Beijing, April 29 (AP): China's population grew last year, the government said Thursday, following a news report a once-a-decade census might have found a decline, possibly adding to downward pressure on ec
Washington, April 28 (IANS) The double mutant Covid variant -- identified as B1617 -- that was first detected in India, has spread to 'at least 17 countries', the World Health Organization (WHO) has sai
Islamabad, April 28 (IANS): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday indicated that the government might go for complete lockdown in coronavirus-hit cities and stressed the need for smooth supplies of food items du
Wellington, April 28 (IANS): New Zealand is providing support to India in response to the devastating Covid-19 situation facing the country, Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta said on Wednesday.
"We stand i
Washington, April 28 (IANS): The double mutant Covid variant -- identified as B1617 -- that was first detected in India, has spread to 'at least 17 countries', the World Health Organization (WHO) has sa
BANGKOK, April 27 (AP): Ethnic Karen guerrillas said they captured a Myanmar army base on Tuesday near the border with Thailand, representing a morale-boosting action for those opposing the military's takeo
San Diego, April 27 (AP): Marine scientists say they have found what they believe to be as many as 25,000 barrels that possibly contain DDT dumped off the Southern California coast near Catalina Island, where a
Washington, April 27 (PTI): India helped the people of America in their hour of need and the US will provide full support in providing emergency assistance and resources in India's fight against COVID-19, P
Canberra, April 27 (IANS): Australia has suspended flights from India in response to the country's Covid-19 outbreak.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Tuesday that all flights from India to Aus
New York, April 27 (IANS): The US help to India to meet the Covid-19 surge is unconditional and does not expect political favours in return, State Department Spokesperson Ned Prince has declared.
"We ha
Lagos, April 27 (IANS): Gunmen killed two more students abducted from a university in the northwest Nigerian state of Kaduna, local authorities said.
Greenfield University, a private institution in the state
Lagos, April 27 (IANS): At least five policemen were killed after gunmen attacked a police station in southern Nigeria's Imo state, local police said.
A gun battle erupted after unidentified attackers br
Seoul, April 27 (IANS): South Korea lodged a strong protest on Tuesday against Japan's renewed territorial claims to the Dokdo islets, called Takeshima by Japan lying halfway between the two countries.
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Washington, April 27 (IANS) The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 147.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.11 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
In its latest upd
Bangkok, April 26 (PTI): Thailand Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha was fined 6,000 baht (Rs 14,270) on Monday for not wearing a mask, as his government struggled to combat a new wave of coronavirus cases i
Moscow, April 26 (AP): Russian authorities on Monday ordered the offices of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny to suspend their activities pending a court ruling on whether they should be outlawed as a
Istanbul, April 26 (AP): A small group of Turkish protestors gathered outside the American consulate in Istanbul Monday to protest US President Joe Biden's decision to call the Ottoman Empire's mass dep
Dubai, April 26 (AP): The United Arab Emirates on Monday warned that any moves to change the historic identity of Jerusalem threaten peace, and called on Israel to put an end to violence following the latest cl
Brussels, April 26 (AP): The European Commission on Monday said it has launched a legal action against vaccine maker AstraZeneca for failing to respect the terms of its contract with the EU.
Spokesman Stefan
China's state-run Sichuan Airlines has suspended all its cargo flights to India for 15 days, causing major disruption to private traders' efforts to procure the much-needed oxygen concentrators
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