Washington, December 10 (IANS): The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 68.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.56 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
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United Nations, December 10 (IANS): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has confirmed that he will take a Covid-19 vaccine publicly when it becomes available to him.
When asked at a press conference here o
NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 9 (IANS): Japan has taken up the difficult task in strife-torn Myanmar, of broking peace between the military and the Arakan Army (AA), amid spiraling rivalry with China in the Indo-Pacific.
WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 9 (IANS): The US Supreme Court has rejected a challenge against President-elect Joe Biden's victory in Pennsylvania.
Republicans in the state wanted to overturn certification of the
Berlin, December 9 (AP): Germany's next parliamentary election, which will determine the country's new leader after Chancellor Angela Merkel's long rule, will be held on September 26, 2021.
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Paris, December 9 (AP): Five members of a mountain rescue team were killed and a sixth was seriously injured when their helicopter crashed in the French Alps, authorities said.
The helicopter was carrying th
NAIROBI, DECEMBER 9 (IANS): A green pandemic recovery could cut upto 25 per cent off predicted 2030 greenhouse gas emissions and bring the world closer to meeting the two degree celsius goal of the Paris Agreem
DHAKA, DECEMBER 8 (IANS): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said that despite the obligation of the global community to curb the crimes of genocide, many innocent people across the globe contin
Islamabad, December 9 (PTI): The political crisis in Pakistan has deepened after an 11-party Opposition alliance announced that their lawmakers will resign en masse by the end of this month from parliament to p
Beijing, December 9 (PTI): China on Wednesday termed its joint efforts with Nepal to measure Mount Everest's height as a new milestone for the burgeoning friendship between the two countries, with its offic
Washington, December 9 (IANS): The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 68 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.55 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
In its
New York, December 9 (IANS): Pakistan is marketing Hindu and Christian women as "concubines" and "forced brides" to China, according to the top US diplomat for religious freedom, Samuel Brow
TEHRAN, DECEMBER 8 (IANS): Iran and Syria will continue boost of their "strategic" ties which serve the interests of both nations, a senior advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said, state
WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 8 (IANS): Chuck Yeager, the first person to travel at a speed faster than the speed of sound, has passed away at the age of 97.
"It is w/ profound sorrow, I must tell you that my li
MOSCOW, DECEMBER 8 (IANS): Russia is seeking a prompt and urgent solution to resolve the humanitarian issues in the conflict-ridden Nagorno-Karabakh region as soon as possible, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei L
UNITED NATIONS, DECEMBER 8 (IANS): The UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) has launched an International Hub on Behavioral Insights to Counter Terrorism.
The hub, established in partnership with Qatar, wi
KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 8 (IANS): It's official. The height of world's tallest peak is slightly higher than it was measured earlier.
On Tuesday, Nepal and China jointly announced that Mount Everest, the
Washington, December 8 (AP): President Donald Trump and allies say their lawsuits aimed at subverting the 2020 election and reversing his loss to Joe Biden would be substantiated, if only judges were allow
London, December 8 (PTI): The UK kicked off its biggest-ever vaccine campaign in history on Tuesday, as 90-year-old grandmother Margaret Keenan became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer/BioNTec
Bangkok, December 8 (IANS) The number of people killed due to flash floods, torrential waters and landslides following heavy rain in Thailand over the last two weeks, has increased to 29, disaster management au