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Blinken to meet with senior Russian as Ukraine tensions soar

Washington: Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with his Russian counterpart in Switzerland this week as tensions between the US and Russia escalate over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, the…
Russia moves more troops westward amid Ukraine tensions

Moscow: Russia is sending troops from the country’s far east to Belarus for major war games, officials said Tuesday, in a deployment further beefing up Russian military assets near Ukraine amid Western…

Global Covid caseload tops 333.5 million

New Delhi: Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 333.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.55 million and vaccinations to over 9.68 billion,…
COVID-19 health emergency could be over this year: WHO

Geneva: The worst of the coronavirus pandemic deaths, hospitalisations and lockdowns could be over this year if huge inequities in vaccinations and medicines are addressed quickly, the head of emergencies at the…
Spain joins India, Singapore to tame cryptocurrency ads

New Delhi: With an aim to reign in cryptocurrency ads promising wild returns, Spain has now joined countries like Singapore and India, stressing that the advertising of crypto-assets must be clear, balanced,…
Footballer Nadia Nadim, who fled Afghanistan, is now a doctor

Nadia Nadim, a refugee from Afghanistan, who is now a footballer, has qualified as a doctor. After five years of studying while playing football, 33-year-old Nadia Nadim, a prolific Danish international with…
SL doesn’t want to get caught between powerful nations: Rajapaksa

Colombo: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said on Tuesday that his country does not want to get caught up between powerful nations. He made the remarks while addressing the second session of…

Winter storm hits US

New York: A winter storm hit the mid-Atlantic and northeast US, causing widespread travel disruption and knocking out power for more than 200,000 homes and businesses. “From Georgia to parts of Canada,…
Volcanic ash delays aid to Tonga as scale of damage emerges

Wellington: Thick ash on an airport runway was delaying aid deliveries to the Pacific island nation of Tonga, where significant damage was being reported days after a huge undersea volcanic eruption and…
North Korea: Tactical guided missiles fired in latest test

Seoul: North Korea said on Tuesday that it had conducted a test-firing of tactical guided missiles, a day after South Korea’s military detected the North launching two ballistic missiles into the sea.…
Global Covid caseload tops 330.2 million

Washington: Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 330.2 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.54 million and vaccinations to over 9.64 billion, according…
UN, agencies prepare relief efforts following Tonga volcano eruption

United Nations: The UN and its partner agencies are readying relief efforts for the remote South Pacific island nation of Tonga following the massive eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano on January…
World’s top 10 richest persons doubled wealth during pandemic

New Delhi: The 10 richest men in the world have seen their global wealth double to $1.5 trillion since the start of the global pandemic following a surge in share and property…
United Nations increases assistance in Afghanistan

Kabul: UN humanitarians and partners have provided food assistance to more than 9 million Afghans since the Taliban takeover in August 2021, said the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).Humanitarians have…
Daily COVID-19 cases in Russia double as omicron spreads

Moscow: Russian authorities on Monday reported a sharp spike in new coronavirus cases, apparently driven by the rapid spread of the omicron variant health officials warned about last week. The country’s state…