LONDON, APRIL 14 (IANS): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday that lockdown, not the country's vaccine rollout, is the main reason for the decline of Covid-19 infections in Britain.
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Washington, April 14 (AP): The Senate is poised to start debate on legislation confronting the rise of potential hate crimes against Asian Americans, a growing problem during the coronavirus crisis that will al
Colombo, April 14 (PTI): Sri Lanka has banned 11 hardline Islamist organisations, including the Islamic State (ISIS) and al-Qaeda, for their links to extremist activities in the country and warned that any pers
Hong Kong, April 14 (AP): Hong Kong's electoral reform bill was introduced in the city's legislature on Wednesday, setting in motion changes that will give Beijing greater control over the process while
QUETTA, April 14 (IANS): Pakistan's Balochistan province continues to keep the country's intelligence and security forces under constant check as terror elements continue to surface from different parts
Dubai, April 14 (AP): Iran's president on Wednesday called Tehran's decision to enrich uranium up to 60 per cent after saboteurs attacked a nuclear site an answer to your evilness, linking the incident
WASHINGTON, APRIL 13 (IANS): G7 member countries have said they were deeply concerned about the build-up of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine and the annexed Crimea region.
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Beijing, April 13 (PTI): China on Tuesday objected to Japan's move to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the sea, warning Tokyo that "it reserv
Washington, April 13 (AP): The US is recommending a pause in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots.
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Dubai, April 13 (AP): The recent sabotage at Iran's main nuclear enrichment facility is just the latest setback for the country's Revolutionary Guard, though the paramilitary force is rarely publicly cr
Mecca, April 13 (AP): Muslims in many parts of the world marked the start of Ramadan on Tuesday, but a spike in coronavirus cases in several countries has once again put curbs on the holy month's signature
Tokyo, April 13 (AP): Japan and Germany agreed in security talks Tuesday to expand their military cooperation as the two nations shared concern about China's increasing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific reg
Islamabad, April 13 (AP): A Taliban spokesman said Monday the religious militia won't attend a peace conference tentatively planned for later this week in Turkey, putting US efforts to get a peace
Tokyo, April 13 (AP): Japan's government decided Tuesday to start releasing massive amounts of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean in two years an optio
United Nations, April 13 (PTI): Even though more than 780 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have now been administered globally, the pandemic is "a long way from over" but it can be brought under cont
United Nations, April 13 (AP): The COVID-19 pandemic led to a spike in gender-based violence last year and combatants continued to use sexual violence as a cruel tactic of war" and political repression in
Dubai, April 13 (AP): Iran's foreign minister warned Tuesday that an attack on its main nuclear enrichment site at Natanz affects ongoing negotiations in Vienna over its tattered atomic deal with world powe
Dubai (United Arab Emirates), April 12 (AP): Iran's nuclear program has been targeted by diplomatic efforts and sabotage attacks over the last decade, with the latest incident striking its underground Natan
London, April 12 (AP): Britain's government on Monday launched an investigation into a lobbying scandal involving former Prime Minister David Cameron amid calls for new rules on contact between business lea
The Hague, April 12 (AP): An investigation by the global chemical weapons watchdog found reasonable grounds to believe that a Syrian air force military helicopter dropped a chlorine cylinder on a Syrian town in