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Moscow: Moscow saw the biggest snowfall this December since record-keeping began in 1878, the chief scientist at the state Russian weather agency said Monday."This year’s December has seen the most precipitation even though it is not over," Hydrometcenter's scientific...

Seoul: Four small drones of North Korea flew in the area of Ganghwado Island in South Korea, and another flew up to the northern region of the metropolitan agglomeration, including Seoul, the South Korean Ministry of Defense said on...

Tokyo: Japan has lodged a protest to China over the longest ever presence of its ships in the Japanese territorial waters near the Senkaku islands, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Monday."On December 22, ships of China...

Kabul: A blast in Afghanistan's northern Badakhshan province killed the provincial police chief and wounded two other people on Monday, Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Nafi Takor said."Unfortunately a blast in Badakhshan province this morning claimed the life of provincial...

Manila: At least six people have died and 19 others are missing, as heavy rain and flooding triggered by the shear line have been seen in many regions in the Philippines over the weekend, the government said on Monday.In...

Tehran: At least two people were killed and five others injured in a mine explosion in Iran's central Semnan Province, official news agency IRNA reported.Mohammad Ali Taheri, head of the Center for Management of Medical Accidents and Emergencies under...

Lagos: Six people were killed and 16 others injured in a road accident in Nigeria's northeastern state of Bauchi, traffic police said.A bus overturned due to a tire burst and loss of control on a road in the Ganjuwa...

Jerusalem: Israel's Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu pledged that his coalition government will not pass bills allowing discrimination against LGBTs and denying them access to services.His remarks came in response to statements by two of his extreme-right partners on Sunday,...

Beijing: Relations between China and the United States have faced serious difficulties over the past year as Washington has continued to engage in provocations against Beijing, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday."As the United States has stubbornly...

Beijing: The Chinese National Health Commission announced on Sunday that it will no longer publish daily reports on the Covid-19 situation in the country amid a surge in coronavirus cases."Starting today, the daily information on the epidemic situation will...