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Beijing: China will fight resolutely against "Taiwan’s independence" in 2023 and will promote the country’s reunification, according to the social and economic development plan for this year, published on Sunday."(We will) fight resolutely against the so-called ‘Taiwan independence’ and...

Geneva: The United States did not provide the World Health Organization (WHO) with access to data and reports that accuse a Chinese laboratory of causing COVID-19, Emerging Diseases and Zoonoses Lead at the WHO Health Emergencies Programme Maria Van...

Beijing: China demands that the United States stops all military contacts with Taiwan and stops arms sales to the island, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Tan Kefei said.Earlier in the week, the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said the...

New Delhi: Ahead of his State visit to India next week, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Saturday that this will be his first visit to India as prime minister and he looks forward to reinforcing the strong bond...

Moscow: Russia has started developing a new anti-submarine aircraft with a greater range of weapons, to replace the Soviet Il-38, an informed source told Sputnik."Development work has begun on the creation of a basic anti-submarine, reconnaissance and patrol aircraft...

Jalandhar: Punjab tops in the prevalence of hepatitis-C infection in the country, said Dr Naresh Purohit - Advisor, National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme (NVHCP), on Saturday.Voicing his concern on the recent data reported by Union Ministry of Health and...

Riyadh: The Santosh Trophy’s Grand Finale will see Karnataka cross swords with Meghalaya at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday.While the competition itself has come to newer horizons, with the semi-finals, third place match...

New Delhi/Beijing:  As Quad countries today reaffirmed their commitment toward a free and open Indo-Pacific and specifically mentioned adherence to rules-based order in the South and East China Seas, Beijing hit out against “exclusionary blocs”. The Quad Foreign Ministers of...

Islamabad: At least two Pakistani nationals were killed and 17 others rescued in a tragic incident of a shipwreck off the coast of southern Italy, Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.Two of those onboard are still missing, spokesperson for...

New Delhi: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said that he “spoke briefly” with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in the Indian capital, and told him that Moscow must “end...