WHO incapable of holding China accountable for COVID-19: DissidentThe chances of a deeper investigation on the origins of the coronavirus pandemic and holding Beijing accountable will depend a great deal on Joe Biden administration, said Jianli ...
Imran secures vote of confidencePakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday secured a vote of confidence in the National Assembly (NA) or the lower house of Parliament, dashing the opposition's hopes to chall...
Greater humanitarian access urged in Ethiopia's Tigray
There is a need for greater access in Ethiopia's conflict-ridden Tigray region to reach large groups in dire humanitarian need, although more UN humanitarian workers are getting i...
How this man impressed the world with Tom Cruise's deepfakes
A visual effects specialist who created deepfake photos and videos of Hollywood actor Tom Cruise that went viral on various social media platforms, has defended his work, saying t...
UN calls on ASEAN states to leverage Myanmar military junta to protect people's freedomsThe United Nations is calling on the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to exert pressure on the Myanmar military, which recently overthrew the ci...
COVAX delivers over 20mn doses to 20 nations
COVAX, the international vaccine campaign co-led by the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners, has so far delivered more than 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to 2...
Erdogan, Merkel hold video conference
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a video conference during which they discussed the Covid-19 pandemic and other regional issues. ...
California theme parks, stadiums to reopenTheme parks and stadiums in the US state of California will reopen as early as April 1 with capacity restrictions and other safety modifications, local authorities said....
10 dead, 30 hurt in Mogadishu suicide blast
At least 10 people were killed and 30 others injured in a suicide car bombing outside a popular restaurant in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu, a police official said. ...
EU, US agree to suspend tariffs over Airbus-Boeing disputes
The European Union (EU) and the US have agreed to suspend the tariffs imposed over the Airbus-Boeing disputes, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said after a phon...
Covid-19 caused more mass trauma than WW2: WHO
World Health Organization (WHO) officials have said that the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has caused more "mass trauma" than World War II and warned of its lasting consequences. ...
Iran FM slams US' continued sanctions
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has slammed the US' continued sanctions against the Islamic Republic amid the Covid-19 pandemic. ...
Thailand mulls Covid-19 vax passports
Thailand is considering Covid-19 vaccine passports and quarantine exemption amid efforts to boost the country's ailing tourism sector. ...
Global representation of women in Parliament reaches 25.5pc
The Geneva-based Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) said that the global representation of women in Parliament reached a record high in 2020, however progress in this regard is "stil...
'EU committed to backing Cyprus issue talks'
The European Union (EU) is strongly committed to supporting the upcoming talks on the Cyprus issue, Josep Borrell, the bloc's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security ...
UN to monitor Covid-19 vaccine roll-outs in countries in humanitarian crisis
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has launched a new element of a data tool focusing on the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines in countries experiencing...
China-Pakistan's low cost, all-weather multi-role fighter JF-17 turns out to be failurePakistan's JF-17 Thunder, which was supposed to a low cost, light-weight, all-weather multi-role fighter with a Chinese airframe, has now become a liability for Islamabad due to i...
Malawi, Congo receive Made-in-India Covid-19 vaccinesMalawi and the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday received Made-in-India coronavirus vaccines under the Vaccine Maitri initiative....
'Mexico to return to economic normality by June end'
Mexico could return to "economic normality" by the end of June, with employment at the levels registered before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, President Andres Manuel Lope...
Lebanese banks witness mass layoff
As the continuing economic crisis heightened by the Covid-19 pandemic was deepening, banks in Lebanon were witnessing mass layoffs. ...
Indian envoy meets Chinese Vice Foreign Minister, emphasises on complete disengagement in eastern LadakhIndian Ambassador to China Vikram Misri on Friday met Vice Foreign Minister Luo Zhaohui in Beijing, who was Chinese envoy to India during the Doklam crisis, and emphasised the imp...
German energy firms to be paid for nuke phase-out
The German government would pay around 2.4 billion euros (USD 2.9 billion) to four energy companies in compensation for losses incurred due to the country's accelerated nuclear ph...
Austrian firm to contribute more vax doses to EU
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced that a company will contribute 5 million more Covid-19 vaccine doses to the European Union (EU) after it managed to increase its produ...
Smartphone application for reading SARS-CoV-2 test resultsResearchers report the development of a smartphone application that combines smartphone camera imaging with machine learning to interpret SARS-CoV-2 serological rapid diagnostic t...
Russia pilots its first 5G network
Russia's leading telecom operator MTS announced that it has launched the country's first 5G network for trial use in Moscow. ...
Use encrypted personal number for privacy, S Korea tells public
The South Korean government on Saturday asked the public to use their encrypted personal numbers, instead of phone numbers, to protect privacy when they have to write down entry l...
Tokyo region's state of emergency extended again
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has extended the state of emergency covering the Tokyo metropolitan area by two weeks to March 21 for a second time since January, as Covid-...
Coral reefs in Solomon Islands hit by bleaching
Scientists have identified a widespread coral bleaching event on shallow, inshore reefs that had been previously thought to be less reactive to climate stress, the Wildlife Conser...
India-EU FTA will be negotiated at aggregate level, says Swedish envoySweden Ambassador to India, Klas Molin on Friday said that Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and India will be negotiated at an aggregate level as per the...