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PM Netanyahu's tricks backfire, brings strange bedfellows together to form next government in Israel

Jerusalem, June 3 (PTI): Who could think barely two weeks ago when Israel struggled with its worst communal tensions internally, and not just the barrage of rockets fired from Gaza, that a historic combina

World / 3rd June 2021

Trump permanently shuts down his social media site after a month; may join another

Washington, June 3 (PTI): Donald Trump has permanently closed his blog, a webpage where the former US president shared his fiery speeches and statements after being banned by social media giants, including Face

World / 3rd June 2021

Veteran politician Herzog elected 11th president of Israel

Jerusalem, June 2 (PTI): Veteran Israeli politician Isaac Herzog will be the Jewish nation's new president after his overwhelming victory in a secret ballot held in Parliament, it was announced on Wednesday

World / 2nd June 2021

US seeks freedom for 2 American journalists in Myanmar

Bangkok, June 2 (AP): A US State Department official called on Wednesday for the immediate release of two American journalists who were arrested by Myanmar's military junta. Deputy Secretary of State Wen

World / 2nd June 2021

Canadians fear more tragedies in indigenous kids' tale

Toronto, June 2 (IANS): Canadians fear there could be more graves of indigenous children after the discovery of the remains of 215 kids from the grounds of a former native school. The discovery of the remain

World / 2nd June 2021

China, SE Asia 'hotspot' for new coronaviruses: Study

NEW YORK, JUNE 2 (IANS): China, Japan, Philippines and Thailand may turn into "hotspots" favourable for bats that carry coronaviruses and conditions in these places could become ripe for the disease t

World / 2nd June 2021

Indonesia urges ASEAN to quickly appoint envoy for Myanmar

Jakarta, June 2 (AP): Indonesia's foreign minister on Wednesday urged the Association of Southeast Asia Nations to immediately appoint a special envoy on Myanmar in response to its military coup, and reiter

World / 2nd June 2021

S Korea unveils homegrown space rocket for first time

SEOUL, JUNE 2 (IANS): South Korea has unveiled a fully assembled model of its homegrown space rocket for the first time since the country started its development in 2010 as it conducts final testing procedures

World / 2nd June 2021

Iran's largest warship catches fire, sinks in Gulf of Oman

Tehran, Jun 2 (AP): The largest warship in the Iranian navy caught fire and later sank Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman under unclear circumstances, semiofficial news agencies reported. The Fars and Tasnim news

World / 2nd June 2021

Malaysia says 16 Chinese jets threatened its sovereignty

Kuala Lumpur, June 1 (AP): Malaysia's air force said Tuesday that 16 Chinese military jets flew in a tactical formation over the South China Sea and nearly infringed on the country's airspace, call

World / 1st June 2021

Europe ready to take leadership in addressing climate change

BRUSSELS, JUNE 1 (IANS): Europe is ready to take leadership in the fight against climate change, said Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, via video link at the 2021 Partnering for Green

World / 1st June 2021

Trudeau vows further actions over discovery of indigenous kids' remains

OTTAWA, JUNE 1 (IANS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that his government will take further actions in response to the discovery of the remains of 215 children in a former residential school in Kam

World / 1st June 2021

Myanmar extends entry restrictions till June end

NAY PYI TAW, JUNE 1 (IANS): Myanmar's Foreign Affairs Ministry announced the extension of entry restrictions for all travellers until the end of June due to the raging Covid-19 pandemic. During the perio

World / 1st June 2021

New Zealand latest nation to sign space agreement with NASA

Wellington, June 1 (AP): New Zealand announced Tuesday it was the latest country to sign a space agreement with NASA, just as New Zealand's nascent space industry begins to take off. New Zealand bec

World / 1st June 2021

Covid-19 variants to be given Greek alphabet names: WHO

Geneva, June 1 (IANS): The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that Covid-19 variants of concern will be known by letters of the Greek alphabet, saying it will help avoid stigmatising countries where

World / 1st June 2021

Homicides spike in US city amid pandemic: Report

Oakland, June 1 (IANS): Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic early last year, Oakland city in the US state of California has witnessed a sharp increase in the number of homicides, a media report said citing

World / 1st June 2021

China reports human infection of H10N3 avian influenza

Beijing, June 1 (IANS): A human infection with the H10N3 strain of avian influenza has been found in China's Jiangsu province, the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Tuesday. The patient, a 41-year

World / 1st June 2021

SL begins criminal probe on burning container ship

Colombo, June 1 (IANS): Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigations Department announced that it had appointed a 10-member team of detectives to investigate the incidents surrounding the burning X-Press Pearl conta

World / 1st June 2021

11 abducted students freed after Nigeria school attack

Abuja, June 1 (IANS): Eleven students who were abducted following an attack on a school in Nigeria's Niger state, have been released, a government official said. Mary Noel-Berje, a spokeswoman for the st

World / 1st June 2021

Time has come for global pandemic treaty: WHO Chief

Geneva, June 1 (IANS): The Covid-19 pandemic has proved that the world needs a pandemic treaty to strengthen both the World Health Organization (WHO) and global health security, WHO Director-General Tedros Adha

World / 1st June 2021

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