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Dushanbe: Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted China’s invitation to attend Winter Olympics in February 2022, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday."During a conversation, President Vladimir Putin gladly accepted Xi Jinping's invitation to attend the Winter Olympics...

Moscow/Washington: US President Joe Biden told journalists that media reports about Chinese leader Xi Jinping turning him down for a one-on-one meeting in a phone call last week were untrue.The Financial Times reported earlier citing multiple people briefed on...

Beijing: The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 50 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, all in Fujian Province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Wednesday.Also reported were 23 new imported cases, including 13 in Yunnan, four...

Seoul: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired two unidentified ballistic missiles into eastern waters, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Wednesday.The JCS said in a statement that two unidentified ballistic missiles were launched earlier in...

Kohima: The Kohima Press Club boycotted the official farewell function of outgoing Nagaland, Governor R N Ravi, on Tuesday for his alleged "utter disregard" of the press and media fraternity in the state during his years in office.Ravi was appointed...

Wellington: New Zealand's indigenous political Maori party has started collecting signatures in support of the petition that seeks to change the country’s official name to the Polynesian "Aotearoa" and to restore the Maori names for all towns, cities and...

Bangkok: Thailand on Tuesday reported 11,786 new COVID-19 cases and 136 additional fatalities, according to the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).New cases went down again for three days in a roll after reporting a spike of over 15,000...

Moscow/Kabul: At least 153 media outlets have ceased operating in 20 Afghan provinces in less than a month since the country's takeover by the Taliban (a terrorist organization banned in Russia), Afghan TOLOnews broadcaster reported on Monday, citing...

Washington: The US budget deficit shrank by $300 billion to reach $2.7 trillion in the first 11 months of the fiscal year, the Treasury Department said Monday, as revenues rose significantly overspending for the first time since the outbreak...

Seoul: South Korea reported 1,497 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Monday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 275,910.The daily caseload was slightly up from 1,433 in the prior day, hovering above...