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Washington: The US administration is preparing to disband the COVID-19 response team, created in 2020 under former US President Donald Trump, in May due to the decrease in the number of coronavirus cases, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday,...

Zurich:  The members of the Riksdag, Sweden's unicameral parliament, approved on Wednesday the accession of Sweden to NATO, the meeting is broadcast on the website of the parliament.The approval of the Riksdag is a prerequisite for the Kingdom's accession...

Islamabad: At least nine people were dead and 44 injured in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a government official said, after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake with its epicentre in Afghanistan struck late on Tuesday.At least 19 houses were partially damaged by the...

Naypyidaw:Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov has arrived on his first working visit to Myanmar, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Wednesday.Krasnov is scheduled to meet with Myanmar Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney General Thida Oo and Prime Minister Min...

Imphal: Playing two matches of the Hero Tri-Nation International Football Tournament in Manipur capital will be a joyous moment for his boys, according to Senior Men’s National Team head coach Igor Stimac.The Indian squad arrived here on Tuesday amidst...

Moscow: Russia and China are preparing new projects that will significantly increase the transportation potential of the Trans-Siberian and Trans-Asian routes, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Tuesday."Last year, traffic was opened along the automobile and railway crossings...

New Delhi: Terming India an “indispensable” partner in realising Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) policy, visiting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday outlined his country’s FOIP and of turning the region into an area that will be...

Ankara: Streets in the Iskenderun district of Turkey's southernmost Hatay Province, one of the areas most affected by the February earthquakes, were flooded on Monday after sea level rose at night, media reported.Working spaces and houses in the district...

Shimla: The diverse landscape of Himachal has everything to enthrall and attract a pool of tourists. The mighty mountain peaks, deep ravines, abundance of greenery, its rich flora and fauna, the hazy woodlands, golden valleys, the voluble waterfalls, icy...

Seoul: South Korea and the United States conducted on Sunday joint air drills involving a US nuclear-capable B-1B strategic bomber after North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing...