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Facebook removes Trump ads with symbols once used by Nazis

Washington: Facebook has removed a campaign ad by President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence that featured an upside-down red triangle, a symbol...

China reports 37 new cases; Beijing implements wartime measures

Beijing: China has reported 37 new coronavirus cases including 25 in Beijing where 183 patients are undergoing treatment, with the city implementing wartime measures...

Now proven that hydroxychloroquine won’t stop COVID-19 deaths: WHO Chief Scientist

LONDON: The World Health Organisation's top scientist says it's now been definitively proven that the cheap malaria drug hydroxychloroquine "the drug favoured by President...

Trump pleaded with Chinese president Xi Jinping to help win 2020 re-election: Ex-US NSA John Bolton

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump pleaded with China's leader Xi Jinping for help to win re-election in 2020, the US president's former national security advisor John...

Nepal upgrades border outpost at Changru near disputed Kalapani

PITHORGARH: Nepal has upgraded its border outpost at Changru near Kalapani and converted it into a permanent one manned by armed police personnel, an...

‘Closely monitoring’ India-China border row: US

Washington: The US is "closely monitoring" the situation following a fierce clash between Indian and Chinese forces in eastern Ladakh, and hopes that the...

Beijing airports cancel 1,255 flights over COVID-19 resurgence fears, 106 cases reported earlier

BEIJING: Beijing cancelled at least 1,255 inbound and outbound flights on Wednesday, representing nearly 70 percent of all services, the state-run People's Daily reported,...

UN chief expresses concern over child casualties in J&K, asks govt to end use of pellet guns

United Nations: UN chief Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over child casualties in Jammu and Kashmir and urged the government to take preventive measures...

Dexamethasone — first drug proves able to improve survival from COVID-19

LONDON: Researchers in England say they have the first evidence that a drug can improve COVID-19 survival: A cheap, widely available steroid called dexamethasone...

US FDA withdraws emergency use authorisation of HCQ

WASHINGTON: The US food and drug regulatory body on Monday withdrew the emergency use authorisation of anti-malarial drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in the treatment...

Pakistan reports over 4,000 new cases, tally crosses 145,000-mark

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Covid-19 cases reached 148,919 after 4,443 new infections were detected, while 111 more people have succumbed to the coronavirus, pushing the death...

Pakistan’s coronavirus tally crosses 140,000-mark

Islamabad: Pakistan's COVID-19 cases reached 144,676 after 5,248 new infections were detected, while 97 more people have succumbed to the coronavirus, pushing the death...

Beijing locks down more districts as new virus outbreak gathers pace

Beijing: China's capital city raced Monday to control a fresh coronavirus outbreak, with 79 cases linked to a single wholesale food market in Beijing...

Trump describes coronavirus as ‘invincible enemy’, says America will defeat it

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Saturday called the novel coronavirus an “invincible enemy” and exuded confidence that America will be able to defeat...

Pak records highest single-day increase, tally at 1,39,230

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded its highest number of coronavirus cases in a single day with 6,825 new patients, taking the tally to 1,39,230, while...

China reports 66 new COVID-19 cases after sudden spike in Beijing

BEIJING: China has reported 66 new coronavirus cases, the largest since the disease was controlled in its first epicentre Wuhan in April, prompting the...

India, with 12 nations, leads initiative at UN to counter misinformation on COVID-19

UNITED NATIONS: India, along with 12 other countries, has led an initiative here aimed at spreading fact-based content to counter misinformation on the coronavirus,...

Nepal Parliament’s lower house unanimously passes bill to redraw political map

Kathmandu: Nepal's Parliament on Saturday unanimously voted to amend the Constitution to update the country's new political map, laying claim over the strategically key...

Turkey slams Twitter for removing over 7,000 accounts supporting President Erdogan

LONDON: Turkey has slammed Twitter for removing thousands of accounts based in the country that supported President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saying these were not...

India’s presence in UNSC will help bring its ethos of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ to world: envoy

United Nations: India's presence in the United Nations Security Council will help bring to the world its ethos of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam', the country's envoy...

Fears of second wave of virus outbreak rise in US

WASHINGTON: About half a dozen states including Texas and Arizona are grappling with a rising number of coronavirus patients filling hospital beds, fanning concerns...

Khalilzad calls for immediate start of intra-Afghan talks

Kabul: US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said the intra-Afghan negotiations between the Kabul governments team and the Taliban "must begin immediately", and adding that...

Extreme poverty could rise to over one billion people globally due to COVID-19 crisis: Report

NEW YORK: Global poverty could rise to over one billion people due to the COVID-19 pandemic and more than half of the 395 million...

Malaysia won’t send pilgrims for Haj this year: Minister

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia will not be sending pilgrims for this years Haj season amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a Minister said on Friday. Religious Affairs Minister...

Stay quiet if you want your elections to go smoothly: North Korea warns Washington

Seoul: North Korea said on Thursday the United States has no standing to comment on inter-Korean affairs, and it is in Washington’s interest to...

Nepal will get back land from India through dialogue: PM Oli

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has said that his government will seek a solution to the Kalapani issue through diplomatic efforts...

An additional 49 mn people may fall into extreme poverty this year due to Covid-19: UN chief

UNITED NATIONS: Nearly 49 million more people are likely to fall into extreme poverty this year due to the COVID-19 crisis and every percentage...

WHO calls for ‘intermittent’ lockdowns in Pakistan as virus surges

Islamabad: The World Health Organization has told Pakistan it should implement "intermittent" lockdowns to counter a surge in coronavirus infections that has come as...

Nepal Parliament starts discussion on revised map

Kathmandu: Nepal's Parliament on Tuesday started discussions on a Constitution amendment bill to change the country's political map showing Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura under...

Pakistan records more than 100 coronavirus deaths in single day

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan recorded more than 100 deaths in a single day from COVID-19 for the first time since keeping statistics in mid-March, when the...

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