Suva, March 31 (IANS): China on Tuesday donated 1 million Fijian dollars (about $490,000) to Fiji to support the island nation's reconstruction efforts in the aftermath of the tropical cyclones Yasa and Ana
Seoul, March 31 (IANS): South Korea's corporate watchdog said on Wednesday that it has decided to refer the local unit of Apple and one of its executives to the prosecution for impeding the regulator's
YANGON, Myanmar, March 31 (AP) — Kachin guerrillas attacked a police outpost in northern Myanmar early Wednesday, local media reported, in an indication of the deepening involvement of ethnic minorit
Beijing, March 31 (IANS): China sent a new Earth observation satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 6.45 a.m. on Wednesday (Beijing time).
The satellite, Gaofen-1
Guangzhou, March 31 (IANS): Chinese researchers have developed a set of equipment that could inactivate coronavirus with electron beam irradiation.
The technology has passed an expert panel review and is set
Mae Sam Laep (Thailand), March 30 (AP) Violence in eastern Myanmar, including air raids that drove thousands of members of the Karen ethnic minority to seek shelter across the border in Thailand, deepened Tuesd
Dar es Salaam, March 30 (IANS): At least 45 people died in a stampede that occurred at a stadium in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam during a mourning for late President John Magufuli, local medi
Tokyo, March 30 (IANS): Japan's Health Ministry is trying to contain a scandal that irked the country after it came to light that its officials violated coronavirus regulations with an extended dinner in To
Kabul, March 30 (IANS): Three members of a polio vaccination team were killed in two separate incidents in Afghanistans Nangarhar province, officials said on Tuesday.
Provincial police chief Jumagul Hemat to
Brussels, March 30 (IANS): Twenty-five world leaders have supported a proposal from European Council President Charles Michel to draw up a new international treaty on pandemic preparedness in the wake of the Co
Maputo, March 30 (IANS): Ongoing clashes in Mozambique between members of the Islamic State (IS) terror group and security forces continued for the seventh day on Tuesday after the insurgents took a strategic c
Washington, March 30 (IANS): A US envoy warned that the Islamic State (IS) terror group still remains a significant security threat in Syria, Iraq and beyond, including Europe and North America.
In a stateme
Paris, March 30 (IANS): France has reopened its embassy in Libya after seven years, with the diplomatic representation tweeting "back to work".
Monday's reopening comes a week after President E
Washington, March 30 (AP) The United States on Monday suspended a trade deal with Myanmar until a democratic government is restored in the Southeast Asian country after a February 1 coup followed by a violent c
Washington, Mar 29 (AP): The United States on Monday suspended a trade deal with Myanmar until a democratic government is brought back to the Southeast Asian country after a bloody February 1 coup.
The milit
Washington, March 29 (IANS): A helicopter crash in the area of Knik Glacier in the US state of Alaska, has left five dead and one seriously injured, Alaska State Troopers said.
A team from Alaska Rescue Coor
BEIJING, MARCH 29 (IANS): China's internet industry has seen robust growth in recent decades, but its data centres, large-scale servers and cellular base stations are consuming energy at a faster pace. Henc
KATHMANDU, MARCH 29 (IANS): The Nepal government on Monday announced it was shutting all educational institutions for the next four days owing to the severe deterioration of air quality in the recent period.
Tokyo, March 29 (AP): Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi denounced Myanmar's escalating crackdown on pro-democracy protests in talks Monday with his Indonesian counterpart, who is visiting Tokyo fo
Islamabad, March 29 (PTI): An over 100-year-old Hindu temple undergoing renovation in Pakistan's garrison city of Rawalpindi has been attacked by a group of unidentified people, according to a complaint reg