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No effort would be spared to fully investigate the bus blast: Pak PM Khan to Chinese Premier Li

Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday assured his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang that no effort would be spared to fully investigate the bus...

Long Covid has more than 200 symptoms across 10 organ systems: Study

LONDON: Patients who experience long COVID have reported more than 200 symptoms across 10 organ systems in what is dubbed the largest international study...

UN human rights experts call on India to halt Faridabad’s Khori Gaon evictions

UNITED NATIONS/GENEVA: UN human rights experts on Friday called on India to halt the eviction of about 100,000 people in Khori Gaon in Faridabad,...

Thirteen killed, including nine Chinese as bus plunges into ravine in Pakistan, China suspects ‘bomb attack’

MANSEHRA: A bus carrying Chinese and Pakistani construction workers on a slippery mountainous road in northwest Pakistan fell into a ravine Wednesday, killing at...

WHO warns against mixing and matching Covid vaccines

Geneva: The World Health Organization's chief scientist on Monday advised against people mixing and matching Covid-19 vaccines from different manufacturers, calling it a "dangerous...

Dilip Kumar wasn’t just an actor but an institution, says Senator nephew in Pak

Peshawar: Legendary Indian thespian Dilip Kumar was not just an actor but an institution and people like him are born once in a century,...

China rejects South China Sea tribunal verdict as “waste paper”; terms US backing as “political farce”

BEIJING: A defiant China on Monday dismissed the 2016 verdict of the international tribunal on the South China Sea, rejecting its claims over the...

Delta variant cases mark 32% weekly increase in UK, vaccine protection high

London: UK health officials said the Delta variant of COVID-19 continues as the dominant strain of coronavirus and marked a sharp increase in the...

Basis for international travel should be testing; issue of vaccination needs some understanding: EAM Jaishankar

MOSCOW: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said that people who are tested before and after international travel is a good enough basis...

Afghanistan to rush troops to border as Taliban extend gains

KABUL: The Taliban claimed to be in control of 85 percent of Afghanistan as authorities Saturday prepared to retake a key border crossing seized...

‘Legitimacy aspect’ of who should rule Afghanistan should not be ignored, says EAM Jaishankar

MOSCOW: Voicing concern over the spiralling violence in Afghanistan, India said on Friday that the "legitimacy aspect" of who should rule the war-torn country...

How immune system of men and women differ in response to Covid found

London: Researchers have identified significant differences in how the immune systems of women and men respond to the virus that causes Covid-19, representing a...

Scientists find new drug target to treat coronavirus, fight future pandemic

WASHINGTON: Scientists have identified a novel target for a drug that can treat the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, and also help tackle a...

US Commission on International Religious Freedom condemns death of Stan Swamy

WASHINGTON: A federal American body has condemned the "deliberate neglect" by the government of India that it said led to the death of Jesuit...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirms most British troops have left Afghanistan

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Thursday that most British troops have left Afghanistan, almost 20 years after the U.K. and other Western countries...

Iran hosts high-level Afghan peace talks as fighting surges

TEHRAN: Iran on Wednesday hosted the first significant talks in months between Taliban and Afghan government representatives, a surprise meeting that comes as the...

Pfizer, Moderna vaccines cut COVID-19 risk by 91 per cent: Study

People who receive COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna are up to 91 per cent less likely to develop the disease, according to a...

UN ‘disturbed’ by death of priest and rights activist Stan Swamy in jail

GENEVA: The United Nations said Tuesday it was deeply disturbed by the death in pre-trial detention of Father Stan Swamy, an 84-year-old Indian rights...

COVID: Britain to scrap isolation of fully vaccinated people starting mid-August

LONDON: Britain’s government says it is scrapping rules for self-isolation for those who are fully vaccinated starting mid-August, as the country prepares to lift...

Taliban take districts in northern Afghanistan from fleeing troops

Kabul: The Taliban’s march through northern Afghanistan gained momentum overnight with the capture of several districts from fleeing Afghan forces, several hundred of whom...

Face masks to become personal choice as UK lifts lockdown

London: The use of face masks as protection against coronavirus will become a matter of “personal choice” as the UK lifts legal lockdown measures...

Delta variant is dangerous, continues to evolve and mutate: WHO chief

Geneva: The world is in a very “dangerous period” of the COVID-19 pandemic compounded by more transmissible variants like Delta, which is continuing to...

Any WHO-approved vaccine should be allowed for travel: UN

Geneva: The World Health Organisation said Thursday that any Covid-19 vaccines it has authorised for emergency use should be recognised by countries as they...

India’s solar power efforts an example to world: Prince Charles

LONDON: India, whose solar power efforts are an example to the orld, has a vital role to play in the global search for nature-based...

US announces USD 41 million additional COVID-19 assistance to India

WASHINGTON: The US has announced an additional USD 41 million assistance to help India respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and strengthen the country's preparedness...

AstraZeneca Covid vaccine produces stronger immune response with 11-month gap, third dose: Study

New Delhi: The AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine produces an improved immune response with a longer dose gap of up to 45 weeks, and a third...

Classified UK defence ministry documents found at bus stop: Report

LONDON: Classified documents from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) containing secret information about a warship and the British military was discovered at a...

Novel method to accurately, quickly detect COVID-19 from phone swabs

Researchers have developed a non-invasive and low-cost method that can accurately and rapidly detect Covid-19 using samples taken from the screens of smartphones. The...

India is ‘incredibly important’ partner to United States in region and globally: White House

Washington: India is an "incredibly important" partner to the US in the region and globally, the White House has said, underlining that America is...

US is assessing whether Taliban is serious about peace: Blinken

Paris: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday Washington was assessing whether the Taliban was serious about ending the conflict in Afghanistan,...

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