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Beijing: China's longest wooden arch bridge, which was almost a thousand years old, collapsed as a result of a fire in the eastern Chinese province of Fujian, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Sunday.Fire engulfed the Wan'an bridge in...

Addis Ababa: Ethiopian security forces have killed 333 suspected Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) rebels in a recent security operation, an Ethiopian official said.Speaking to local media outlets on Saturday, State Minister of Government Communications Service Selamawit Kassa said the...

Havana: A fuel storage tank at a supertanker port near the port of Matanzas in Cuba exploded Saturday morning following a blaze, which has left at least 17 people missing and 67 injured, according to the Cuban presidency.The tank...

New Delhi: Former West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankar was elected the Vice President on Saturday, defeating the Opposition candidate Margaret Alva.The returning officer of the vice presidential election said of the total 780 electors, 725 cast their ballots but...

Beijing: China will impose sanctions on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her close relatives in connection with her "provocative" visit to Taiwan, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday.The US official Pelosi dealt a serious blow to the...

Antananarivo: India is extending relief to drought-affected Madagascar as 5000 metric tons of rice is on its way to the east African Nation.Indian Ambassador Abhay Kumar held a press briefing today to highlight the progress made in bilateral...

Dhaka, Aug 6 (UNI) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is scheduled to reach here on Saturday on a two-day trip to discuss bilateral, regional, and global issues with the Bangladesh leadership.On the second day of the visit, he will...

New Delhi: Voting to elect a new Vice President of India got underway on Saturday in Parliament House. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first to cast his vote. Ruling NDA's Jagdeep Dhankhar is taking on Opposition...

New Delhi: A total of 19,406 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in India, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.According to the bulletin issued by the Health Ministry, the total caseload rose to 4,41,26,994 while the death toll...

Khimki, Russia: The Khimki Court of the Moscow Region on Thursday sentenced US basketball player Brittney Griner to nine years in jail and imposed a 1 million rubles ($16,500) fine on her in a drug smuggling case, a Sputnik...