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India’s role as regional ally can have positive impact in Afghanistan: US State Department

LONDON: India as a key regional player and ally of the US and its history of investments in Afghanistan could have a positive impact...

China ‘recognises and appreciates’ India’s contributions during its chairmanship of BRICS

BEIJING: China on Friday said it “recognises and appreciates” India’s contributions during its one-year presidency of the BRICS bloc culminating in its 13th summit...

Mass booster doses not needed, says UK COVID-19 vaccine creator

London: widespread booster shots campaign as planned by the UK government is not required for everyone as immunity against COVID-19 among fully vaccinated people...

No cash, only soft incentives for taking vaccine: S Africa minister

South Africa is exploring the possibility of incentivising people to get vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus, but there will be no cash incentives, Health...

Japan to extend virus emergency until end of month

Japan is to further extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and nearly 20 other areas until the end of September as the health...

Halt booster shots for rest of year: World Health Organisation

Geneva: The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling on rich countries with large supplies of Covid vaccines to refrain from offering...

Former President Donald Trump to serve as boxing commentator

Washington: Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to provide commentary from ringside Saturday for an exhibition boxing card headlined by 58-year-old former heavyweight champion...

As its immediate neighbour, India has one of the highest stakes in development in Afghanistan: Lekhi

New York: As an immediate neighbour of Afghanistan with long-standing historical linkages, India has one of the highest stakes in the development in the...

UN appeals for $606 million to aid Afghans rest of year

United Nations: The United Nations is making an emergency appeal for $606 million to help nearly 11 million people in Afghanistan for the four...

Ex-Afghan president Ashraf Ghani apologises, regrets ‘how it ended’

KABUL: Former president Ashraf Ghani, who fled the country last month as the Taliban entered Kabul, apologised Wednesday to the Afghan people, because "I...

Weight gain in pandemic increased type 2 diabetes risk: UK study

Extra weight gained as people lived through the COVID-19 pandemic and multiple lockdowns means they are at a higher risk of developing type 2...

Efforts grow to stamp out use of parasite drug ivermectin for COVID-19

Health experts and medical groups are pushing to stamp out the growing use of a decades-old parasite drug to treat COVID-19, warning that it...

India has no option but to wait and watch: Ex-diplomats on Afghanistan

New Delhi: With Pakistan's intelligence chief dashing to Afghanistan amidst efforts by the Taliban to finalise a government, former Indian diplomats on Sunday said...

Some domestic flights resume at Afghanistan’s international airport in Kabul

KABUL: Some domestic flights have resumed at Afghanistan's international airport in Kabul, with the state-run Ariana Afghan Airline operating flights to three provinces. Shershah Stor,...

Jeans, sportswear not parliamentary dress code, Speaker Hoyle warns British MPs

London: Britain’s members of Parliament will return to the House of Commons on Monday at the end of their summer recess and have been...

Nepal govt warns citizens against any action that may hurt friendly nations

Kathmandu: The Nepal government on Sunday warned its citizens against carrying out any “reprehensible and disgraceful” actions that may hurt the dignity of the...

Legacy pharma firm which sold dysentery drug to Afghans waits and watches after Taliban takeover

Satarupa Mukherjee, director of the 85-year-old East India Pharmaceuticals, is a worried businesswoman as she digests the impact of the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan. Her...

Taliban again postpone Afghan govt formation announcement

Peshawar: The Taliban have postponed the formation of a new government in Afghanistan for next week, their spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said on Saturday, as...

Expect to have a real, inclusive government in Afghanistan: US

Washington; The United States and the international community expects the Taliban to form an inclusive government with representations from different communities and interests, Secretary...

China eyes BRI extension to Afghanistan

Beijing: China on Friday expressed hope to extend its multi-billion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) into Afghanistan, saying the Taliban believes that the initiative...

Biden says Ida, wildfires show ‘climate crisis’ has struck

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden has pledged robust federal help for the Northeastern and Gulf states battered by Hurricane Ida and for Western states beset...

Taliban say Western Union to resume operations

KABUL: The Taliban say Western Union will resume its operations in Afghanistan, opening a rare conduit for foreign funds to flow into the cash-strapped...

Benefits of Covid vaccines far outweigh rare risk of facial paralysis: Study

The beneficial effects of COVID-19 vaccines far outweigh the risk of facial paralysis on one side of the face known as Bell’s Palsy, confirms...

UK to offer ‘revolutionary’ cholesterol-lowering jab on National Health Service

London: A “revolutionary” new treatment to lower cholesterol will be made available to thousands of patients through the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) following...

Monoclonal antibody treatment combo cuts hospitalisation among high-risk Covid patients: Study

Washington: A combination of two monoclonal antibody treatments keeps high-risk Covid-19 patients out of the hospital when infected with mild to moderate disease, according...

Abbas, Israel’s Gantz hold new high-level talks, urged by US

Jerusalem: Israel’s defence minister has held talks with the Palestinian president in the occupied West Bank, the first high-level meeting between the two sides...

Malaysia’s new PM self-isolates, misses Cabinet swearing-in

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's new prime minister missed the swearing-in ceremony of his new government on Monday after coming into contact with someone infected with...

Britain ends 20-year military campaign in Afghanistan as troops fly back

LONDON: The last remaining UK troops began landing back from Kabul in Britain on Sunday, ending the country's 20-year military campaign in Afghanistan where...

COVID-19 bigger blood clot threat than vaccines, UK study finds

A coronavirus infection presents a much higher risk of developing a blood clot than the first dose of either the Oxford/AstraZeneca or the Pfizer/BioNTech...

Delta variant doubles hospitalisation risk in comparison to Alpha: Lancet study

The SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, that was first reported on India, doubles the risk of hospitalisation compared to people infected with the Alpha variant, a...

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