city of Bristol in southwest England on Friday after protests over a new policing bill turned violent with people throwing glass bottles and bricks at officers, police said in a statement.