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Bangkok: At least six people died on Sunday across Myanmar during clashes between the police and protesters opposing the recent military takeover, the Irrawaddy news portal reported.Three demonstrators were killed by the police in Myanmar’s largest city of Yangon,...

Moscow: Russia registered 11,359 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 11,534 the day before, and the total count reached 4,246,079, the coronavirus response center said on Sunday."Over the past day, 11,359 coronavirus cases were confirmed...

New Delhi: Coronavirus vaccines will be capped at ₹ 250 per shot at private hospitals and health centres, the Health Ministry said Saturday. Vaccines will be free in all government hospitals and centres.The government on Friday had said it...

Moscow: The military-controlled foreign ministry in Myanmar has suspended all visas and prolonged the entry ban for travelers until the end of March, media said Friday.All types of visas have been frozen, including social visit visas and other exempted...

Washington: The Biden administration plans to maintain and impose sweeping new rules to limit China's purchase of advanced technology from the United States, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.The tough new regulations enacted under President Donald Trump are...

Washington: President Joe Biden in an interview said his administration will announce more significant changes on US policy toward Saudi Arabia following the murder of columnist Jamal Khashoggi."I spoke to the king yesterday, not the prince. I made it...

Mumbai: A handwritten letter in 'broken English' threatening Mukesh Ambani and his wife Neeta Ambani was found in the car laden with explosives found near the residence of the industrialist on Thursday, news agency ANI reported on Friday.The green...

New Delhi: China and India have agreed to establish a hotline to exchange views timely following talks between foreign ministers of the two countries, reports China's state-run Xinhua news agency.After Thursday's telephone conversation between Wang Yi and S Jaishankar,...

London: A UK court on Thursday ordered the extradition of fugitive Nirav Modi after a nearly two-year-long legal battle and accepted the Indian case that he threatened witnesses and tampered with evidence.District Judge Samuel Goozee at the Westminster Magistrates’...

United Nations: Portugal has sent a letter to the United Nations officially nominating incumbent Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as a candidate for a second term, Guterres' spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters on Wednesday.“The government of Portugal has written to the...