London, December 2 (IANS): In a year that began with a deadly insurrection at the US Capitol, American lawmakers have seen a sharp rise in the number of threats against them, and fears are mounting that such a
Kampala, December 2 (IANS): Uganda is striving to consolidate the country's gains in the fight against HIV/AIDS despite the impact of Covid-19, a senior health official said.
"Covid-19 did not spare
United Nations, Dec 2 (IANS) In a diplomatic setback to the Taliban, the permanent representative of the democratically-elected government of Afghanistan Ghulam Isaczai has received a temporary reprieve after t
Dhaka, December 2 (IANS): A Chinese firm has signed four project investment agreements on a waste-to-energy project with its Bangladeshi partners here.
According to the agreements signed on Wednesday, China
Phnom Penh, December 2 (IANS): Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen revealed on Thursday that his eldest son Hun Manet will be one of the prime ministerial candidates after the father's possible r
Canberra, December 2 (IANS) :The state government of South Australia (SA) has tightened its border restrictions in response to the latest coronavirus outbreak.
SA on Thursday reported 18 new Covid-19 cases,
Tokyo, December 2 (IANS): The Japanese government on Thursday withdrew its request for airlines to completely stop taking reservations for inbound international flights this month, local media reported.
Japa
Kabul, December 2 (IANS): Afghanistan's acting air force commander Mawlawi Amanudin Mansoor has called on the pilots who served under the previous government to return to work and join the current air force
Seoul, December 2 (IANS): South Korea's daily number of Covid-19 cases hit a new record high as the government eased anti-virus measures amid the higher vaccination rate, the health authorities said Thursda
Sydney, December 2 (IANS): Some of the world's leading mathematicians have joined forces with a team of computer scientists to use artificial intelligence (AI) to develop new theorems and untangle seemingly
Canberra, December 2 (IANS): Australia's national science agency has opened a purpose-built facility to test technology before it is sent to the Moon.
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
Washington, December 2 (IANS): The global coronavirus caseload has topped 263.45 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.22 million and vaccination to over 8.03 billion, according to Johns Hopkins
New Delhi, December 2 (IANS): The suspect in a Michigan school shooting will face charges of terrorism and first-degree murder following a rampage that left four students dead and seven injured.
Prosecutors
Beijing, December 2 (IANS): As the world grapples with Omicron and maverick UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson comically serenades the new strain of the virus as "OH-my-kraan," China has been pushing bac
Moscow, December 1 (AP): Russia warned Wednesday that a number of US diplomats will have to leave Russia before the end of next month, the latest salvo in a diplomatic tug-of-war between Moscow and Washington.
Beijing, December 1 (AP): China lashed out at Shinzo Abe Wednesday after the former Japanese prime minister warned of the serious security and economic consequences of any Chinese military action against the se
Tokyo, December 1 (AP): Japan has asked international airlines to stop taking new reservations for all flights arriving in Japan until the end of December as the country further tightens its border controls aga
Riga (Latvia), December 1 (AP): Barely 3 months after the chaotic US-run troop evacuation from Afghanistan, NATO foreign ministers met on Wednesday to debate a rapidly compiled report on the lessons to be learn
Santiago, December 1 (IANS): The number of people suffering from hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) rose by 13.8 million in 2020, or by 2 per cent points, to reach 59.7 million people, according to
Oxford Township (US), December 1 (AP): A 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his Michigan high school, killing three students, including a 16-year-old boy who died in a deputy's patrol car on the way to a