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Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 493.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.16 million and vaccinations to over 11 billion, according to the 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 […]

Jakarta: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia’s eastern province of North Maluku early Tuesday, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. No casualties have been reported so far. In February, at least 10 people were killed and about 13,000 others displaced after a 6.1-magnitude quake rocked Indonesia’s western province of West Sumatra. Pasaman district and […]

Colombo: An emergency health situation has been declared in Sri Lanka from Tuesday because of the severe drug shortage in the country. This decision was announced after an emergency general committee meeting of the country’s Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) to discuss the imposition of the emergency law and the severe drug shortage, the Daily […]

Moscow: A data leak in Russia’s popular food delivery service Yandex Food has exposed personal information of 58,000 users, including those associated with the government’s secret police. Among the users affected are serving agents of Russia’s security services and military who even ordered food to their places of work using their official email addresses, according […]

Las Vegas: During the 2022 Grammys, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a pre-recorded speech amid the ongoing Russian military operation in his country. “Support us in any way you can. Any but not silence.” In a surprise message, Ukrainian President Zelenskiy addressed the Recording Academy at this year’s #GRAMMYS. He asked for support for Ukraine […]

Kiev: Iryna Venediktova, the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, said that the bodies of 410 civilians killed in Bucha, about 60 km from Kiev, have been taken to be examined by forensic experts, adding that any evidence gathered will be recorded for the ongoing case of Russian war crimes. In a social media post, Venediktova said […]

Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 491.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.15 million and vaccinations to over 10.98 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Monday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the […]

Islamabad: Imran Khan was on Sunday de-notified as the Prime Minister of Pakistan, in wake of the dissolution of the National Assembly by the President, reports said. However, under Article 224 of the Constitution of Pakistan, he can continue as the Prime Minister for 15 days till the appointment of a caretaker Prime Minister, Geo […]

New Delhi/Columbo: Sri Lanka is reeling under a deep economic crisis as the country’s foreign reserves have been depleted and the Rajapaksa government is struggling to pay for the import of fuel. As a result, there is an acute power shortage in the country and violent protests are being reported. The government has declared an […]

Colombo: Amid the ongoing unrest in Sri Lanka and ahead of a massive anti-government protest planned for Sunday, several social media users have complained of disruptions while trying to access Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, a media report said. According to a Daily Mirror report, rumours were rife since Saturday that there were plans to block […]

Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 490.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.15 million and vaccinations to over 10.97 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Sunday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the […]

Rochester: Researchers from Mayo Clinic have found that lack of sleep and free access to food increases calorie consumption and fat accumulation, especially inside the belly. The findings of the research were published in the ‘Journal of the American College of Cardiology’. The research led by Naima Covassin, PhD, a cardiovascular medicine researcher at Mayo […]

Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a warning against a new mutant ‘XE’ variant of Omicron, that may be more transmissible than any strain of Covid-19 seen before. This new variant is a recombinant strain, meaning it is a mutant hybrid of the two previous versions of the Omicron variant, BA.1 and BA.2, […]

Jeddah: The Muslim holy fasting month of Ramzan begins on Saturday in the Gulf region except Oman, a day ahead of India. The Gulf region, where Islam is official religion heaved a sigh of relief as faithful welcoming the spiritual month free from COVID-19 restrictions. As soon as local authorities announced the beginning of Ramzan […]

Colombo: Indian Oil Corporation subsidiary in Sri Lanka on Saturday has supplied 6,000 MT of fuel to the Ceylon Electricity Board, to help ease the power crisis in the island country which is witnessing acute power cuts. The consignment of fuel is part of US 500 million oil line of credit extended by India. “Standing […]

Colombo: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has declared a nationwide public emergency amidst a spate of protests, including outside his house, over the worst economic crisis in the island nation. Rajapaksa issued a special gazette notification late on Friday night, declaring a public emergency in Sri Lanka with immediate effect from April 1. In the […]

Moscow: The Russian Health Ministry has registered the nasal version of its Covid-19 jab, Sputnik V, which is said to be the world’s first nasal vaccine against the virus. “Russian Health Ministry registers the nasal version of Sputnik V, the world’s first nasal vaccine against Covid-19,” Sputnik V wrote on Twitter. In January, the Russian […]

Islamabad: The people of Pakistan, including political leaders, were surprised when Prime Minister Imran Khan praised his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi’s foreign policy before a crowd of thousands of supporters, The News reported on Saturday. Khan praised Modi’s foreign policy while addressing a public rally in Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “I would like to praise our […]

Washington: The US government has initiated an investigation into Amazon’s labour rules around severe weather events, as six people died in a tornado strike last year at the company’s warehouse in the state of Illinois. The House Committee on Oversight and Reform has sent a letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, seeking documents regarding Amazon’s […]

Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 489.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.14 million and vaccinations to over 10.97 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Saturday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the […]

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 80,103,665 and 980,624, according to the CSSE.

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday reiterated his claims of “foreign conspiracy” and said that a foreign nation is trying to oust him over the “independent” foreign policy choices made by him. Addressing the people of Pakistan, ahead of the no-confidence motion, Imran claimed a foreign nation sent a message that Imran Khan […]

Seoul: New satellite imagery of North Korea’s Sinpo South Shipyard has shown “unusual movement” of experimental ballistic missile submarine that may indicate a possible submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) test in the future, a US monitor said. “Satellite image collected on March 22 shows unusual movement of the 8.24 Yongung (August 24th Hero) experimental ballistic missile […]

Bogota: More than 21,000 passengers were affected and 136 flights were cancelled in Colombia, following the emergency landing of a commercial plane at a major airport near the city of Medellin, Civil Aviation Director Jair Orlando Fajardo has said. The front landing gear of the LATAM Airlines Airbus A320-200 fell off shortly after takeoff on […]