Tel Aviv, June 18 (IANS): Israeli defence electronics company Elbit Systems has announced two deals with the Swedish and US armies, totaling $52 million.
The first deal, worth $23 million, includes the suppl
New York, June 18 (IANS) Taking a cue from Apple, Google has opened its first-ever brick-and-mortar store with hardware products on display and much more in the city of New York.
Situated in Chelsea area, cu
Gaza, June 18 (IANS): Israeli warplanes struck military posts of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Islamic Hamas movement, in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian security sources said.
Israeli media rep
Kathmandu, June 18 (IANS): Indian and Chinese nationals are among the 15 people reported missing after a flash flood in the Nepal's Melamchi River wreaked havoc at the Melamchi Bazaar and other low lying ar
Jerusalem, June 18 (AP): Israel says it will transfer around 1 million doses of soon-to-expire coronavirus vaccine doses to the Palestinian Authority.
Under the agreement announced Friday, the PA will transf
Washington, June 18 (PTI):COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna do not harm male fertility, suggests a study which found the levels of sperm in participants remained at healthy levels after they got two doses
Tokyo, June 18 (IANS): Tokyo authorities may be planning to ease bans on serving alcohol in bars "solitary drinkers" after the state of emergency in the Japanese capital is lifted, a media report said
Kathmandu, June 17 (AP): Nepal has significantly reduced coronavirus infections after its worst outbreak, which overwhelmed the country's medical system, but is in desperate need of vaccines, its health min
Colombo, June 17 (AP): A container ship carrying chemicals sank off Sri Lanka's capital on Thursday nearly a month after catching fire, raising concerns about a possible environmental disaster, officials sa
Beijing/Jiuquan, June 17 (PTI): China successfully launched its longest crewed space mission to date on Thursday, sending three astronauts to its new orbiting station, in a major milestone for the Communist gia
Hong Kong, June 17 (AP): Hong Kong police used a sweeping national security law against a pro-democracy newspaper for the first time Thursday, arresting five editors and executives on charges of collusion with
GENEVA, June 17 (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin exchanged cordial words and plotted modest steps on arms control and diplomacy but emerged from their much-anticipated Swi
GENEVA, June 16 (AP): U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded their summit meeting Wednesday between what the American leader called “two great powers,” wrapping up m
Geneva, June 16 (AP): An American president won't side with Moscow over his own intelligence agencies. There will be no talk of a reset in Russian relations. And it is highly doubtful that anyone will gaze
CAIRO, JUNE 16 (IANS): Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Wednesday called on the newly elected Israeli government to take brave decisions for reaching a peace deal in the region, the country's fore
Beijing, June 16 (PTI): Jack Ma, the Chinese billionaire and founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, who last year ran into trouble with the Chinese government is keeping a low profile and has taken up painting as
Washington, June 16 (IANS): The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 176.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.81 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
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Kathmandu, June 16 (IANS): Floods and landslides have wreaked havoc in Nepal following the incessant rains on Tuesday and Wednesday, leaving scores dead and missing.
More than 50 people are missing in a mass
Seoul, June 16 (AP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned about possible food shortages and called for his people to brace for extended COVID-19 restrictions as he opened a major political conference to discu
Beijing, June 16 (PTI): China is all set to send the first three crew members to its new space station for three months on Thursday morning, the country's space agency announced on Wednesday.
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