Six dead following oxygen outage at hospital in Jordan

Jordan’s health minister resigned on Saturday after six people died following an oxygen outage in a hospital treating coronavirus patients and police were deployed to hold back angry relatives, state media said. The oxygen failure earlier on Saturday hit intensive care, maternity, and coronavirus wards in the new Salt government hospital west of the capital… Read More Six dead following oxygen outage at hospital in Jordan

Four dead as military plane crashes in Kazakhstan

An An-26 military aircraft flying from the Kazakh capital, Nur-Sultan, crashed while landing in Almaty on Saturday, killing four of six people on board, the Central Asian nation’s emergencies ministry said. Russia’s Interfax news agency said citing a source that the plane belonged to Kazakhstan’s border guard service, part of the National Security Committee. “According… Read More Four dead as military plane crashes in Kazakhstan

Bitcoin hits $60,000 record high exchange rate

Bitcoin, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, on Saturday crossed a record high of $60,000. Bitcoin has risen sharply this year, broadly outperforming conventional asset classes, partly due to broader acceptance as a form of payment. In recent weeks, companies have taken advantage of its strength to raise hundreds of millions of dollars in funding, capitalizing on… Read More Bitcoin hits $60,000 record high exchange rate

Seven dead, dozens injured following car bomb attack in Afghanistan

A powerful car bomb near a police station on Friday night killed at least seven people and wounded more than 50 others in Afghanistan’s western Herat province, officials said. Herat Governor Sayed Abdul Wahid Qatali said several women and children were among the dead. He added that at least 53 people, including civilians and security… Read More Seven dead, dozens injured following car bomb attack in Afghanistan