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China urges US to avoid sending wrong signals on Taiwan

BEIJING, Oct 22 (Agencies): China's foreign ministry urged the United States on Friday to avoid sending any wrong signals to proponents of Taiwanese independence, after President Joe Biden said the United States would come to the Chinese-claimed island's defence.China has no room for concessions when it comes to its core...

After fleeing fighting in Marib, displaced Yemenis await help

MARIB, Oct 22 (Reuters): Iman Saleh Ali and her family left al-Jubah in the dead of night with only the clothes on their back to escape fighting between government forces and their Houthi foes, the second time they have been forced to do so in the battle for Yemen's Marib.With...

Haiti gang leader threatens to kill kidnapped US missionaries

MONTREAL, Oct 22 (The New York Times): A Haitian man identifying himself as the leader of the gang that kidnapped a group of American and Canadian missionaries said in a video posted on YouTube on Thursday that he was willing to kill "these Americans" if he does not get what...

80,000-180,000 health workers died from Covid-19: WHO

GENEVA, Oct 22 (AFP): The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that 80,000 to 180,000 health care workers may have been killed by Covid-19 up to May this year, insisting they must be prioritised for vaccination.A WHO paper estimated that out of the world's 135 million health staff, "between...

US conducts 'successful' test of hypersonic missile tech

Washington, Oct 22 (AFP): The test, conducted on Wednesday at a NASA facility in Wallops, Virginia, is a "vital step in the development of a Navy-designed common hypersonic missile," the navy said in a statement."This test demonstrated advanced hypersonic technologies, capabilities, and prototype systems in a realistic operating environment," it...

Four killed in Washington state shooting

Washington, Oct 22 (AP): Four people were killed in a shooting in Tacoma on Thursday afternoon, police said.The Tacoma Police Department said on Twitter at about 5:30 p.m. that two females and one male had died at the scene and that a male was taken to a hospital with life-threatening...

News in Brief (23-10-2021)

Blast and fire kill 16 at Russian chemicals plantMOSCOW, Oct 22: Sixteen people were killed in an explosion and fire at a gunpowder and chemicals plant in Russia's western Ryazan province, TASS news agency reported on Friday, citing a source. The emergencies ministry confirmed 12 deaths in the accident, saying...