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Sri Lanka President receives free Indian COVID vaccines under...

The consignment came after the country approved emergency use of Oxford AstraZeneca's Covishield vaccine

28 Jan 2021 4:56 PM IST

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. (via AP)

WHO team to start Wuhan virus probe under global glare

The visit will be tightly tethered to the science of how the virus jumped from animals to humans

28 Jan 2021 4:27 PM IST

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China deploys anal swabs to test for Covid-19

The method can increase the detection rate of infected people

27 Jan 2021 9:15 PM IST

A nurse wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks by people lining up for a coronavirus test at a hospital in Beijing, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. The coronavirus was found on ice cream produced in eastern China, prompting a recall of cartons from the same batch, according to the government. (AP)

Chinese city reports coronavirus found on ice cream

Most of the 29,000 cartons in the batch had yet to be sold, the government said

17 Jan 2021 2:17 PM IST

Withdrawal of Jammu and Kashmirs special powers and bifurcating the state into two union territories in August last year also evoked a strong reaction from Pakistan, which has been unsuccessfully trying to rally international support against India on the Kashmir issue. (Photo:AFP)

No talks possible with India until restoration of autonomous status of...

We don't have adversarial relations with any country except India which is trying to destabilise Pakistan, he claimed

11 Jan 2021 1:01 AM IST

People are silhouetted on vehicles headlights on a dark street during widespread power outages in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. Pakistans national power grid experienced a major breakdown late night on Saturday, leaving millions of people in darkness, local media reported. (AP)

Pakistan hit by nationwide power blackout

Power Minister Omar Ayub Khan said the frequency in the power distribution system suddenly dropped from 50 to zero,...

10 Jan 2021 1:05 PM IST

South Korea reported 808 new cases Monday, raising its national total to 57,680 with 819 deaths (Image:AP)

South Korea detects first coronavirus variant cases

The new strain, which experts fear is more contagious, prompted more than 50 countries to impose travel restrictions on...

29 Dec 2020 1:35 AM IST

A healthcare worker prepares COVID-19 vaccine doses at the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center on December 16, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. (Nathan Howard/Getty Images/AFP)

China to start opening vaccination programme to general public

Sichuan is the first province to outline a timeline of its vaccination plans for the general public

18 Dec 2020 11:16 AM IST

Members of a Chinese surveying team head for the summit of Mount Everest, also known locally as Mt. Qomolangma. China and Nepal have jointly announced on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, a new height for Mount Everest, ending a discrepancy between the two nations. (AP)

Mount Everest is 8,848.86 metres tall: Nepal & China after...

The revised height of Mt. Everest puts an end to the decades-long dispute between the two neighbours

8 Dec 2020 10:16 PM IST

FIR filed against Nawaz Sharif's brother, others in multi-billion...

PM Khan's friend Jahangir Tareen and son Ali Tareen are also booked under charges of money laundering and cheating of...

17 Nov 2020 2:03 PM IST

Gilgit-Baltistan region. (Photo: AFP/File)

Gilgit-Baltistan assembly election gets under way amid tight security

India has slammed Pak's decision to hold election in Gilgit-Baltistan and said any action to alter its status has no...

15 Nov 2020 1:50 PM IST

Aung San Suu Kyis National League for Democracy won enough seats in Parliament to return to power for a second five-year term (AFP Photo)

Official Myanmar vote count affirms Suu Kyi's party control By Pyae...

The NLD won 346 seats in the combined lower and upper houses of the legislature, far above the 322 needed to secure a...

13 Nov 2020 1:02 PM IST