May2021

Italy has won the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam with their song Zittie e Buoni. Måneskin singer Damiano David shouted “Rock and roll never dies” as the four-piece group collected their glass microphone trophy. It was...

A dormant volcano around the town of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo has suddenly become active. The locals are fleeing the city for fear of death. The volcano’s previous eruptions have a record of...

The Pfizer and AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines are highly effective against the variant identified in India after two doses, a study has found. Two jabs of either vaccine give a similar level of protection against symptomatic disease...

A presidential election in Iran next month could provide the final straw to split an already long-divided conservative political camp, after years of growing divisions. While the list of approved candidates has yet to be released,...

US gymnastics superstar Simone Biles returned to competition with a bang Saturday, completing a historic vault to launch her final run to the Tokyo Olympics. The five-time Olympic gold medallist, who hadn’t competed since winning five...

A photograph posted this week on two public Instagram accounts purports to show Princess Latifa, the daughter of the ruler of Dubai, who has not been seen or heard from in months. In mid-February, BBC Panorama...

UNICEF urgently requires US$164 million to procure oxygen and testing supplies, medical equipment, personal protective equipment and infection prevention and control material to help save lives amid a deadly wave of COVID-19 across South Asia. The...

Popular American singer Lady Gaga was raped at the age of 19. At that time she became pregnant as well. Gaga, who is known as a brave and outspoken person, said that she has been raped...

Production of the Russian-made Sputnik-5 vaccine may start in India from next August. This was stated by India’s Ambassador to Russia Bala Venkatesh Burma. According to the Indian news agency ANI, New Delhi will receive a...

Many Palestinians say President Mahmoud Abbas must step down after an Israeli ceasefire in Gaza, which has been under siege for 11 days, led to a ceasefire and another indefinite presidential election. He is accused of...