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Three people have been reported dead in China in the latest Covid outbreak in the country. The three people, aged between 89 and 91, had several comorbidities and were unvaccinated. This report was released by the city’s health commission. Officials also said the city recorded 22,248 cases on Monday. Since March, these are the first Covid deaths the country has ...

North Korean hackers have been linked to a huge cryptocurrency heist worth $615. It apparently happened to the players of the popular online game Axie Infinity in March. The game allows players to earn crypto through game play or trading their avatars. However, this hack is most probably one of the biggest ever to hit the crypto world. According to ...

On Tuesday, two separate attacks near border Niger and Burkina Faso and Libya left seven police officers and four soldiers dead. According to the country’s government, unidentified armed bandits attacked the Petelkole police station near Burkina Faso in western Niger and a military base in Djado in the country’s desert-covered far north. Besides the dead police officers, 10 others sustained ...

The government of Guinea-Bissau has today threatened to jail or impose fines on private radio station operators. The government threatened to do this over non-payment of license fees in a move branded as an attack on press freedom. The move follows the recent suspension of all private radio stations in the West African nation over unpaid fees. Seventy-six out of ...

A tropical storm Megi recently swept over the Philippines causing landslides that have claimed the lives of over 25 people. This is the first tropical storm to hit the country since a major typhoon last December. Rescue crews are still struggling to retrieve people stranded in the eastern and southern coasts. Megi – known locally as Agaton – hit the ...