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Workers produce antigen test kits for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a factory in Nantong, in Chinas eastern Jiangsu province on December 19, 2022. (Photo by AFP)

Over 60% of China's population may get COVID, deaths likely in...

Epidemiologist says more than 60 per cent of China and 10 per cent of Earth's population are likely to be infected over...

20 Dec 2022 5:07 AM GMT

A phone screen displays the Twitter account of Elon Musk with a photo of him shown in the background, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP)

'Should I step down as head of Twitter?' asks Elon Musk, majority say...

Twitter CEO Elon Musk started a poll on the microblogging site, asking users if he should step down as head of the...

19 Dec 2022 7:16 AM GMT

Ukrainian soldiersrest near their position in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/LIBKOS)

Ukraine races to restore power after Russian missiles batter grid

Russia fired 74 -- mainly cruise -- missiles Friday, 60 of which were shot down by anti-aircraft defences, according to...

18 Dec 2022 6:18 AM GMT

Elon Musk-led SpaceXs satellite broadband arm Starlink said that its service is available in many countries and it will be easier for it to get government approvals if it has a high number of pre-orders from India. (AFP Photo)

Twitter suspends accounts of several journalists, Musk cites 'doxxing'...

It was unclear if all the journalists whose accounts were suspended had commented on or shared news about @elonjet

16 Dec 2022 5:36 AM GMT

A worker in protective overalls controls the line outside the fever clinic at a hospital in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Facing COVID surge, China expanding hospitals, ICUs

Beijing rolls back anti-virus controls that confined millions of people to their homes, crushed economic growth and set...

11 Dec 2022 7:02 AM GMT

Elton John performs on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Veteran musician Elton John quits Twitter due to misinformation

The singer-songwriter shared the news in a statement posted on the microblogging site

10 Dec 2022 7:58 AM GMT

US President Joe Biden (AP)

Biden to decide on second term 'shortly' after new year: Top aide

At 80 he is already the oldest president in US history and if he served a second term he would be 86 by the time he...

6 Dec 2022 4:39 AM GMT

In this file photo taken on April 22, 2007, Iranian police officers stop a car during a crackdown to enforce the Islamic dress code in the north of the capital Tehran. - Iran has scrapped its morality police after more than two months of protests triggered by the arrest of Mahsa Amini for allegedly violating the countrys strict female dress code, local media said Sunday. (Photo: AFP)

Protest-hit Iran abolishes morality police

The morality police were established under hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to "spread the culture of hijab"

4 Dec 2022 12:57 PM GMT

Pakistans newly-appointed Army chief General Asim Munir (Image credit: Twitter/@IntelDte)

Ready for war with India if attacked: Pakistan new Army chief Munir

Munir made the remarks during his first-ever visit to troops in the frontline areas in Rakhchikri Sector of the Line of...

4 Dec 2022 6:18 AM GMT

Indian-American Pichai was awarded the Padma Bhushan for 2022 in the Trade and Industry category. (Twitter)

'India is a part of me': Google CEO Sundar Pichai after receiving...

He received India's third-highest civilian award in the presence of his close family members in San Francisco on Friday

3 Dec 2022 5:09 AM GMT

An oil tanker is moored at the Sheskharis complex, part of Chernomortransneft JSC, a subsidiary of Transneft PJSC, in Novorossiysk, Russia, one of the largest facilities for oil and petroleum products in southern Russia. (AP file photo)

G-7 joins EU on $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian oil

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that the pact will help restrict Putin's primary source of revenue for his...

3 Dec 2022 4:34 AM GMT

People walking across a street in Haizhu district, Guangzhou city, in Chinas southern Guangdong province, following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions in the city. (AFP)

China signals zero-Covid relaxation after protests

Anger over China's zero-Covid policy has sparked protests in major cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou

1 Dec 2022 6:10 AM GMT