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Doha: Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic has described Brazil as the most impressive team at this World Cup ahead of their quarterfinal clash on Friday.Croatia advanced to the last eight by beating Japan on penalties in the round of...

Mumbai: The Rupee on Friday advanced 22 paise to 82.19 against the US Dollar on selling of US Dollars by bankers and exporters, dealers at Foreign Exchange said.The local unit surged on weak Dollar against other world currencies amid...

United Nations:In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last week, M23 rebels killed at least 131 civilians, including 17 women and 12 children, a UN spokesman said."An additional 8 people were shot and wounded, 60 people were...

New Delhi: There is a fascination with the number seven as the days of the week, natural wonders, rainbow colours, and wedding vows are all ascribed to the number seven.The same number metaphorically describes India's northeastern states as "Seven...

Dhaka: The outgoing Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Bangladesh Li Jiming paid a farewell call on Foreign Minister Dr. A K Abdul Momen, MP at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka Thursday. During the call,...

Doha:  Saudi and Chinese companies have signed 34 investment agreements as part of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Saudi Arabia, Saudi state media reported on Thursday.The signing ceremony took place on Wednesday. The deals cover green energy, hydrogen production,...

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...