SEOUL, FEBRUARY 21 (IANS): South Korea will begin administering Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines to medical staff on February 27, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said on Sunday.
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Islamabad, February 21 (PTI): Pakistan is unlikely to exit the 'grey list' of the FATF as some European countries have taken the stand that Islamabad has not fully implemented all the points of a plan o
Broomfield (Colorado), February 21 (AP): David Delucia was settling back into his airplane seat and starting to relax on his way to a long-awaited vacation when a huge explosion and flash of light interrupted a
MOSCOW, FEBRUARY 21 (IANS): Russia has confirmed the first case of human infection with the avian influenza A(H5N8) virus in the world, a Russian sanitary official announced on Saturday. Scientists have isol
London, February 21 (AP): The British government announced Sunday that it aims to give every adult in the country a first dose of coronavirus vaccine by July 31, a month earlier than its previous target. The
Yangon, February 21 (AP): Protesters gathered again Sunday all over Myanmar, a day after security forces shot dead two people at a demonstration in the country's second biggest city. A funeral was also held-
Tehran, February 21 (AP): The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog met Sunday with Iranian officials in a bid to preserve his inspectors' ability to monitor Tehran's atomic programme, even a
Jakarta, February 20 (IANS): Floods inundated several areas in Jakarta on Saturday, forcing thousands to leave their homes following heavy rains in the capital city in the past few days. No casualties were r
Yangon, February 20 (AP): Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar's two largest cities on Saturday paid tribute to the young woman who died a day earlier after being shot by police during a rally against the milita
Washington, February 20 (AP): Add Mother Nature to the pile of crises on President Joe Biden's plate. A month into the job and focused on the coronavirus, Biden is seeing his disaster management skills t
Kabul, February 20 (IANS): Two people were killed and two others wounded in two separate bomb explosions, targeting two cars in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan on Saturday, the capital police confirmed. The bl
Beijing, February 20 (IANS): The lander and the rover of the Chang'e-4 probe have been switched to dormant mode for the lunar night after working stably for the 27th lunar day, according to the Lunar Explor
South Waziristan, February 20 (IANS): Five soldiers were killed and another was injured when terrorists attacked a security check-post in the Sara Rogha area of South Waziristan tribal district late on Thursday
Jakarta, February 20 (IANS): At least 52 among dozens of short-finned pilot whales stranded on a beach in Indonesia's East Java province died on Friday morning, local media reported. "We are suspect
Singapore, February 20 (IANS): Covid-19 vaccinations for people aged 60 to 69 will start around the end of March, with the rest of the population to follow suit in April, said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong on Fr
Cape Canaveral (Florida) February 20 (AP): The world got its first close-up look at a Mars landing on Friday, as NASA released a stunning picture of its newest rover being lowered onto the dusty red surface.
Kathmandu, February 19 (PTI): Members representing the amicus curiae in a case against Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli's dissolution of the House of Representatives have argued before the Supreme Court-
Berlin, February 19 (AP): The UN human rights office said Friday that it has asked the United Arab Emirates for evidence that an Emirati princess held against her will for almost three years is still alive.
Tokyo, February 19 (AP): Cooling water levels have fallen in two reactors at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant since a powerful earthquake hit the area last weekend, indicating possible additional damage, its
Beijing, February 19 (PTI): As the spectre of ageing population coupled with declining birth rates continue to loom large despite relaxation of the one-child policy in 2016, a concerned China has approved three
