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A Canadian man went viral after he celebrated getting his coronavirus vaccine by dancing on a frozen lake. Gurdeep Pandher shared his joy in receiving the vaccine and received praise for spreading joy by performing Bhangra on the ice. “Yesterday, I received my Covid-19 vaccine,” he said in the caption on the …

At least 38 people were killed in Myanmar on Wednesday in what the UN described as the “bloodiest day” since the coup took place a month ago. UN envoy to Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener said there was shocking footage coming out of the country. Witnesses said security forces opened fire …

Donald Trump says he has no plans to launch a new political party, telling a conservative conference in Florida that it would split the Republican vote. In his first speech since Democrat Joe Biden became president, he also hinted that he might run for office again in 2024. Mr Trump …

A court has sentenced a Ugandan woman and her two children to between 20 and 35 years in prison for murdering her husband Abel Katende, a former Monitor Publications Senior Sales Executive. Janet Namugenyi was sentenced to 35 years in jail while her daughter, Lilian Najjuma, 26, a former Makerere …

A US intelligence report has found that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the murder of exiled Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. The report released by the Biden administration says the prince approved a plan to either “capture or kill” Khashoggi. The US announced sanctions on dozens of …

US President Joe Biden has talked by phone with King Salman of Saudi Arabia as he seeks to put relations with America’s old ally on a new footing. He “affirmed the importance” the US “places on universal human rights and the rule of law”, the White House says. Mr Biden …

Greece and Austria are urging other EU states to adopt coronavirus vaccination “passports” which could help revive Europe’s stricken tourist industry. The idea of such a document, likely to be a certificate, would be to permit those who have been vaccinated to travel freely within the EU. The proposal was …

At least 41 migrants are feared dead following a weekend shipwreck on the Mediterranean Sea route from Libya to Italy, two United Nations agencies said Wednesday. They were among the 120 passengers of a dinghy that left Libya on February 18, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization …

As indicated by Reports, Joe Biden has marked a few bills and furthermore corrected a few laws that were actualized by the United States 45th president, Donald Trump. Among the laws, he altered was the Right and Freedom of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) people in America and …

Italy’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed in an attack in the east of the country, its foreign ministry has said. Luca Attanasio, 43, died in hospital on Monday after the United Nations convoy he was travelling in came under fire near Goma, a statement said. …