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US to remain in communication with India on its needs to fight COVID-19: White House

Washington: The US will continue to maintain communication with India about its needs to address the COVID-19 crisis, the White House has said, as...

WHO approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

GENEVA: The World Health Organisation has given the go-ahead for emergency use of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine. The mRNA vaccine from the US manufacturer joins vaccines...

US to restrict travel from India over COVID starting May 4

WASHINGTON: The U.S. will restrict travel from India starting on May 4, the White House said Friday, citing a devastating rise in COVID-19 cases...

Chinese President Xi Jinping writes to PM Modi, offers help to fight COVID-19 surge

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday sent a message of condolences to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the coronavirus pandemic in India and...

Counting the costs of America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan

DUBAI: America’s longest war, the two-decade-long conflict in Afghanistan that started in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, killed tens of thousands...

White supremacy is terrorism’: President Joe Biden

'WASHINGTON: In his first joint address to the US Congress, President Joe Biden identified white supremacy as a domestic terror threat that America must...

Glacier melt is speeding up, raising seas: global study

PARIS: Nearly all of the world’s glaciers are losing mass at an ever increasing pace, contributing to more than a fifth of global sea...

Immediately sending whole series of help that India needs: US President Biden

WASHINGTON: The United States is sending a whole series of help that India needs in its battle against Covid-19, President Joe Biden said here,...

Canada to provide 10 million dollars to India to support fight against Covid-19: PM Justin Trudeau

OTTAWA: Canada will provide 10 million dollars to India to support the country in its fight against the unprecedented second wave of the Covid19...

China says its South Asian FMs meet on COVID-19 is ‘open’ to India

BEIJING: China, which is hosting a meeting of Foreign Ministers of some South Asian countries to deal with the COVID-19 situation, said on Tuesday...

Ban on travellers from India not targeted at any nationality: Singapore minister

SINGAPORE: Singapore's ban on travellers with recent travel history to India is not targeted at any nationality, but is aimed at addressing the risk...

UAE urges Israel to stop Jerusalem violence in rare rebuke

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates on Monday warned that any moves to change the historic identity of Jerusalem threaten peace, and called on Israel...

Australia to send oxygen, ventilators, PPE to India as part of immediate support package

MELBOURNE: Australia will send oxygen, ventilators and personal protective equipment to India as part of an immediate support package to the country which is...

US will rapidly deploy additional support to India to fight Covid-19 surge: Blinken

Washington:The US will rapidly deploy additional support to India and its healthcare heroes to combat the massive surge in coronavirus infections in the country,...

China, US differences continuing as Washington holds on to ‘misunderstandings’: Wang

BEIJING: The differences between the US and China are continuing as Washington is yet to find the right way to deal with Beijing while...

Turkey summons US Ambassador over genocide announcement

ISTANBUL: Turkey's foreign ministry has summoned the US Ambassador in Ankara to protest the US decision to mark the deportation and killing of Armenians...

At least 82 die in Baghdad Covid hospital fire: Interior Ministry

BAGHDAD: A fire sparked by an oxygen tank explosion killed at least 82 people and injured 110 at a hospital in Baghdad that had...

Climate partnership to be ‘core pillar’ of US-India cooperation: Biden

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has said that he wants to make achieving climate and energy goals "a core pillar" of bilateral cooperation with...

Americans advised to avoid all travels to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Maldives

Washington: The US has advised its citizens to avoid travelling to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and the Maldives due to the sudden surge in...

Japan issues 3rd virus emergency in Tokyo, Osaka area

Tokyo: Japan declared a third state of emergency for Tokyo and three western prefectures on Friday amid skepticism it will be enough to curb...

Taking oxygen intermittently does not help Covid-19 patients: Experts

Stating that "oxygen is like a drug" and taking it intermittently does not help, top doctors in the country highlighted on Wednesday that there...

Keep border issue at ‘appropriate position’, focus on long term ties: China tells India

BEIJING: China said on Wednesday that it was committed to maintain peace and stability along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) as it urged...

India elected to three bodies of UN Economic and Social Council

UNITED NATIONS: India has been elected by acclamation to three bodies of the UN Economic and Social Council. India was elected by acclamation to the...

Turkey says Afghan peace talks in Istanbul postponed to after Ramadan

ISTANBUL: Turkey announced on Tuesday that an international peace conference on Afghanistan which was due to start on April 24 in Istanbul will now...

India, China factor in regional prosperity; moment of choice for Pak: Afghan’s Ghani

Washington: Asserting that China and India are to be a factor in the regional prosperity, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has said it is "a...

White House refuses to comment on lifting ban on vaccine raw materials export to India

WASHINGTON: The White House on Monday did not respond to questions on the request by Serum Institute of India to lift export ban on...

Adults to be reinfected to study immune response in Oxford University-led Covid human challenge trial

LONDON: Healthy young adults who have previously contracted Covid-19 will be recruited to take part in a new human challenge trial to study how...

UK PM Boris Johnson cancels delayed visit to India over rising Covid cases

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has cancelled his planned visit to India next week due to the coronavirus situation in the country, Downing...

US, China agree to cooperate on climate crisis with urgency

SEOUL: The United States and China, the world’s two biggest carbon polluters, agreed to cooperate to curb climate change with urgency, just days before...

Pakistan reports highest single-day coronavirus spike in 2021 with over 6,000 cases

Islamabad: Pakistan on Sunday reported its highest single-day coronavirus spike this year with over 6,000 new cases and about 149 deaths, as the country...

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