Washington, March 11 (PTI): Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the US will speak out forcefully against China committing "genocide" against Uyghur Muslims in its Xinjiang province, as several
Washington, March 11 (AP): Will the coronavirus ever go away?
No one knows for sure. Scientists think the virus that causes COVID-19 may be with us for decades or longer, but that doesn't mean it will ke
Beijing, March 11 (PTI): China's Parliament on Thursday adopted the 14th Five-Year Plan, the mega blueprint containing billions of dollars worth of projects, including the controversial hydropower project o
Mandalay (Myanmar), March 11 (AP): Amnesty International accused Myanmar's military government on Thursday of increasingly using battlefield weapons against peaceful protesters and conducting systematic, de
Washington, March 11 (AP): A new agreement with South Korea on sharing the cost of keeping US troops on the Korean peninsula is early evidence that President Joe Biden is shifting America's approach to alli
Jakarta, March 11 (AP): A tourist bus plunged into a ravine on Indonesia's main island of Java after its brakes apparently malfunctioned, killing at least 27 people and injuring 39 others, police and rescue
Washington, March 10 (AP): Facebook has asked a court to dismiss state and federal antitrust lawsuits that accuse it of abusing its market power in social networking to crush smaller competitors.
The social
YANGON, MARCH 11 (IANS): Myanmar's Anti-Terrorism Central Committee on Thursday issued an order of withdrawing the terrorist designation of Arakan Army (AA) under the approval of the State Administration Co
Geneva, March 11 (AP): When the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic one year ago Thursday, it did so only after weeks of resisting the term and maintaining that the highly infectious v
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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