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Beijing did not leave coincidence in front of the centenary party

BEIJING: Behind roadblocks and hundreds of police in the Chinese capital of Beijing on Friday, fireworks resembling the national flag…

5 years ago

USSSTRIKES The US targets the Iranian-supported militia in Syria, Iraq

WASHINGTON: The US military, under the direction of President Joe Biden, carried out a week's air strike against what he…

5 years ago

World’s second-largest hydropower dam goes online in China

BEIJING: China began operating the world's second-largest hydropower station on Monday in what officials hailed as a milestone towards Beijing's…

5 years ago

Poland hopes Israel will change view on WW II claims law

WARSAW: Poland's deputy foreign minister said Monday he hoped that Israel would change its "approach" to a bill on World…

5 years ago

Covid-19 curbs reimposed in Moscow as Asia-Pacific outbreaks flare

MOSCOW: Work-from-home restrictions were reimposed in Moscow on Monday as Russia tried to contain a deadly coronavirus wave fuelled by…

5 years ago

Over 1.15 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses still available with states: Centre

NEW DELHI: More than 1.15 crore balance and unutilised Covid-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs…

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India’s vaccination drive keeps gaining momentum: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Noting that India's Covid vaccination drive "keeps gaining" momentum, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that "vaccines…

5 years ago

Current Covid vaccines may be less effective against Beta variant: Study

BOSTON: A study of the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes Covid-19, suggests that current vaccines may be…

5 years ago

Classrooms grapple with racial slurs in classic American novels

NEW YORK: The recent dismissal of a white New York professor for reading aloud the "N-word" from a Mark Twain…

5 years ago

US lawmakers, advocates question Biden’s plan to evacuate Afghans who assisted military efforts

WASHINGTON: As US President Joe Biden moves ahead with his plan to withdraw Afghans from Kabul who have assisted US…

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