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Wellington: Experts call for caution as New Zealand has detected the highly mutated Covid-19 variant BA.2.86, known as "Pirola," in wastewater samples taken earlier this month."Pirola," the Omicron subvariant detected by the New Zealand Institute of Environmental Science and...

Hangzhou: The Indian women's cricket team progressed to the semifinals of the Asian Games 2023 courtesy of its higher seeding after rain washed out the quarterfinal match against Malaysia here on Thursday.Batting first, Asian Games debutants India scored 173/2...

Beijing: At the invitation of Premier of the State Council Li Qiang, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda of Nepal will pay an official visit to China from Sept. 23 to 30, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning announced on...

Hangzhou: Hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh and ace boxer Lovlina Borgohain will lead the Indian contingent in the opening ceremony at the Asian Games 2023 here on Saturday.The mega ceremony will be conducted at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium.Harmanpreet...

Santiago: A total of 25 people were killed in traffic accidents during Chile's annual "Fiestas Patrias" independence celebrations from Sept. 15 to 19, Chilean authorities reported Wednesday.Eleven people died as a result of being run over, six from crashes,...

Dhaka: Bangladesh has suffered its worst day yet of the dengue this year as deaths of the disease reached the previous record on Wednesday.Bangladesh reported 3,015 new dengue cases and 21 new deaths on Wednesday, taking the tally to...

Seoul: South Korea's number of deaths hit a record high last year amid the continued Covid-19 pandemic, statistical office data showed on Thursday.The total number of deaths was 372,939 in 2022, up 17.4 percent from a year ago, according...

Kochi: Simon Grayson’s Bengaluru FC are set to square up against Kerala Blasters as Indian Super League action returns with a fixture for the galleries at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Thursday.The Blues, who reached the summit clash...

Hangzhou: Men's volleyball preliminary round of the 19th Asian Games kicked off on Tuesday in Hangzhou, Shaoxing and Deqing respectively, with Kazakhstan downing Kyrgyzstan 3-2 in the nail-biting opener in the morning.Kyrgyzstan took the first set 25-18, before Kazakhstan...

Baghdad: Four Islamic State (IS) militants were killed Wednesday in an operation in Iraq's western province of Anbar, the Iraqi military said.Based on intelligence reports and four days of tracking, Iraq's paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces carried out an ambush...