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Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia reported 5,501 new Covid-19 infections as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to 2,614,480, according to the health ministry.Twenty-five of the new cases is imported, with 5,476 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry's...

Coimbatore: In a tragic incident, three female elephants died after being hit by a speeding express train while crossing the railway tracks near Madukkarai in this district last night.Forest department officials said the dead elephants includedan adult, a sub-adult...

Geneva: The new strain of coronavirus B.1.1.529, identified in South Africa, is considered a variant of concern and was named Omicron, the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet, the World Health Organization said in a statement."Based on the evidence...

Riyadh/New Delhi: Saudi Arabia on Thursday announced the opening up of direct flights from India and five other countries to the kingdom from December 1, in a major move to ease travel.The Indian embassy in Riyadh on Friday...

Honiara: About 40 Australian Defence Force personnel and a navy ship will join Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers in the Solomon Islands later on Friday in a peace-keeping role as local authorities struggle to control unrest in the...

Beijing: China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) recently released an announcement to openly select projects of sci-tech experiments and applications to board the country's Tianzhou cargo spacecraft from society, it was reported on Friday.The project application is open for...

Hangzhou: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto via video link on Thursday, media reported on Friday.Noting that China and Hungary are comprehensive strategic partners with fruitful cooperation outcomes, Wang said...

Moscow: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his partner Stella Moris have registered their intention to hold a wedding in the Belmarsh prison in London, where he is awaiting a legal decision on extradition requested by the US."Julian and I...

Naypyitaw: Myanmar's military has arrested 18 medical workers for treating people, who were members of "terrorist organisations", in church.According to a report by the Global New Light of Myanmar, the junta's mouthpiece, a joint team consisting of officials...

Brussels: The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday discussed the situation in Belarus and Ukraine in a telephone call, the EU chief announced on social media.Michel told Putin that the...