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China passes law to reduce pressure on children from homework

BEIJING: China passed a law Saturday to limit the pressure on children from homework and after-school tutoring, state media said, as the country reforms...

Roadside bombing targets Taliban, kills Afghan civilians

KABUL: A roadside bombing targeting a Taliban vehicle in eastern Afghanistan killed at least two civilians on Saturday, including a child, Taliban and health...

Russia reports cases of more contagious Covid-19 variant: Reports

Moscow: Russia has reported some COVID-19 infections with a new coronavirus variant believed to be even more contagious than the Delta one, the RIA...

China has been an aggressor against India and others: US envoy-nominee Nicholas Burns

WASHINGTON: China has been an aggressor against India along the Himalayan border, a top American diplomat nominated by President Joe Biden as his next...

Trump announces launch of media company, social media site

New York: Nine months after being expelled from social media for his role in inciting the January 6 Capitol insurrection, former President Donald Trump...

Indian diplomat’s mike goes silent at UN conference while criticising China’s BRI

Beijing: India has voiced its strong opposition to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and its flagship project - the CPEC - at the...

Career diplomat Donald Blome named US envoy to Pakistan

Washington: US President Joe Biden intends to nominate career diplomat Donald Armin Blome as his next envoy to Pakistan, the White House has announced. Blome,...

Initiate action against those who incited violence using religion, Bangladesh PM tells home minister

DHAKA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday instructed her home minister to initiate immediate action against those who incited violence using religion as...

Pakistan may remain on ‘grey list’ till FATF’s next session: Media report

Pakistan was placed on the grey list by the Financial Action Task Force in June 2018 and was given a plan of action to...

WHO to meet next week to consider emergency use listing of Covaxin

Geneva: The WHO’s technical advisory group will meet on October 26 to consider the emergency use listing of India’s Covaxin which is being used...

India, Israel agree to resume negotiations on FTA from next month, conclude by June, 2022

JERUSALEM: India and Israel on Monday agreed to resume negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) from next month as the two sides are...

Talks between Pakistan, IMF for release of USD 1 billion loan tranche remains inconclusive

ISLAMABAD: The fresh rounds of talks between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund for the release of USD 1 billion loan tranche and a...

Bill Clinton ‘doing fine’ and will be out of hospital soon

ORANGS: Bill Clinton is doing fine and will be released soon from a Southern California hospital where he's being treated for an infection, President...

Taliban pledge to step up security at Shiite mosques after Friday’s attack

KABUL: Taliban authorities pledged to step up security at Shiite mosques after the second Islamic State attack in a week on worshippers killed more...

US Development Finance Corporation chief to visit India to boost vaccine manufacturing

Washington: The head of the US International Development Finance Corporation would be visiting India later this month as part of the Quad's efforts to...

Attack on mosque in Afghanistan kills at least 37, official says

KABUL: Suicide bombers assaulted a Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan that was packed with worshippers attending weekly Friday prayers, killing at least 37 people...

US to partly lift international travel curbs from November 8: White House official

WASHINGTON: The White House will announce on Friday it will lift travel restrictions for fully vaccinated foreign nationals from more than 30 countries, effective...

China warns against ‘manipulation’ of WHO virus probe

BEIJING: China's Foreign Ministry on Thursday warned against what it called possible "political manipulation" of a renewed probe by the World Health Organization into...

Taiwan tensions raise fears of US-China conflict in Asia

BANGKOK: After sending a record number of military aircraft to harass Taiwan over China's National Day holiday, Beijing has toned down the saber rattling...

Drugs for treating diabetes, obesity & ageing can potentially be used to treat Covid: Researchers

Existing drugs used to treat diabetes, obesity and ageing can potentially be used to treat COVID-19, researchers from the Indian Institute of Science Education...

Anxiety of socialisation can be cause of concern for students returning to schools

Noting that the Covid pandemic has severely affected the mental health of children, healthcare experts have said that anxiety of socialisation can be a...

Countries in South-East Asia region must make mental healthcare reality for all: WHO

On the eve of World Mental Health Day, the World Health Organization on Saturday urged countries in the South-East Asia region to make mental...

Pfizer vaccine highly effective against COVID-19 hospitalisations

Two doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are 90 percent effective against hospitalisation from the disease for all variants, including Delta, for at least...

Covid vaccine hesitancy in India at lowest level

Only 7 percent of Indian adults are currently hesitant to get inoculated against COVID-19, the lowest vaccine hesitancy level in the country so far,...

Plasma therapy ‘futile’ for critically ill COVID-19 patients: Study

Convalescent plasma therapy is "futile" as a treatment for most critically ill COVID-19 patients, according to a study published on Tuesday. The findings, published...

Russia to invite Taliban to international talks in Moscow on October 20

MOSCOW: Russia will invite the Taliban to international talks on Afghanistan scheduled for October 20 in Moscow, the Kremlin's envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov,...

WHO to take final decision next week on approval to Covaxin

The WHO will take a call on granting Emergency Use Listing (EUL) status for Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin next week, the global health...

Pfizer vaccine highly effective against COVID-19 hospitalisations for six months: Lancet study

Washington, Two doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are 90 per cent effective against hospitalisation from the disease for all variants, including Delta, for...

One in seven patients globally missed cancer surgery during COVID lockdowns: Study

One in seven cancer patients around the world missed out on potentially life-saving operations during COVID-19 lockdowns, according to a study that used data...

Cadila Healthcare gets DCGI nod to conduct phase III trials for two-dose Covid vaccine

Drug firm Cadila Healthcare on Tuesday said it has received permission from the Indian drug regulator for conducting phase III trials for its two-dose...

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