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Beijing: China has entered an “era of negative population growth”, after figures revealed a historic drop in the number of people for the first time since 1961, the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday."By the end of...

Jerusalem: Thousands of students held protests across Israel against the government's newly proposed judicial reform, Israeli media reported.The protests were held on Monday at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv University, the University of Haifa and dozens of...

Kiev: Ukraine is considering the possibility of withdrawing from Bakhmut, also known as Artyomovsk, to spare troops and weapons ahead of an anticipated counteroffensive elsewhere on the battlefield, the Washington Post reported on Sunday, citing the Ukrainian military.The city...

Kathmandu: All 72 people on board the Yeti Airlines flight, which crashed in Nepal on Sunday have died, airline spokesperson Pemba Sherpa confirmed."No survivors in this crash. There are 72 people dead including crew members," Sherpa said.Earlier in the...

Kathmandu: At least 36 dead bodies have been recovered after a local passenger plane with 72 people onboard crashed in the Pokhara region in central Nepal on Sunday, and a search and rescue operation is continuing, officials said.Thirty-six bodies...

Tegucigalpa: Honduras declared a national, 90-day health emergency due to an outbreak of avian flu, according to an executive decree published in the official gazette.The measure came after the presence of avian flu was confirmed in waterfowl including brown...

Lima: A total of 41 civilians and one police officer have died during nationwide clashes between supporters of former President Pedro Castillo and security forces in Peru that have lasted more than a month, the Attorney General's Office said.In...

Qatar:The International Football Federation (FIFA) said on Friday it had opened a disciplinary proceedings against the Argentinian Football Association in connection with the offensive behavior of players after the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar.The Argentine national football team...

Rourkela: Hosts India made a splendid start to their campaign at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela as they beat Spain 2-0 in their first pool D match here at the spectacular crown jewel of world...

Manila:At least 17 people have died and seven others were injured as a result of flooding in the Philippines, the country’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Friday.Two more people went missing, the report said....