London, February 2 (PTI): The highly transmissible and possibly deadlier variant of COVID-19 detected in southern England at the end of last year is showing signs of further mutation, UK scientists warned on Tu
Beijing, February 2 (AP); China says it has lodged a formal complaint with Canada over T-shirts ordered by one of the country's Beijing Embassy staff that allegedly mocked China's response to the corona
Beijing, February 2 (PTI): China has arrested over 80 people for smuggling and supplying counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines, amid reports that some of the jabs have already made their way to Africa, the official med
Dhaka, February 2 (AP): Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in camps in Bangladesh condemned the military coup in their homeland and said it makes them more fearful to return.
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Moscow, February 2 (AP): Opposition leader Alexei Navalny denounced a Moscow court hearing Tuesday on whether he should be sent to prison for years, calling it a vain attempt by the Kremlin to scare millions of
Beijing, February 2 (PTI): Ahead of the UNSC meet on the Myanmar coup, China, which shares close ties both with the Myanmar military and de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, on Tuesday said that all actions of the
Moscow, February 2 (PTI): Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 has shown 91.6 per cent efficacy in the phase 3 trial without any serious side effects, according to an interim analysis of data publish
TOKYO, FEBRUARY 2 (IANS): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Tuesday announced that he will extend the state of emergency for Tokyo and other regions hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic by a month until Ma
Washington, February 2 (PTI): US President Joe Biden will sign three executive orders on Tuesday on immigration, including creating a task force to reunify families that were separated at the border by the Trum
Islamabad, February 2 (PTI): Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the immediate release of British-born al-Qaeda terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the main suspect in the sensational kidnapping and
London, February 2 (PTI): Scotland Yard has celebrated the 50th anniversary of Karpal Kaur Sandhu joining its ranks as the first South Asian and Sikh female police officer, paving the way for others to follow i
Washington, February 2 (PTI): In its first response to the China-India border standoff, the Biden administration has voiced concern over Beijing's ongoing attempts to "intimidate" its neighbours a
NAY PYI TAW, FEBRUARY 2 (IANS): A day after seizing control of the country, the military in Myanmar on Tuesday released a majority of the detained regional and state Chief Ministers, but there was no word on St
United Nations, February 2 (IANS): UN Security Council (UNSC) members will be briefed on Tuesday on the situation in Myanmar where the military has staged a coup after detaining top government officials, includ
Washington, February 2 (PTI): The White House indicated on Monday that it is watching the response of countries in the region on the military coup in Myanmar.
President Joe Biden, in a statement, said the Un
Washington, February 2 (AP): President Joe Biden met late Monday with a group of Republican senators who have proposed a slimmed down USD 618 billion coronavirus aid package -- a fraction of the USD 1.9 trillio
Bangkok, February 2 (AP): The man installed by army leaders as Myanmar's president after Monday's military coup is best known abroad for his role in the crackdown on 2007 pro-democracy protests and for
Washington, February 2 (AP): A military coup in Myanmar and a mass crackdown on dissidents in Russia are presenting early tests for the Biden administration as it tries to reestablish American primacy as a worl
San Ramon (California), February 2 (AP) Google will pay USD 2.6 million to more than 5,500 employees and past job applicants to resolve allegations that the internet giant discriminated against female engineers
NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 1 (IANS): As Americans anxiously await Covid-19 relief payments from the Joe Biden government, an off-message TV interview by Vice President Kamala Harris is backfiring big time on the White