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Blast likely caused by Ukraine missile in accident, says Poland

PRZEWODOW: Poland on Wednesday said a deadly blast that killed two people in a village near the border with Ukraine was likely caused by...

Over 1 billion youngsters at hearing loss risk due to headphones, loud music: Study

Washington: Over one billion teenagers and young people are potentially at risk of hearing loss due to their use of headphones and earbuds, and...

Biden, Sunak discuss Ukraine, China, North Ireland: White House

BALI: United States President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak affirmed their strong support for Ukraine on Wednesday as they met for...

Significant decline in sperm counts globally, including India: Study

New Delhi: An international team of researchers has found a significant decline in sperm counts over the years in many countries globally, including India. Sperm...

PM Modi, US President Biden review India-US ties during their meeting in Bali

Bali: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden on Tuesday reviewed the state of India-US strategic partnership including in sectors like critical...

G-20 to hold tough on Russia, urge end to Ukraine war

Nusa Dua (Indonesia): Leaders of the world's largest economies appeared ready on Tuesday to convey a strong message from most condemning Russia's invasion of...

Turkey makes more arrests in connection with deadly bombing

Istanbul: Turkish police have apprehended more suspects in connection with the bombing of a bustling pedestrian avenue in Istanbul that killed six people and...

China poses a threat but must also engage with them: UK PM Sunak

LONDON: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday that China posed a threat to Britain but it was also right to have dialogue with...

Iran issues first death sentence after ‘riots’: Judiciary

TEHRAN: Iran on Sunday issued its first death sentence linked to participation in "riots", amid nationwide protests since the death of Mahsa Amini, the...

‘Being Elon Musk not easy’: Twitter CEO touches on criticism, workload at G-20 forum

NUSA DUA: It's not easy being Elon Musk. That was the message the new Twitter owner and the billionaire head of Tesla and SpaceX...

Ukraine President Zelenskyy calls liberation of Kherson ‘beginning of the end’

KHERSON: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the Russian withdrawal from Kherson 'the beginning of the end of the war' on Monday as he met...

Imran Khan’s party moves SC to get FIR registered against three suspects named by him who plotted to kill him

Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Monday filed multiple writ petitions in the Supreme Court to get an FIR registered against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior...

Jaishankar meets Blinken; discusses Ukraine war, Indo-US ties

PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken here on Sunday and discussed bilateral ties, the raging...

Ukraine war, tensions with China loom over big Bali summit

Nusa Dua (Indonesia): A showdown between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin isn't happening, but fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine and growing tensions...

G20 nations launch billion-dollar pandemic fund to tackle next global pandemic

NUSA DUA, INDONESIA: G20 health and finance ministers launched a $1.4-billion fund Sunday to tackle the next global pandemic ahead of the bloc's leaders...

UK, India need each other now more than ever: Boris Johnson

NEW DELHI: Ties between the United Kingdom and India will remain on a "phenomenal upward trajectory" under Indian-origin UK prime minister Rishi Sunak, that...

EAM Jaishankar meets Ukrainian counterpart, discusses ways to end Russia-Ukraine conflict

PHNOM PENH: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday held a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba and both the leaders discussed recent...

China successfully launches cargo spacecraft for its space station in orbit

BEIJING: China successfully launched its cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-5 on Saturday to deliver supplies for its space station, the construction of which is expected to...

World has failed strife-torn Myanmar: UN Sec-General

Phnom Penh (Cambodia): Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday that the world had failed Myanmar, and expressed hope the Association of Southeast Asian...

Scientists repurpose cancer immunotherapy technique for variant-proof Covid treatment

Washington: Scientists have adapted what is typically a cancer therapeutic technique, CAR-T cell therapy, for the purpose of eliminating the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to...

Stressful events may worsen long-Covid symptoms : Study

Washington: Adult patients with “major life stressors” were at least twice as likely to struggle with depression, brain fog, fatigue, sleep problems, and other...

Biden, Modi have productive, very practical relationship: US NSA

Washington: US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have a productive and very practical relationship, the American national security advisor has...

Russia claims all troops gone from city in southern Ukraine

Mykolaiv (Ukraine): The Russian Defence Ministry said on Friday that it finished pulling out its troops from the western bank of the Dnieper River...

Stressful Events May Worsen Long-Covid Symptoms: Study

Washington: Adult patients with “major life stressors” were at least twice as likely to struggle with depression, brain fog, fatigue, sleep problems, and other...

Iran says it has developed hypersonic missile

IRAN: An Iranian Revolutionary Guards general claimed Thursday that the Islamic republic has developed a hypersonic missile capable of penetrating all defence systems, raising...

Russia’s Putin won’t attend upcoming G-20 summit in Bali

Jakarta: Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the Group of 20 summit in Indonesia next week, an Indonesian government official said on Thursday,...

Over 100,000 Russian troops killed, wounded in Ukraine: Top US general

WASHINGTON: More than 100,000 Russian military personnel have been killed or wounded in Ukraine, with Kyiv's forces likely suffering similar casualties, top US General...

Covid infection changes genetic material of cells: Study

Washington: Scientists have shown for the first time that infection by SARS-CoV-2 changes the functioning of host cell RNA, according to a study. The scientists...

Be ready to fight and win wars as China’s security faces increased instability, Xi Jinping tells military

BEIJING: President Xi Jinping has said that China's national security is facing increased instability and ordered the PLA to devote all its energies to...

PNB scam: Nirav Modi loses appeal on mental health grounds, UK High Court orders his extradition

London: Diamond merchant Nirav Modi on Wednesday lost his appeal against extradition on mental health grounds as the High Court here ruled that his...

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