Washington, December 23 (IANS): US President Donald Trump has urged the Congress to amend a $900 billion coronavirus relief bill to more than triple its stimulus payments to Americans.
In a video message pos
KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 22 (IANS): Nepals ruling party is all set to split into two factions, one led by Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and the other by former Prime Ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda and
Beijing, December 22 (PTI): China on Tuesday said it would impose reciprocal measures against unnamed American officials and their family members who were behind a legislation passed by the US Congress on Tibet
Washington, December 22 (PTI): US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday publicly received the COVID-19 vaccine and said he was doing this to demonstrate that people should be ready to take the vaccine when it is
KABUL, DECEMBER 22 (IANS): At least five people were killed and two others injured in a blast in Kabul on Tuesday, police said.
According to police spokesman Ferdaus Faramarz, the blast, that targeted a car
Berlin, December 22 (AP): German pharmaceutical company BioNTech is confident that its coronavirus vaccine works against the new UK variant, but further studies are needed to be completely sure, its chief execu
UNITED NATIONS, DECEMBER 22 (IANS): The UN Security Council has recognized the role of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in promoting international peace and security.
A presidential statement on Mond
London, December 22 (PTI): Scientists in the UK are investigating the impact of a new mutant variant of coronavirus, named VUI-202012/01, on children and whether its faster transmission in parts of England is d
Kathmandu, December 22 (PTI): The ruling Nepal Communist Party on Tuesday appeared to be headed for a split after the warring factions held separate Central Committee meetings, with Prime Minister K P Sharma an
ISLAMABAD, DECEMBER 22 (IANS): Pakistan Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid has warned of imminent threats to the lives of at least 20 prominent politicians, majority of whom are part of the opposition political pa
WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 22 (IANS): The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 73.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.70 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
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Berlin, December 21 (AP): A German court on Monday convicted a right-wing extremist of murder and attempted murder and sentenced him to life in prison for his attack on a synagogue last year on Yom Kippur, Juda
Washington, December 21 (AP): Top Capitol Hill negotiators sealed a deal Sunday on an almost USD 1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package, finally delivering long-overdue help to businesses and individ
Lahore, December 21 (PTI): Pakistan government on Monday granted permission for the construction of a Hindu temple in Islamabad, nearly six months after the work at the site was stopped apparently because of th
MANILA, DECEMBER 21 (IANS): Floodwaters and landslides triggered by a tropical depression that battered the Philippines over the weekend have left at least eight people dead, two injured and one missing, author
LONDON, DECEMBER 21 (IANS): Amid fears over a highly infectious new mutant strain of the novel coronavirus found in Britain, a group of more than 300 leading scientists across the globe are calling for European
Berlin, December 21 (AP): Countries trying to keep alive the 2015 deal on Iran's nuclear program agreed Monday to positively address the possibility of a US return to the accord under the Biden administrati
Kathmandu, December 21 (PTI): Nepal's embattled Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Monday defended his move to abruptly dissolve Parliament, saying he was forced to seek a fresh mandate through elections as t
WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 21 (IANS): The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 76.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.69 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
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WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 21 (IANS): Indian-American Vivek Murthy, US President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Surgeon General, has said that the highly infectious new mutant Covid-19 strain discovered in Britain