Hong Kong, December 3 (AP): Outspoken Hong Kong pro-democracy advocate and media tycoon Jimmy Lai was refused bail on Thursday on a fraud charge amid a growing crackdown on dissent in the semi-autonomous city.
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London, December 2 (AP): British regulators have become the first to approve the COVID-19 vaccine developed by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech for experimental use. Because trials of the.jpg)
Dallas (US), December 3 (AP): American Airlines is taking its long-grounded Boeing 737 Max jets out of storage, updating key flight-control software, and flying the planes in preparation for the first fli
Washington, December 3 (PTI) Reiterating his unsubstantiated claims about widespread voter fraud in the presidential polls, US President Donald Trump has told his supporters that his fight was to ensure that Am
Washington, December 3 (PTI): US President-elect Joe Biden has urged Americans not to travel during the Christmas and New Year holidays so as to prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus pandemic. The nov
Washington, December 3 (IANS): The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 64.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.49 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In it
Hong Kong, December 3 (IANS): Joshua Wong, a prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, along with two others -- Ivan Lam and Agnes Chow -- were sentenced to 13.5, seven and 10 months in prison, respectively,
KABUL, DECEMBER 2 (IANS): NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has reiterated his call for Afghan ceasefire. Stoltenberg, at the first session of the NATO's foreign ministers meeting on Tuesday, said:
TEHRAN, DECEMBER 2 (IANS): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday criticized a Parliament's Bill calling for suspension of UN inspections of the country's nuclear facilities, IRNA news agency rep
TOKYO, DECEMBER 2 (IANS): Japan enacted a law on Wednesday to cover the costs of vaccination against Covid-19 for residents of the country. Amid rising hopes for the early arrival of vaccines following recen
NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 2 (IANS): The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has identified China as a "full-spectrum" systematic rival and a threat in the coming decade. In its latest, 2030 Expert
Bangkok, December 2 (AP): Thailand's highest court on Wednesday acquitted Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha of breaching ethics clauses in the country's constitution, allowing him to stay in his job.-
Lahore, December 2 (PTI): Over 3,000 activists of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), including three sons of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, have been booked by police in Punjab province for hold
Hogn Kong, December 2 (AP): Hong Kong pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam were sentenced to jail on Wednesday on charges related to an unauthorised anti-government protest last year at-
Beijing, December 2 (AP): China on Wednesday rejected US accusations it is weakening its enforcement of UN sanctions against North Korea, but said more efforts are needed toward reaching a political settlement
Washington, December 2 (AP): President Donald Trump is threatening to veto a defense policy bill unless it ends protections for internet companies that shield them from being held liable for material posted by-
London, December 1 (PTI): In recognition of his generous benefaction , the University of Cambridge announced on Tuesday that its chemistry department will be named after Indian pharmaceutical major Cipla's
JAKARTA, DECEMBER 1 (IANS): About 550 people fled from their homes on Tuesday after the Semeru volcano on Indonesia's main Java Island erupted, spewing incandescent lava and hot smoke, according to the Nati
UNITED NATIONS, DECEMBER 1 (IANS): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "looks forward to" working with US President-elect Joe Biden, according to the UN chief's spokesman Stephane Dujarric. G-
Beijing, December 1 (PTI): China's ruling Communist Party has reinforced its "absolute leadership" over the country's two million-strong force, asserting that the PLA should function strictly
