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Mexico City:At least seven people were killed in a series of clashes between armed civilians and soldiers in Nuevo Laredo, a city in northeastern Mexico's Tamaulipas state that borders the United States, the state Secretariat of Public Security said.Given...

Lima: Peru's Congress swore in Vice President Dina Boluarte as the country's new president, complying with the line of succession, after voting to impeach Pedro Castillo for alleged "permanent moral incapacity.""I, Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra, swear by God, by...

Beijing:  The Chinese government has developed a new package of 10 measures easing its notorious zero-tolerance policy for COVID-19, which has caused mass protests across the country in recent weeks, the Chinese State Council said on Wednesday.Due to numerous...

Lusail: Cristiano Ronaldo has refuted reports of a move to Saudi club Al Nassr in the new year. "No, that's not true — not true", he said at a press conference early Wednesday after Portugal hammered Switzerland 6-1 to...

Bogota: Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu secured clinched the silver medal in the Weightlifting World Championships here on Wednesday.She lifted a combined weight of 200 kg (87kg in snatch and 113kg in clean and jerk). This was Mirabai's first...

Jakarta:Two people were killed and nine others injured after a suicide bombing occurred at a police station in Bandung city, the capital of Indonesia's West Java province, on Wednesday morning, police said.The casualties include the suicide bomber and one...

Beijing: Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis and 400m hurdles world champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone were named the World Athletes of the Year, the World Athletics announced on Tuesday.23-year-old McLaughlin-Levrone improved her own world 400m hurdles record to 50.68 seconds at...

Doha: Morocco roared into the Qatar World Cup quarterfinals after knocking Spain out 3-0 on penalties here on Wednesday.After a goalless draw in the regular and extra times, goalkeeper Bono saved Spain's first three spot kicks from Pablo Sarabia,...

Beijing: Australia should adhere to the internationally recognized one-China principle and stop sending misleading signals to "separatist forces" on the island of Taiwan, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Tuesday."The Australian side should earnestly adhere to the...

New Delhi: Considering Indian economy's strong outturn in July-September quarter (Q2) and it being better placed to withstand global shocks, World Bank has revised India's GDP estimate upward from 6.5% earlier to 6.9% now for financial year 2022-23.India's economy...