NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 10 (IANS): In the face of China's aggressive actions against India, the US will stand with New Delhi, according to State Department spokesperson Ned Price.
"We are concerned by Be
Kabul, February 10 (AP): A chain of bomb explosions targeting Kabul police on Wednesday killed a district police chief and his bodyguard, and also wounded five people, officials said.
No one immediately clai
Washington, February 10 (AP): One of the lawyers heading former President Donald Trump's defense at his second impeachment trial did what Trump himself has not: conceded Joe Biden won the presidential elect
SEOUL, FEBRUARY 10 (IANS): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un specified policy direction related to this year's economic development plan at a meeting of the ruling party, a state-media report said on Wednesda
Beijing, February 10 (AP): A Chinese spacecraft appears poised to enter orbit around Mars, one day after an orbiter from the United Arab Emirates did so and about a week ahead of an American attempt to put down
Yangon, February 10 (AP): Crowds demonstrating against the military takeover in Myanmar again defied a ban on protests Wednesday, even after security forces ratcheted up the use of force against them and raided
WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY 10 (IANS): The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 106.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.33 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
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Wuhan (China), February 9 (IANS): While saying that "accidents do happen," a team of international experts, including those from the World Health Organisation (WHO), investigating the origins of Covid
Tehran, February 9 (AP): Iran's intelligence minister has warned the West that his country could push for a nuclear weapon if crippling international sanctions on Tehran remain in place, state television re
Beijing, February 9 (AP): China is ready to consider vaccine cooperation with Central and Eastern European countries, President Xi Jinping said Tuesday in a meeting held by video link with European leaders.
WUHAN, China, February 9 (AP) — A World Health Organization expert said Tuesday the coronavirus is unlikely to have leaked from a Chinese lab and most probably jumped to humans via an intermediary species
Yangon, February 9 (AP): Police cracked down on crowds of demonstrators against Myanmar's military takeover who took to the streets again on Tuesday in defiance of rules making the protests illegal.
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WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY 9 (IANS): More than 2.93 million children in the US have so far been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus since the onset of the pandemic last year, according to official data.
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SAN FRANCISCO, FEBRUARY 9 (IANS): A US-based news organisation has filed a lawsuit against Facebook and Alphabet, the parent company of Google, alleging that the tech giants with their dominance over the digita
United Nations, February 9 (PTI): UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the decision of the United States to re-engage with the United Nations Human Rights Council, saying the world organisation lo
HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 9 (IANS): Hong Kongs top court on Tuesday ordered media tycoon Jimmy Lai to remain in custody before his trial on charges of fraud and colluding with foreign forces.
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United Nations, February 9 (AP): North Korea has modernised its nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles by flaunting United Nations sanctions, using cyberattacks to help finance its programmes and continuing to
Yangon, February 9 (IANS): Myanmar will conduct friendly cooperation with all countries while the country's foreign policy will not change, Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing sai
Washington, February 9 (IANS) The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 106.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.32 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
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Washington, February 9 (IANS): A new study has suggested that the coronavirus variant first detected in the UK late last year is spreading rapidly across the US, raising concerns over another resurgence in the