Rome, December 25 (AP) Pope Francis prayed Saturday for an end to the coronavirus pandemic, using his Christmas Day address to urge health care for all, vaccines for the poor and for dialogue to prevail in reso
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Washington, December 25 (AP) So long eggnog, shrimp cocktail and pet-shaped sugar cookies. It's been a less merry holiday scene at the White House this year under COVID-19's shadow. President Joe Biden
North Korea is expected to convene a key party meeting within the coming week amid expectations it could unveil the country's policy directions for the new year in the face of a prolonged stalemate in its n
Harare, December 24 (AP) Outside a foreign currency exchange in Zimbabwe's capital, hordes of people desperate for US dollars are pushed up against each other. That's it, keep it tight, some shout, t
Moscow, December 24 (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the West on Thursday to immediately meet Russia's demand for security guarantees precluding NATO's expansion to Ukraine, saying the U.S. i
New Delhi, December 24 (PTI): The new and highly transmissible Omicron variant of the deadly coronavirus has increased immune escape compared with the Delta variant and appears likely to become the dominant SAR
Tokyo, December 24 (IANS) Tokyo authorities on Friday reported the Japanese capital's first case of the Omicron Covid-19 variant reported in the community with no known travel history. A doctor at a clin
Dhaka, December 24 (IANS) At 30 people were killed and over 200 others injured after a massive blaze ripped through a passenger ferry in Bangladesh, officials said. The officials said that 70 passengers on b
ROME, December 23 (AP) — Pope Francis urged Vatican cardinals, bishops and bureaucrats Thursday to embrace humility this Christmas season, saying their pride, self-interest and the “glitter of our a
Dharamsala, December 23 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has written to Uzra Zeya to congratulate her on being appointed the US' Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues. He expressed the hop
United Nations, December 23 (IANS) Abdulla Shahid, president of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, said Wednesday that he has tested positive for Covid and is self-isolating. "I have tested po.jpg)
New Delhi, December 23 (IANS) More than 13 million people in the Chinese city of Xi'an have been ordered to stay at home as authorities attempt to tackle a Covid outbreak there, BBC reported. The norther
Washington, December 23 (IANS) With Omicron becoming the dominant variant of Covid in the US, accounting for over 73 per cent cases, new modeling data shows that the highly transmissible new strain will cause 1
Beijing, December 22 (AP): China on Wednesday ordered the lockdown of as many as 13 million people in neighbourhoods and workplaces in the northern city of Xi'an following a spike in coronavirus cases, sett
Bangkok, December 22 (AP): Fighting between Myanmar government forces and ethnic guerrillas has sent about 4,200 villagers fleeing across the border into Thailand over the past week, a Thai army officer said We
New Delhi, December 22 (IANS): The super-mutant Omicron variant that has rapidly spread to 106 countries in less than a month from its discovery, may have peaked, suggests data from South Africa and the UK.
Beijing, December 21 (PTI): The situation at the China-India border is "generally stable" and both sides are maintaining dialogue and communication through diplomatic and military channels to ease the
Washington/Dhaka, December 21 (PTI): The US has offered a reward of up to USD 5 million for information on the henious terrorist attack in Bangladesh in 2015 that left Bangladeshi-American atheist blogger Aviji
Port-Au-Prince, December 20 (AP): Captive missionaries in Haiti found freedom last week by making a daring overnight escape, eluding their kidnappers and walking for miles over difficult, moonlit terrain with a
Jerusalem, December 21 (AP): Israel's former military intelligence chief says the country was involved in the American airstrike that killed Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in January 2020. It was the firs
