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Twelve South African cheetahs began a voyage to India on Friday as part of an intergovernmental agreement to reintroduce the big cats to the Asian country, Reuters agency reported. They will join eight cheetahs from neighbouring Namibia that were released into the Kuno National Park in central India last year. …

French authorities have decided to no longer require a negative PCR test less than 48 hours old for travelers coming from China, a measure that was taken in early January in the face of the outbreak of cases in the Asian country. “As of February 16, travelers from China to …

A baby girl whose mother gave birth to her while trapped under the rubble of their Syrian home during the earthquake has been named “Aya”, an Arabic name, meaning “miracle”. The name was given to the newborn by the manager of Afrin children’s hospital in Aleppo, Syria, Dr. Khalid Attiah, …

The Indian Police have arrested a Nigerian citizen for trafficking banned drugs to Kerala from Bengaluru, India, according to reports. “The Nigerian is a drug distributor to many areas in Kerala,” revealed the police. He was also involved in a drug case that the police were investigation which led to …

At least 1,498 people have died in Turkey, according to a report sent at 3:30 p.m. 2,834 collapsed buildings have been counted. The quake was felt across the Middle East, including Syria. At least 810 people died in the collapse of numerous buildings in the country, according to the authorities …

Qatar, a Gulf country with a Muslim majority, reaffirmed this Thursday evening the prohibition by religion to consume insects, after the addition in early January by the European Union to its list of authorized foods of new products containing them. The insect-based products do not meet “the requirements of the …

Forty-nine students between seven and fourteen years died when their overloaded boat capsized in northwest Pakistan, reports said. “The water of the dam was freezing due to cold weather that impeded the rescue mission” said Khateer Ahmad, a senior official with Rescue 1122. “The bodies of a teacher and one …

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning on Monday accused the United States of “triggering the crisis in Ukraine” and “being the main factor fueling it” by supplying heavy weapons in Kyiv, Bloomberg reported. On January 24, the American administration had accused Chinese public companies of assisting Russia militarily and economically, …

33 killed and 150 wounded in a blast at a mosque during afternoon worship in the provincial capital of Peshawar, close to former tribal areas that border Afghanistan. A frantic rescue mission was underway at the mosque, which had an entire wall and some of its roof blown out by the …

A Chinese engineer, Ji Chaoqun, was sentenced on Wednesday to eight years in prison in the United States for having provided Beijing with information on the profiles of American experts with the aim of recruiting them. He was arrested in September 2018 for having provided services with information on the …