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Washington: California’s governor has declared a state of emergency to speed up anti-monkeypox efforts, becoming the second state in the country in three days to take the step, Khaleej Times reported on Tuesday.Governor Gavin Newsom said that the...

Islamabad: PPP Senator Farooq H Naek has moved a constitutional amendment bill in the Pakistan Senate, with the aim of curbing the powers of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) in the appointment of judges of the superior courts...

Washington: The White House has warned that China may undertake military provocations in response to Nancy Pelosi's mooted visit to Taiwan, BBC reported on Tuesday.This could include firing missiles near Taiwan, or large-scale air or naval activities, spokesman John...

Birmingham:  Indian judoka Shushila Devi Likmabam bagged silver in the judo women's 48kg event after losing the final to Michaela Whitebooi of South Africa at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Monday.Shushila lost to Michaela in 4 minutes and...

Sacramento(US): A wildfire in California grew into the largest blaze in the state so far this year, as firefighting units braced for thunderstorms and hot, windy conditions. Huge blazes are burning out of control in Montana, Idaho, and Hawaii...

United Nations: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed outrage after UN peacekeepers opened fire and killed two residents in a border town between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda.In Kasindi, North Kivu province in the...

Washington: Former Democrat and US presidential candidate Andrew Yang has launched his centrist ‘Forward Party’, and asserted it will be the biggest one outside of the long-dominant Democrat and Republican behemoths.Yang, an entrepreneur who experienced a surprise surge...

Seoul: South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold a joint military exercise for air defense off the coast of Hawaii from August 1 to 14, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Sunday, citing sources.The biennial Pacific...

Birmingham: Jeremy Lalrinnunga bagged the second gold for India at the 2022 Commonwealth Games by setting a CWG record in the Men's 67kg weightlifting final.The 19-year-old lifted 140kg in his second snatch after lifting 136kg in his first. In...

Birmingham:  Manipur’s Weightlifter Bindyarani Devi (55kg) clinched a silver in the women's 55kg as India continued its medal rush at the Commonwealth Games.Bindyarani lifted a total weight of 202kg (86kg+116kg) to finish second on Saturday. With the 116kg clean...