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.
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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
Johannesburg, December 1 (AP): Health officials are hoping that new, long-acting drugs to help prevent HIV infection will be a turning point for the fight against a global health threat that's been eclipsed
Colombo, December 1 (PTI): Sri Lanka's Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed petitions filed by members of the Muslim community against the government's regulation that makes cremations mandatory for
Baku, December 1 (AP): Azerbaijan on Tuesday completed reclaiming territory ceded by Armenia under a Russia-brokered peace deal that ended six weeks of fierce fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh.
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UNITED NATIONS, DECEMBER 1 (IANS): On World AIDS Day on Tuesday, a latest report from the Joint UN Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has warned that the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic could result in 123,000 to 293,000 n
YANGON, DECEMBER 1 (IANS): The Myanmar military on Tuesday announced the extension of the suspension period of its operations against armed groups until the end of December.
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UNITED NATIONS, DECEMBER 1 (IANS): The Covid-19 pandemic is heightening the dangers of gender-based violence and human trafficking for women and girls, UN officials have said.
"In every part of the worl
UNITED NATIONS, DECEMBER 1 (IANS): A record 235 million people will need humanitarian assistance next year, a nearly 40 per cent increase on 2020 which is "almost entirely from Covid-19", a top UN off
Washington, December 1 (IANS): The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 63 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.46 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University
Phoenix, December 1 (IANS): Arizona has certified its results for the November 3 presidential election, confirming President-elect Joe Biden's victory over incumbent President Donald Trump with the US state
London, December 1 (IANS): UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that the coronavirus situation is "back under control" as the month-long lockdown in England, the second of its kind since the onset of
PHNOM PENH, November 30 (Reuters): Pakistan's lonely elephant Kaavan arrived in Cambodia by cargo plane on Monday to start a new life with 600 fellow pachyderms at a local sanctuary, the result of year
VATICAN CITY, November 30 (Reuters): Pope Francis has cancelled a ceremony that traditionally begins Rome's Christmas season on Dec. 8 at the Spanish Steps because of coronavirus restrictions, the Vati
KABUL, November 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation): Azrat knew it was time to flee her village in Afghanistan when a mortar landed outside the family house, peppering the air with shrapnel and injuring h
WILMINGTON, Del., November 30 (Reuters): President-elect Joe Biden is expected to unveil his picks for several top economic positions as early as Monday when he will also finally receive his first classifi
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No word as to whether Star Trek's Scotty "beamed it up," but the mysterious, shiny monolith that was spotted in a remote southeastern Utah desert two weeks ago is gone.
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