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US cancer patient suffers Covid infection for 471 days

New Delhi: A cancer patient in US’ Connecticut has become the second longest-known in the world to be infected with Covid as he suffered the infection 471 days, according to a pre-print…
Christian man in Pakistan sentenced to death for ‘blasphemy’

Lahore: A Pakistan court has sentenced a Christian man to death after finding him guilty of blasphemy. The Lahore court gave its verdict in the case after keeping Ashfaq Masih in jail…

Iran urges US to choose between nuke deal or ‘unilateral demands’

Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Wednesday asked the US to choose between clinching an agreement in the ongoing nuclear talks or insisting on its unilateral demands. “Agreement is possible only…
Afghanistan wants good relations with all nations: Taliban leader

Kabul: Supreme leader of the Taliban-run administration Haibatullah Akhundzada on Wednesday said that Afghanistan wants to have good relations with all countries. “We assure our neighbours, the region and the world that…
Ukrainian governor urges evacuation of 350,000 residents

Kramatorsk: A day after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared victory in seizing an eastern Ukraine province essential to his wartime aims, his troops escalated their offensive in the neighbouring province Tuesday, prompting…
Ukraine’s economy to shrink by at least 35% in 2022

Beijing: Ukraine’s GDP will shrink at least 35 per cent this year due to the conflict with Russia, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported, citing Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. While addressing the…
Resolution in US Congress seeks independent probe into Stan Swamy’s death

New York: A resolution commemorating the life of Indian human rights defender Father Stan Swamy and seeking an independent investigation into the death of the Jesuit priest has been introduced in the…

UK PM names new Health Secretary, Finance Minister after Javid, Sunak resign

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday named new UK Health Secretary and Finance Minister shortly after Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak tendered their resignation,…
Global charity provides $28.5 mn to 19 countries hit by drought

Nairobi: A global charity has announced $28.5 million to help families in 19 countries, mostly in Africa, facing the worst global hunger crisis in decades. “The combined impact of conflicts, climate change,…
Turkey to strengthen cooperation with Bulgaria, Hungary, Serbia

Istanbul: Turkey has established a ministerial council with Bulgaria, Hungary and Serbia to boost regional transport and logistics cooperation. At the first meeting of the Quadrilateral Ministerial Coordination Council, the delegates from…
Hot air is US military’s newest weapon against China and Russia

Washington: The Pentagon is working on a new plan to rise above competition from China and Russia: balloons, a report said. The high-altitude inflatables, flying at between 60,000 and 90,000 feet, would…
Taliban dig-up their founder Mullah Omar’s vehicle buried 21 years ago

Kandahar: Mullah Omar, the elusive and reclusive one-eyed founder of the Taliban, once hid his personal vehicle by burying it when the US forces invaded Afghanistan in 2001 in retaliation to the…
SL to present debt restructuring programme to IMF by August: PM Wickremesinghe

Colombo: Sri Lanka will present a debt restructuring programme to the IMF by August to secure a bailout package, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament on Tuesday, but acknowledged that negotiations with…
13th death reported in Sri Lanka fuel queues

Colombo: A total of 13 people have died while waiting in long queues for fuel in Sri Lanka since the worst-ever economic crisis began earlier this year. On Monday, a 60-year-old man…
Australia’s most populous state faces new COVID-19 wave

Sydney: Health authorities in New South Wales (NSW) on Tuesday warned that the most populous state of Australia is facing a new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, urging the public to get…