Beijing, March 11 (AP): China's ceremonial legislature on Thursday endorsed the Communist Party's latest move to tighten control over Hong Kong by reducing the role of its public in picking the territor
Washington, March 11 (AP) The United States announced sanctions Wednesday on two family members of Myanmar's commander in chief, beefing up US financial penalties in response to the military's five-week
Kuala Lumpur, March 10 (AP): A Malaysian court ruled on Wednesday that non-Muslims can use the word "Allah" to refer to God, in a major decision in a divisive issue for religious freedom in the Muslim
KATHMANDU, MARCH 10 (IANS): Nepals Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has put a ban on taking and circulating pictures, videos and filming of other climbers or members of expedition teams on Mt Eve
Benghazi, March 19 (AP): Libyan lawmakers confirmed a newly appointed interim government on Wednesday, in the hopes it will help unify the divided, war-wrecked North African country, and shepherd it through to
Washington, March 10 (IANS): US President Joe Biden's dog Major "hurt someone" at the White House earlier this month, causing a "minor injury", Press Secretary Jen Psaki has confirmed.
GENEVA, MARCH 10 (IANS): The so called "vaccine passports" should not be used as a requirement for international travel at the present time due to practical and ethical considerations, a senior World
KABUL, MARCH 10 (IANS): Amidst new efforts by the US to expedite Afghanistan's reconciliation efforts, officials have confirmed that Russia is planning to host a meeting on the war-torn country's peace
Berlin, March 10 (PTI): Higher concentration of airborne pollen is associated with increased novel coronavirus infection rates, according to a study that used data from 31 countries across five continents.
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Mandalay (Myanmar), March 10 (AP): Myanmar security forces early Wednesday raided a neighbourhood in the country's largest city that is home to state railway workers who have gone on strike to protest last
Beijing, March 10 (AP): China and Russia said they will build a lunar research station, possibly on the moon's surface, marking the start of a new era in space cooperation between the two countries.
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Washington, March 9 (PTI): Indian-American Maju Varghese, who previously served as a key member of the Biden campaign and the inaugural committee, was on Tuesday formally appointed as Director of the White Hous
Beijing, March 9 (PTI): China on Tuesday gave no timeline and continued to be ambivalent about permitting thousands of Indian and overseas students studying in Chinese universities to return from their countrie
London, March 9 (PTI): The UK government on Tuesday published the country's first National Action Plan to protect journalists from abuse and harassment.
The plan includes measures for further research in
ISLAMABAD, MARCH 9 (IANS): The opposition alliance in Pakistan, comprising at least 11 different political parties, has lashed out at the military establishment of the country, telling it not to interfere in po
Bangkok, March 9 (AP): Politicians are often accused of sanitizing the news. On Tuesday, Thailand's prime minister sanitized members of the press.
After fielding a slew of questions from journalists at h
Milan, March 9 (AP): Russia has signed a deal to produce its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Italy, the first contract in the European Union, the Italian Russian Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday.
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Tunis (Tunisia), March 9 (AP): Fourteen African migrants, including nine women and four children, perished at dawn on Tuesday off the Tunisian coast After a boat carrying 93 people sank.
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GENEVA, MARCH 9 (IANS): An additional 10 million child marriages may occur before the end of the decade, threatening years of progress in reducing the practice, according to a new analysis released by Unicef.
WASHINGTON, MARCH 9 (IANS): US President Joe Biden signed two executive orders aimed to promote gender equity and vowed "to ensure that every domestic and foreign policy we pursue rests on a foundation of