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Manila: The Philippines has reported 6,835 new Covid-19 infections, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 3,616,387.The Health Department said on Monday that 12 more people died from Covid-19 complications, taking the overall toll to...

Bejing: Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai Monday again denied alleging sexual assault and said that she was never disappeared from public view. In an interview with French newspaper L'Equipe at the Winter Olympics Peng said: "First of all, I...

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday said he has put into action plans to rapidly increase the number of Covid-19 booster shots available to combat the highly-transmissible Omicron variant of the virus that is wreaking havoc on...

Ottawa: At least seven people were arrested in Ottawa during the Sunday "Freedom Convoy" demonstrations and multiple vehicles and fuel were seized, the city police said. One person was arrested for driving while prohibited, another was arrested for "mischief...

Beijing: China's meteorological authorities on Monday renewed a blue alert for heavy snow in the eastern part of the country.From Monday to Tuesday morning, snowstorms are likely to hit parts of Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, with one to four...

Canberra: Australia's international borders will reopen to tourists starting from February 21, provided that the arriving individuals are double vaccinated, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Monday."I know the tourism industry will be looking forward to that and...

London: The United Kingdom has sent more than 100 special forces advisers to Kiev to train and aid the Ukrainian military as tensions rise over Ukraine, the British newspaper Mirror reported on Sunday, citing a military source.“UK special...

Moscow: The United States is working to make necessary preparations for large-scale refugee and migrant crises that might arise amid the escalation of the situation around Ukraine, US broadcaster Fox News reported Sunday, citing a source familiar with the...

Moscow: Fears are growing in the United States that Russia is moving closer to China, Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said on Saturday.The Russian and Chinese leaders met on the sidelines of the Beijing Winter Olympics...

Moscow: Russia expects the United States to order 28 Russian diplomats to leave by July, the Russian ambassador to the US said, although he promised that Russia would keep trying to avoid a diplomatic breakdown."A further 28 Russian...