United Nations, December 28 (IANS): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has issued a global "wake-up call" on the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, which is observed annually on December 2
Beijing, December 27 (IANS): China's National Health Commission has announced that it will no longer be publishing daily Covid-19 infection figures, as the virus rips through the population with the abandon
New Delhi, December 27 (IANS): China may be blowing the diplomatic trumpet over the developments in Nepal but the U-turn taken by Nepali Maoist supremo, Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' to propel himself
Washington, December 27 (IANS): A massive winter storm stretching from the Great Lakes all the way down to the Rio Grande along the Mexican border has killed at least 57 people across the US as of Tuesday, medi
Tokyo, December 27 (IANS): Japan's reconstruction minister Kenya Akiba resigned on Tuesday following allegations of his involvement in political funding and other scandals.
Akiba, who was effectively sac
Manila, December 27 (IANS): The death toll from heavy rain and floods in the Philippines has climbed to 13, with 23 others still remain unaccounted for, the government's disaster agency said on Tuesday.
Islamabad, December 27 (IANS): In the wake of recent terror incidents in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia's Embassy and the Australian High Commission in Islamabad have asked their citizens to remain alert and limit
New Delhi, December 22 (IANS) Although China has not released any detailed numbers of the Covid infections, the infection rate could be over 50 per cent in the greater Beijing area, even more than 70 per cent i
Tokyo, December 22 (IANS) Amidst an ongoing eighth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, Japan registered 206,943 new cases, marking the first time that the single-day tally has surpassed the 200,000-mark since August
Washington, December 22 (IANS) US President Joe Biden pledged to his visiting Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to offer military aid, mentioning in particular the Patriot surface-to-air missile battery
United Nations, December 22 (IANS) UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous has called for the restoration of Afghan women's right to higher education after the Taliban-run administration banned female stude
Kabul, December 21 (IANS) The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has announced the suspension of university education for female students all across the war-torn nation, the latest in a series of restriction
Seoul, December 21 (IANS) North Korea will convene a congress of a major youth group in Pyongyang for the first time in five years, according to its state media on Wednesday.
Members of the Korean Children
Washington, December 21 (IANS) US Covid-19 cases, hospitalisations and deaths continue to rise in the midst of the holiday season, stressing the healthcare system and resulting in staffing shortages.
More th
Hong Kong, December 21 (IANS) Facing an unexpected surge in cases after lifting zero-Covid policy restrictions, China has set up a network of hospitals to monitor mutations of the virus, the media reported on W
New York, December 20 (IANS) While commenting on Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Zardari-Bhutto's vicious attacks on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said Washi
United Nations, December 20 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that he did not expect effective peace talks over the conflict in Ukraine "at the immediate future".
"I am not opt
Islamabad, December 20 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed and 13 others injured due to a massive gas cylinder blast at a market in Pakistan's Balochistan province, a local official said on Tuesday.
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Islamabad, December 19 (IANS) A group of detained terrorists have seized a police station in Bannu city located in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province and held interrogators hostage while demanding
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After Germany, Japan becomes the second country to overhaul its military in the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine war and increasing Chinese belligerence.
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