Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday pulled out of an international accord aimed at protecting women. Campaigners have claimed that the pact is important in the fight against domestic violence, especially after the announcement by country’s official gazette.

Under Erdogan, Turkey pulls out of European treaty to prevent violence against women

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid homage to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding leader of Bangladesh, on his birth anniversary. "My heartfelt homage to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, a champion of human rights and freedom, on his birth anniversary.

PM Modi pays homage to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on his birth anniversary

As many as 28,903 new COVID-19 cases and 17,741 recoveries were reported in India in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Wednesday. With the addition of fresh infections, the total cases in the country reached 1,14,38,734, including 2,34,406 active cases and 1,10,45,284 recoveries.

India reports 28,903 new coronavirus cases, 188 deaths in last 24 hrs

March 17 history: Dalai Lama flees Tibet for India, US approves first Chickenpox vaccine, and more

A district court in Japan on Wednesday ruled that same-sex couples not being able to marry is “unconstitutional”. The court, despite the ruling, threw out the plaintiffs’ demands to seek damages from the Japanese government, Reuters reported.

Japanese court rules same-sex couples not being able to marry is 'unconstitutional'

Here are the biggest news stories of the morning - At least seven dead in shootings in the US, Biden says Cuomo ought to resign if claims of harassment against him can be validated, while a new report claims Putin was behind Russia meddling in 2020 US elections.

Morning news brief: Seven dead in US shooting, Putin's interference in US elections revealed, and more

More than 70,000 Uber drivers in the United Kingdom will now get the minimum wage in a major win for unions. The service, whereby driver pick and drop passengers has agreed to grant rights to its workers after losing a case in the Supreme Court last months.

Over 70,000 Uber drivers in UK now entitled to minimum wage, other workers' rights

The world’s first baby with COVID-19 antibodies was recently born in the United States. Born to a woman in south Florida who had received one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the baby was born with antibodies to fight coronavirus.

World's first baby with coronavirus antibodies born in US

After days of touting the safety of AstraZeneca’s vaccine, Italy’s Health minister, Roberto Speranza, took a call from his German counterpart Monday and learned that Germany was concerned enough about a few cases of serious blood clots among some who had received the vaccine to suspend its use.

Europe’s vaccine suspension may be driven as much by politics as science

The French National Assembly adopted legislation Monday that characterizes sex between adults and minors under 15 as rape, a move made after years of debate and rounds of sexual abuse scandals gradually pushed lawmakers to bring the French criminal code closer to that of most other Western countries.

Adult sex with minors to be considered rape under landmark French bill

A space object which has eluded scientists since it passed through Earth in 2017 is now back in the limelight for its disputed origins. Called “Oumuamua”, the object has been pitched as a lot of things - an alien spaceship, an exploit from a different galaxy, or just a mere rock.

Mystery of 'Oumuamua' solved: Find out where the foreign space object came from!

Climate change is altering life on our planet in all ways possible: climate patterns have become more unpredictable, bizarre weather is the new normal, and extreme temperatures a common occurrence across the world.

Scientists reveal how hot Antarctica will be by 2044 due to climate change

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