Peninah Wanjiru never really took risks. Her friends said the 35-year-old Kenyan sex worker was always careful in her business at her home in Majengo, on the outskirts of Nairobi. But on the night of May 7, a curfew imposed to stem the spread of the coronavirus forced Wanjiru to allow a client to stay …
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The Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar has said that the Central government has taken a very serious note of the killing of a pregnant elephant in Kerala and an investigation will be undertaken to find out the culprits behind the incident. Javadekar tweeted that the ‘central government has taken a very serious note of the killing …
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A man took his own life after allegedly killing his girlfriend in Naswadi taluka of Chhota Udepur district. The man’s name is Rahul Bhil. Bhil was found hanging from a peepal tree. He was a casual labourer. The woman’s name was Rekha Tadvi. Bhil used a shovel to bludgeon her. The accused and Tadvi used to live in the same …
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Prosecutors have brought forward new criminal charges against four Minneapolis police officers who were involved in the death of 46-year-old George Floyd, an unarmed black man, according to Reuters. He was who was pinned by his neck to the street while being arrested and the video went viral, resulting in protests across USA. Derek Chauvin was arrested initially for third-degree …
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United States-China relations are reaching a new low every passing day, as both countries continue to engage in war of words and the States major push for economic restrictions on many Chinese companies. Reuters In a latest move that will not go down well with Beijing, the U.S Commerce Department said Wednesday that new restrictions on 33 Chinese firms and institutions …
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75 bodies out of the 97 people killed in the PIA plane crash have been identified so far through DNA tests, according to a media report as per PTI. The Airbus A320 had 91 passengers and 8 crew members on board when it crashed on May 22, just minutes before landing. Reuters Ninety seven passengers were killed. Eleven people on …
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The anti-racism protests are raging across the United States in the wake of George Floyd’s death, who was killed after a police officer was seen kneeling on his neck while he was pinned to the floor. In scenes both peaceful and violent across the country, thousands of protesters are taking to streets chanting “no justice, no peace” and “say his …
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The Indian Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for Mumbai and six other districts of Maharashtra as Cyclone Nisarga is predicted to make landfall on June 3. According to the IMD, the deep depression which has turned into tropical cyclonic storm Nisarga in the Arabian Sea is moving northwards at a speed of four kilometres per hour. AP “Nisarga” …
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An untoward incident took place in Maharashtra’s Palghar district when three unidentified assailants allegedly attacked two priests and looted a temple. It comes only over a month on after the lynching of two sadhus in a village in Palghar. Representational Image/istock The incident took place at around 12.30 am on Thursday when three armed men barged into Jagrut Mahadev Mandir and …
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After seeing low number of coronavirus case in the early stage of worldwide outbreak, Brazil is staring at a catastrophe as cases spike at apocalyptic rates with more than 25,000 infections recorded in last 24 hours. Reuters The country reported a daily record of 26,417 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, according to the Health Ministry, bringing its total tally to …
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