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5 killed in preschool attack in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, May 5 : An 18-year-old man wielding a sharp object forced his way into a preschool in southern Brazil and killed three children and two caregivers.
Another child was injured in the attack on the Aquarela preschool in the…
Nepal’s Oli government slips in minority
Kathmandu, May 5 : The KP Sharma Oli-led government in Nepal has slipped in the minority after the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) withdrew its support to the government.
With this Maoist's decision , the Oli government has been…
Australian state on alert as local Covid case identified
Sydney, Mall : Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) was on alert as a new locally acquired Covid-19 case was confirmed in Sydney on Wednesday.
Urgent investigations into the source of the infection and contact tracing are underway,…
4 Pakistani soldiers killed in militant attack at Afghan border
Islamabad, May 5 : At least four Pakistani soldiers were killed on Wednesday during an attack by militants at the country's border with Afghanistan, the military said.
The group of soldiers was erecting a fence at the border when they were…
Armed suspect shot outside CIA HQ
Washington, May 4 (IANS) US law enforcement officers shot and wounded a suspect outside the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) headquarters in the state of Virginia, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Washington Field…
Biden raises refugee admissions cap to 62,500 after backlash
Washington, May 4 (IANS) US President Joe Biden has raised the cap for refugee admissions into the country to 62,500, in a U-turn that more than quadruples the limit set by his predecessor Donald Trump.
The number announced on Monday was…
Human rights, threats to democracy in focus on day 2 of G7 meet
London, May 4 (IANS) Foreign ministers from G7 countries will on Tuesday discuss human rights and threats to democracy on the second day of a special meeting in London, according to the UK Foreign Office.
The face-to-face meeting is…
Lebanon-Israel maritime border talks resume: UN source
Beirut, May 4 (IANS) Lebanon and Israel resumed their US-mediated indirect talks on Tuesday over a long-standing dispute on sea borders at the UN headquarters in Naqoura, a source of the world body confirmed.
The highly sensitive talks…
23 dead in Mexico City underground rail bridge collapse
Mexico City, May 4 (IANS) At least 23 people were killed and 70 others injured after a bridge on an elevated section of the Mexico City underground system partially collapsed as a train was passing over it, according to authorities.
In…
Taliban conducts 141 attacks in 24 hrs in Afghanistan
Kabul, May 3 : The Taliban has conducted 141 attacks in Afghanistan over the last 24 hours, mostly in Uruzgan, Zabul, Kandahar, Nangarhar, Badakhshan and Takhar provinces, sources said.
Information obtained by TOLO News shows that at least…