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Manila: "The pandemic is not yet over," a World Health Organization (WHO) official warned on Friday, saying the continued emergence of subvariants "poses a risk of resurgence and overwhelming health systems."Babatunde Olowokure, director of Health Security and Emergencies for...

Dhaka: Seven members of a militant group and three members of a separatist outfit have been arrested in Bangladesh.The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested the seven belonging to the Jamaatul Ansar Phil Hindal Sharqeera and three members of a...

Colombo: A total of 108 elephants are being raised by private owners in Sri Lanka, a newspaper reported on Friday.This has been stated in a study published in the Journal of the Asian Elephant Specialists Group, The Island newspaper...

Dublin: Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin called on the British government to work together to support peace and stability in Northern Ireland (NI).Martin made the remarks after the announcement of British Prime Minister Liz Truss's resignation earlier in the...

Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry imposed sanctions on a number of British institutes and individuals for "supporting terrorism and terrorist groups, promoting and instigating terrorism, violence and hate-mongering and violation of human rights."The ministry on Wednesday issued a statement...

Havana: Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez called on the US government to lift its decades-long trade embargo, or blockade, against the country."The US blockade has caused Cuba losses valued at 3.806 billion US dollars between August 2021 and February...

Los Angeles: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the iconic Pillars of Creation, where new stars are forming within dense clouds of gas and dust, the agency said.The three-dimensional pillars look like majestic rock formations, but are far...

Stanford: China is pursuing unification with Taiwan "on a much faster timeline" than previously expected, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.Beijing had decided the status quo was no longer acceptable, he said.Speaking at an event at Stanford...

Canberra: Australia has reversed a decision made four years ago to recognise West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.Canberra's decision in 2018 had undermined peace and put Australia out of step with other nations, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said....

London: Former British military pilots are being lured to China with large sums of money to pass on their expertise to the Chinese military, it is claimed.Up to 30 former UK military pilots are thought to have gone to...