Agencies

Berlin: The number of people who have died as a result of floods caused by extreme rainfall in Germany stands at 156, the Bild newspaper reports.As of Sunday morning, the death toll in the southwestern German state of Rhineland-Palatinate...

London: The UK special forces will focus on a new covert mission to counter the alleged threats from the so-called "big state adversaries," including Russia and China, Royal Marines Brigadier Mark Totten has said.According to Totten, who leads the...

London:  British Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on Saturday he had tested positive for Covid-19 and was self-isolating -- just as his government prepared to jettison most pandemic restrictions in England.Under his government's rules, Javid is now required to...

Guwahati: The Congress in Assam on Saturday criticised the state budget for 2020-21 describing it as "history's most fraudulent budget" with nothing new for people suffering from the impact of COVID-19, abnormal price rise and unemployment.The pandemic has led...

Kolkata: The Alipore Zoological Gardens on Saturday announced the birth of nine anacondas, which pushed their population in the facility to 20.Zoo Director Asis Samanta said the anacondas, born on July 11, are "currently doing fine" under the strict...

Berlin: More than 90 people were killed and 618 others were injured in the Ahrweiler district in Germany's southwestern state of Rhineland-Palatinate as a result of floods, Koblenz police said on Saturday."As of Saturday, at 5:00 a.m. , more...

Beijing: The Chinese company CGGC, which is constructing the Dasu dam in Pakistan's northern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said on Saturday that it decided to suspend the work after an explosion killed several engineers.A passenger bus exploded in Khyber...

Beijing: Chinese company Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine was approved for emergency use in children over the age of 3 in China, a subsidiary of the pharmaceutical giant said in a statement on Saturday."The inactivated COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the Beijing...

Beirut: Syrian President Bashar Assad was sworn in during a solemn ceremony in Damascus on Saturday, almost two months after winning the May election by a landslide."Liberating what has remained of our land is a priority, its liberation from...

Moscow: Facebook has pushed back against claims made by US President Joe Biden that the social network is responsible for COVID-19 deaths by allegedly allowing the spread of vaccination misinformation on its platform, describing such statements as unsubstantiated by...