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Tokyo: More than 500,000 chickens will be culled in the Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido due to a new outbreak of bird flu, the local administration said on Tuesday."On March 27, chicken deaths were registered at a poultry farm in...

Ankara: Türkiye's Foreign Ministry on Monday summoned the French ambassador to condemn the French Senate for hosting members of two Syrian Kurdish groups that Ankara considers calls "terrorists."The ministry officials told Herve Magro, French ambassador to Türkiye, that Ankara...

Moscow: Senior Russian and South African officials discussed establishing a "geological platform" of the BRICS countries during a working meeting, the Russian Natural Resources Ministry said on Monday."Alexander Kozlov, the minister of natural resources and environment of the Russian...

Moscow: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday he would fight to keep Scotland in the union as the Scottish National Party looks ready for a new shot at independence.Scotland's ruling SNP declared Humza Yousaf the winner of...

Moscow: Ukraine has received 18 German Leopard 2 tanks, as promised by Berlin, Spiegel reported on Monday.According to Spiegel, Ukraine also received approximately 40 Marder armored infantry fighting vehicles.The German government is not disclosing the exact delivery route...

New Delhi: Striving for a sports-friendly and physically fit India, iconic athletes MC Mary Kom and Sunil Chhetri are urging the nation to embrace sports and engage themselves in regular physical activity after an exclusive report formulated by sports...

Yangon: Myanmar celebrated its 78th Armed Forces Day on Monday with a military parade in the capital Nay Pyi Taw in commemoration of the start of its anti-fascist movement during World War II.Speaking at the ceremony, Commander-in-Chief of Defence...

New Delhi: India has registered 1,805 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total active case in the country at 10,300, as per the Health Ministry on Monday.Six deaths have been reported due to Covid-19, as...

Kiev: Ukrainian troops have completed training on Challenger 2 tanks in the United Kingdom and have already returned home for possible participation in the country's counteroffensive against Russia where the British tanks are expected to be used, The Guardian...

Berlin: The German Foreign Ministry on Sunday condemned Russia's decision to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus and called it an "attempt at nuclear intimidation," German media reported.On Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow and Minsk had...