Africa has just lived through its most devastating week of the pandemic, but the worst is yet to come as the third wave gathers pace on the continent, the World Health Organization said Thursday.

Worst of COVID-19 is yet to come for Africa: WHO

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Many Haitians in the diaspora feared the worst on Wednesday, following the assassination of Haiti’s president, Jovenel Moïse, an act of violence viewed by many as a potent symbol of the impoverished Caribbean nation’s descent into mayhem in recent months.

In the Haitian diaspora: Shock, sadness and a fear of what comes next

Social media giant Facebook Inc's video-calling device Portal is getting a 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' crossover that will allow users to dress up as characters from the play using AR (augmented reality) technology.

Facebook’s new AR feature for Portal lets users dress up as Harry Potter characters

South Korea's spy agency said Thursday that Kim Jong Un has lost 44 pounds amid the food crisis in North Korea. Earlier, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization had released a report stating that North Korea is facing a severe food shortage equivalent to 860,000 tonnes this year.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has lost 44 pounds amid food shortage

The Afghan defence ministry announced that the government forces have wrestled back control of Qala-i-Naw, the capital of Badghis from the Taliban. Ever since the start of US troop withdrawal in May, the Taliban has made great headway into Afghanistan, but this assault was the first on a provincial capital since the start of their offensive.

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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said that the relation between India and Russia have been among the steadiest of the major relationships in the world after the second World War, and New Delhi was looking forward to hosting President Vladimir Putin in the country for the annual bilateral summit.

India-Russia ties among steadiest of major relationships in the world: EAM Jaishankar

A brother of Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday became finance minister, tightening the family's grip on power in the South Asian nation as it confronts growing economic troubles.

Rajapaksa family tightens grip on crisis-hit Sri Lanka

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday blocked the website of a newspaper that has been critical of the veteran leader and the editor's wife said her husband had been taken away for questioning.

Belarus President Lukashenko blocks newspaper that covered protests, detains editor

A 50-year-old man in France has been sentenced for 30 years in prison after he killed four members of his family over 'Nazi gold'. Hubert Caouissin appeared before the Loire-Atlantique Assize Court on Wednesday and admitted that he convinced that the family was sitting on a rumoured inheritance of gold bars and coins and cheating his wife Lydie, Troadec’s sister, out of what he believed was her fair share.

Troadec case: French man gets 30 years in jail for killing in-laws over 'Nazi gold'

Norwegian telecoms group Telenor said Thursday it is selling its subsidiary in Myanmar, where it is one of the major operators, as a result of the military coup there.

Norway's Telenor quits Myanmar over military coup

A European Union court ruled on Wednesday that the sound of a drink can opening, followed by several seconds of fizzing is not a trademark. German company Ardagh Metal Beverage Holdings had applied to the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to register the noise made by its fizzy drinks cans.

EU court refuses to grant trademark to 'fizzing' sound heard after opening can

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