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Kabul: Afghanistan's army and air force have conducted anti-Taliban operations in the southern Kandahar province, leaving 25 insurgents killed and 36 others injured, Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman Fawad Aman told Sputnik on Saturday.The operations were carried out in the...

New Delhi: The administration of President Joe Biden has said that dealing with China will be "the biggest geopolitical test" of this century, and will seek to build partnerships beyond its core alliances, with countries such as India, Singapore...

Moscow: Russia is ready to cooperate with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the settlement of the political crisis in Myanmar, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.On Tuesday, the foreign ministers of the ASEAN countries held...

London: The Pfizer and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines for COVID-19 are highly effective in reducing severe coronavirus infection among people aged 70 years and above, according to a study.The research, posted as a pre-print and yet to be peer-reviewed, estimated the...

Tokyo: A Chinese vessel with 10 people on board capsized north of Japan's Ishigaki Island, Okinawa prefecture, media reported on Tuesday.According to the Kyodo news agency, the Japanese coast guard discovered seven people at sea and sent a patrol...

Paris: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption on Monday and handed a three-year prison sentence after a court in Paris convicted him for trying to illegally influence a judge during his time in office.The sentence includes...

New Delhi: A Chinese state-backed hacking group has in recent weeks targeted the IT systems of two Indian vaccine makers whose coronavirus shots are being used in the country's immunisation campaign, cyber intelligence firm Cyfirma told Reuters.China and India...

Bangkok: Myanmar's military authorities have recalled at least 100 diplomats from its missions in 19 countries in the wake of a controversial speech by the Asian country's envoy to the United Nations, U Kyaw Moe Tun, during the recent...

Washington: The United States is preparing new measures against Myanmar in connection with the reported violence during the recent protests, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said."We will continue coordinating closely with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region...

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that less than 10 percent of the global population have antibodies to the coronavirus, WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said."Less than 10 per cent of the world’s population actually has antibodies to...