London: Remdesivir may be a highly effective antiviral against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, according to a new single-patient study that contradicts previous...
UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly approved a resolution over Russian objections Thursday commending progress in peace talks between the Afghan government and the...
BEIJING: Underlining that common efforts were needed to maintain good relations between China and India, a senior Chinese official on Thursday said that Beijing...
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that vaccine nationalism is moving at full speed, leaving poor people around the globe watching preparations...
UNITED NATIONS: India has said its concept of the Indo-Pacific is “inclusive” in nature and is based on cooperation and collaboration, given the need...
Washington: The US government and 48 states have filed parallel antitrust lawsuits against Facebook, accusing the social media giant of anti-competitive conduct by abusing...
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday officially registered the coronavirus vaccine produced by Chinese drug giant Sinopharm, saying it was 86 percent effective...
UNITED NATIONS: India has underlined the need for the global community to chart out long-term strategies and roadmaps to deal with future pandemics and...
GENEVA: The World Health Organization has an unwelcome but potentially life-saving message for the holiday season: Don’t hug.
To stop the spread of the coronavirus,...
TEHRAN: A satellite-controlled machine gun with "artificial intelligence" was used in last week's assassination of a top nuclear scientist in Iran, the deputy commander...
WASHINGTON: A defiant Donald Trump is showing no signs of surrender and has reiterated yet again his unsubstantiated allegations of widespread voter fraud, claiming...
TAIPEI: Provincial governments across China are placing orders for experimental, domestically made coronavirus vaccines, though health officials have yet to say how well they...
WASHINGTON: Slamming China for its alleged repressive regime in Tibet, a top American diplomat has urged other countries to pass their own versions of...
WASHINGTON: China poses the greatest threat to America and the rest of the free world since World War II, outgoing National Intelligence Director John...
Dhaka: Authorities in Bangladesh on Friday started sending a first group of more than 1,500 Rohingya refugees to an isolated island despite calls by...
UNITED NATIONS: Welcoming the decision to resume coordination between the Palestinian Authority and Israel, India has urged the leadership of both sides to use...
BEIJING: China on Wednesday complimented India for hosting the heads of the government meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) for the first time,...
LONDON: Pfizer and BioNTech say they’ve won permission on Wednesday for emergency use of their Covid-19 vaccine in Britain, the world’s first coronavirus shot...
THE HAGUE: Syria and Russia faced renewed pressure over allegations of chemical weapons use as member countries of the global toxic arms watchdog met...
BEIJING: Battling global adversity over the coronavirus and bracing for a WHO inquiry over its origin, China on Friday claimed that just because COVID-19...
TEHRAN: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday accused arch-foe Israel of acting as a "mercenary" for the United States and seeking to create chaos,...
KATHMANDU: Chinese defence minister Gen. Wei Fenghe will visit Nepal on Sunday and meet the country's top leadership, the foreign ministry here announced on...
COLOMBO: National security advisor Ajit Doval on Saturday took part in the high-level trilateral maritime dialogue among India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives in...