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Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 501.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.18 million and vaccinations to over 11.12 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Thursday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the death […]

Johhanesburg: The death toll due to heavy rains in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province has risen to 253, said a government official. KwaZulu-Natal Member of the Executive Council for Health, Nomagugu Simelane announced the death toll while speaking to the television station ENCA on Wednesday. Simelane was speaking on the sidelines of the visit by President […]

New York: The man suspect of shooting 10 commuters on a subway train in Brooklyn, New York City, was arrested after a 30-hour manhunt, authorities said. The suspect, Frank James, was taken into custody without incident on Wednesday afternoon in Manhattan after police received a tip, New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said at […]

Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has announced that it is ready to talk with the protesters, who have occupied the entrance to the President’s Office in Colombo. The protests have entered the fifth day. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said on Wednesday that the government is willing to talk with the young protesters, who started a […]

Los Angeles: NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has confirmed the largest comet nucleus ever seen by astronomers, the agency has said. The estimated diameter of the largest icy comet nucleus is approximately 80 miles (128 km), making it larger than the state of Rhode Island, NASA said on Tuesday, Xinhua news agency reported. The nucleus is […]

Iowa: President Joe Biden said Russia’s war in Ukraine amounted to “genocide, accusing President Vladimir Putin of trying to wipe out the idea of even being a Ukrainian.” Yes, I called it genocide,” he told reporters in Iowa on Tuesday shortly before boarding Air Force One to return to Washington. It’s become clearer and clearer […]

San Francisco: A Twitter investor has sued Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk for failing to disclose his stake in the micro-blogging platform as sought by the US laws. The lawsuit has been filed in Manhattan federal court by Marc Bain Rasella on behalf of “all investors who sold or otherwise disposed of Twitter, Inc. […]

New Delhi: Google-owned YouTube on Wednesday morning suffered global outage as users reported several issues like receiving error messages while trying to watch videos along with logging problems. YouTube users also reported issues with accessing website elements like the sidebar navigation, switching accounts or the Setting menus, for example. YouTube confirmed the site was experiencing […]

New York: A manhunt was on for the mystery assailant behind the rush hour mass shooting in the city’s underground transit system that left 10 people with gunshot wounds and at least 13 others with other injuries. Police Commissioner Keetchan Sewell said on Tuesday that terrorism was not being pursued for the moment as the […]

New York: As the year began, New Yorkers shuddered at a subway crime straight out of urban nightmares the death of a woman shoved onto the tracks by a disturbed stranger. The city’s new mayor vowed to make sure New Yorkers feel safe in our subway system. But commuters Tuesday morning faced an attack that […]

Hyderabad: Members of the Telugu Association of Greater Cincinnati (Tarangini) and Hindu Society of Greater Cincinnati (HSGC) jointly performed Sri Sitarama Kalyanam at Cincinnati Hindu Temple on Sunday last with pomp and fervor. The Kalyanam was conducted after a gap of two years due to the pandemic. More than 500 devotees attended the Kalyanam, according […]

Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 499.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.18 million and vaccinations to over 11.11 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Tuesday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the death […]

New York: The diplomatic and defence leaders of India and the US have discussed expanding their cooperation into new defence areas like space and cyberspace to enable their militaries to jointly meet the challenges of this century, according to a readout of their 2+2 meeting that stressed “common strategic interests”. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, […]

Ottawa: Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly announced Monday that Canada is imposing new sanctions on Russian defence sector. According to a news release issued by Foreign Affairs Ministry, these new measures will impose restrictions on 33 entities in the Russian defence sector. These entities have provided indirect or direct support to the Russian […]

Islamabad: PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif was on Monday elected as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan with 174 lawmakers voting in his favour after the MNAs of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf boycotted the election, Dawn reported. Earlier, PTI MNAs had walked out of the Assembly, with Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who was the party’s candidate for the top […]

Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is going to issue a special statement on Monday evening, the PM Office said in a statement. The speech comes at a time when the government is facing worldwide protests asking the PM and President to step down over the escalating issues in the country, Daily Mirror reported. […]

Shanghai: Shanghai on Monday divided the whole city into areas belonging to three categories as part of targeted efforts to overcome a local Covid-19 resurgence. It has designated 7,624 closed-off management areas, 2,460 restrictive control areas and 7,565 prevention areas, reports Xinhua news agency citing local authorities as saying. The closed-off management areas refer to […]

Colombo: Dismissing the possibility of a no-confidence motion like Pakistan to oust the present government in Sri Lanka, Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa said that they will use their Constitutional provisions to change the government. Speaking to ANI, the Opposition leader said, “Pakistan has its own method of conducting democratic politics while we have […]

London: A study has revealed that around 180,000 avoidable deaths over 14 years in fast-growing tropical cities were caused by a rapid rise in emerging air pollution. The study was published in the journal, ‘Science Advances’. Scientists have revealed rapid degradation in air quality and increases in urban exposure to air pollutants hazardous to health. […]

San Francisco: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Monday agreed with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to convert Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters in the US into a homeless shelter. Musk and Bezos, who have been sparring over who will win the space race for years, finally agreed on a noble cause on the social media. […]

New York: Intake of zero-sugar food and beverages like yoghurt and diet soda may not be good for health as projected as they can impair your liver’s ability to flush out toxins, according to a study. The study, led by a team at the Medical College of Wisconsin in the US, examined two sugar substitutes […]

Kyiv: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson walked alongside the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the street of Kyiv during Johnson’s surprise visit to the war-hit nation. In a two-minute video shared by the Ukrainian government, the two leaders were seen walking through the largely empty city guarded by snipers and other heavy security. Yesterday, UK […]

Paris: As France votes today for the presidential election, Emmanuel Macron faces stiff competition from far-right leader Marine Le Pen. Macron enjoyed solid support in the beginning as he tried to achieve a diplomatic solution to the situation in Ukraine and led talks on economic sanctions against Russia, reported NHK World. However, his rival Le […]

Islamabad: Imran Khan has been ousted as the Pakistan Prime Minister after losing the opposition’s no-trust motion on Sunday, with 174 members in the 342-strong National Assembly (NA) voting in favour of the resolution. Khan has now become the first Prime Minister in the history of Pakistan to be ousted through a no-confidence vote. Before […]