Beijing, November 24 (PTI): Fewer people are getting married in China in addition to the falling birth rates, hastening the demographic crisis in the world's most populous country, according to official dat
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Seoul, November 24 (AP): New coronavirus infections in South Korea exceeded 4,000 in a day for the first time since the start of the pandemic as a delta-driven spread continues to rattle the country after it ea
New Delhi, November 23 (IANS): China's birth rate has plummeted to its lowest level since 1978 as the government struggles to stave off a looming demographic crisis, The Guardian reported. Data released
United Nations, November 23 (PTI): Ahead of the crucial UN peacekeeping event in South Korea, Under-Secretary-General for Operational Support Atul Khare has expressed hope that India will take the lead in addre
London, November 23 (PTI): Britain's Royal Family on Tuesday issued a rare joint statement against the use of unnamed sources in response to a new BBC documentary on Prince William and Harry's relations
Sofia, November 23 (AP): A bus carrying tourists back to North Macedonia crashed and caught fire in western Bulgaria early Tuesday, killing at least 45 people, including a dozen children, authorities said. T
Geneva, November 23 (AP): The World Health Organisation's Europe office says projections show its 53-country region could face another 700,000 deaths in the coronavirus pandemic by next spring, topping 2 mi
United Nations, November 23 (IANS): UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has called for renewed global action against human trafficking. "Renewed and reinvigorated global action against this crime
New Delhi, November 23 (IANS): Pakistani authorities must end their abhorrent use of enforced disappearance, said Amnesty International detailing the practices devastating impact on the families of those who ha
Cairo, November 22 (AP): Sudan's reinstated prime minister said in an interview that aired Monday that he will have the authority to form his own independent government, according to the agreement he signed
Seoul, November 23 (AP): Former South Korean military strongman Chun Doo-hwan, who took power in a 1979 coup and brutally crushed pro-democracy protests before going to prison for misdeeds in office, died on Tu
United Nations, November 23 (PTI): Threats against UN peacekeepers, particularly those resulting from malicious acts, is a major concern, the United Nations peacekeeping chief has said, underlining the need for
Tehran, November 23 (AP): The head of the United Nations' atomic watchdog met Tuesday with Iranian officials to press for greater access in the Islamic Republic on the eve of diplomatic talks restarting ove
Copenhagen, November 22 (AP): Democracy is deteriorating across the world, with countries notably taking undemocratic and unnecessary actions to contain the coronavirus pandemic, an intergovernmental body said-
Colombo, November 22 (PTI): Sri Lanka's former police chief Pujith Jayasundera was on Monday indicted with 855 charges of criminal negligence for failing to act despite receiving prior intelligence warnings
Seoul, November 22 (IANS): North Korea has called for 'glorifying' the era of leader Kim Jong-un as a large-scale conference on carrying out a mass movement for the country's development wrapped up,
New Delhi, November 22 (IANS): Women have been banned from appearing in television dramas in Afghanistan under new rules imposed by the Taliban-led government, the BBC reported. Female journalists and presen
Beijing, November 22 (AP): Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday said his country will not seek dominance over Southeast Asia or bully its smaller neighbours, amid ongoing friction over the South China Sea. Xi
Jerusalem, November 22 (AP): A one-time confidante to Benjamin Netanyahu began testifying against him Monday in the former Israeli prime minister's corruption trial in Jerusalem. Nir Hefetz, a forme
Columbus, November 21 (AP): It was supposed to be a moment of triumph for Joe Biden. The Democratic president had just signed into law the most significant infrastructure package in generations. And he ha
