UK to ease COVID-19 lockdown from the next week

Coronavirus lockdown will be eased in Britain from April 12, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced in a statement. Hairdressers, barbers, gyms, spas, zoos, theme parks, libraries and community centers will be allowed to reopen. Johnson insisted on the importance of the vaccination, encouraging all the citizens to take their doses, “The result of your […]

Egypt moves 22 Pharaonic mummies to new museum amid festive “golden parade”

Egypt moved 22 Pharaonic mummies from the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) on Saturday evening. Mummies transferred in a festive, remarkable parade known as “The Pharaoh’s Golden Parade.” The festivity started with 22 ancient-like vehicles especially designed for the event, each carrying the name of the mummy […]

8 Dead After a yacht Capsizes in Lao

A yacht carrying 39 people capsized in Nam Ngum Lake near the Lao capital Vientiane Sunday morning, killing 8 people, the state news agency reported. Yacht sank about 40 meters off the shore due to the strong wind, according to the local media. Search and rescue operations were carried out immediately. A total of 31 […]

Ferry accident kills at least 26 in Bangladesh

A ferry carrying around 50 passengers sank after it was hit by a cargo vessel in the Shitalakshya River, about 20 km away from the Bangladesh capital Dhaka, on Sunday night. A crane lifted the ferry boat from the waters in the river. Search operation is still for the unknown number of people still missing. […]

Floods, landslides kill 27 in East Timor

Tropical cyclone Seroja, triggered floods and landslides in East Timor. At least 27 people were killed, dozens went missing and 7,000 people displaced in the country. Roads were demaged, trees fell in outskirts of the capital, Dili. Also, at least 70 deaths were reported in Indonesia because of the cyclone.

Latvia opens mass immunization centers in 8 cities and towns

On Saturday, Latvia opened mass immunization centers in 8 cities and towns to increase vaccinations against COVID-19. Besides the three largest immunization centers in Riga, smaller vaccination hubs also opened in seven cities. According to the Vaccination Bureau’s plan, the mass immunization campaign at the centers will be taking place from Saturday to Monday. The […]

23 killed, 5 missing after floods in Indonesia

Flash floods triggered by torrential rains in Indonesia’s province of East Nusa Tenggara have left at least 23 people dead, 9 others injured, 5 missing and 49 families displaced, according to the local media.  The flooding hit three villages in Flores Timur district early Sunday, Lamanele, Waiburak and Oyang Barang.  The East Flores Disaster Management […]

Bulgarians vote for new parliament amid pandemic

Bulgaria is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday. They are heading to the polls between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Around 6.7 million Bulgarians and 22 parties, 8 coalitions of parties are contesting to win 240 seats in the country’s National Assembly. The government eased some COVID-19 lockdown restrictions before the starting of vote.