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NewsNow Desk: At least 75 people have been reported killed in the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, official tallies showed Sunday, as efforts to deliver water and food to…

NewsNow Desk: Dubai has achieved the feat of being the first paperless government in the world after transitioning to full digital transactions. Dubai has achieved the Paperless Strategy…

NewsNow Desk: Rohingyas sued Facebook on Monday for $150 billion over claims the social network is failing to stem hate speech on its platform. The complaint, lodged in a California…

NewsNow Desk: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he will work with his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina to further expand and deepen ties between the two countries. "I look…

NewsNow desk: A Myanmar court on Monday jailed ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi for four years for inciting dissent against the military and breaching Covid rules. Suu Kyi "was…

NewsNow Desk: More than 20 people drowned on Saturday when a bus travelling to a wedding in Kenya was swept away by fast-flowing waters as it tried to cross a flooded river. Onlookers…

NewsNow Desk: Major oil producers decided Thursday to keep raising output levels in January, despite the Omicron coronavirus variant raising fresh questions over demand. The OPEC+…

NewsNow Desk: The Omicron variant is likely to spread internationally, posing a "very high" global risk where COVID-19 surges could have "severe consequences" in some areas, the World Health…

NewsNow Desk: The UAE on Friday announced suspension of entry of travellers from seven countries in view of a new Covid-19 variant. The General Civil Aviation Authority and the National…

NewsNow Desk: A new coronavirus variant has been detected in South Africa that scientists say is a concern because of its high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people in…