Davos, January 18 (PTI): It is not possible to end the COVID-19 virus as such viruses never go away and end up becoming part of the ecosystem, a top WHO official said on Tuesday but asserted that it is possible
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United Nations/Geneva, January 18 (PTI): UN human rights experts have voiced grave concern over attempts by the Taliban in Afghanistan to steadily erase women and girls from public life, saying women from ethni
Luanda, January 18 (IANS): Angola estimates to produce 10.5 million carats of diamonds in 2022 with a revenue of $1.4 billion, the country's National Diamond Company (Endiama) announced here. The informa
Kabul, January 18 (IANS): The death toll from a magnitude 5.6 earthquake in Afghanistan's western province of Badghis has increased to 22, an official confirmed on Tuesday. "The latest figures by ou
Tokyo, January 18 (AP): Japan's government is preparing social restrictions in Tokyo and other regions as the omicron variant of the coronavirus infects more people. Japan has never had a lockdown during
Seoul, January 18 (AP): North Korea said Tuesday it had conducted a test-firing of tactical guided missiles, a day after South Korea's military detected the North launching two ballistic missiles into the s
Brussels, January 18 (AP): Christian Democrat Roberta Metsola of Malta was elected president of the European Union's parliament Tuesday, taking over for a 2 -year term following the death of Socialist David
Dubai, January 17 (AP): A possible drone attack may have sparked an explosion that struck three oil tankers in Abu Dhabi and another fire at an extension of Abu Dhabi International Airport on Monday that killed-
Davos, January 17 (PTI): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday said joint efforts are the only way to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic and called for fair distribution of vaccines and expedited inoculation drive
Seoul, January 17 (AP): North Korea on Monday fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea in its fourth weapons launch this month, South Korea's military said, with the apparent goal of demonstratin
Beijing, January 17 (PTI): China's population grew to 1.4126 billion by the end of last year, increasing by less than half-a-million as the birth rate fell for the fifth consecutive year, stoking fears of a
Kathmandu, January 16 (IANS): Nepal on Sunday once again reminded India not to construct any roads in Nepali territory unilaterally. This reaction comes in a response to a recent statement of Indian Prime Mi
Strasbourg (France), January 16 (AP): A World Health Organisation official warned last week of a closing window of opportunity for European countries to prevent their health care systems from being overwhelmed
Colleyville (US), January 16 (AP): Four hostages are safe and their captor is dead after an hourslong standoff that began when the man took over services at a Texas synagogue where he could be heard ranting on
Wellington, January 16 (AP): The tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption began to recede Sunday, but the massive ash cloud covering the tiny island nation of Tonga prevented sur
Kabul, January 16 (IANS): Reacting to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's directive to send qualified and trained Pakistani manpower to Afghanistan, former President of the war-torn nation Hamid Karzai sai
Islamabad, January 15 (IANS): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has launched the public version of the country's first-ever National Security Policy document and called it an "all-encompassing" f
Paris, January 15 (IANS): The French national authority of health has officially approved the Nuvaxovid vaccine for Covid-19. "The data from various studies shows the high efficiency of the Nuvaxovid va
Moscow, January 15 (IANS): Russia has arrested several members of the well-known hacker group called REvil at the request of the US government after it was established that the infamous group was involved in se
Wellington, January 15 (IANS): New Zealands National Emergency Management Agency on Saturday issued a tsunami warning following a volcanic eruption in Tonga's Hunga Ha'apai island. New Zealand's
