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Military plane crashes near Myanmar’s Mandalay, killing 12

MYANMAR: A military plane crashed on Thursday near Myanmar's second-biggest city of Mandalay, killing 12 people, the city's fire service…

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Sri Lanka requests Japan to provide 600,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has requested Japan to provide 600,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine in an attempt to complete administering the…

5 years ago

Islamic State claims killing deminers in north Afghanistan

KABUL: The Islamic state affiliate has claimed a horrific attack this week that killed 10 workers of the Halo Trust…

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Overseas Pakistani students await approval to return to Beijing amid covid-19 restrictions

ISLAMABAD: Thousands of Pakistanis studying in China are waiting for Beijing to greenlight their return.Many are struggling because their stipends…

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Alpha, Delta Covid-19 variants found in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO: The highly contagious Alpha and Delta variants of the coronavirus have been detected in Sri Lanka, which is facing…

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Late chef Floyd Cardoz’s wife carries his legacy forward

When popular Indian-American chef Floyd Cardoz died in March last year following Covid-19 complications, his wife Barkha Cardoz decided to…

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NRI businessman Ravi Pillai sets up Rs 15 crore fund to support Covid victims’ families

RP Foundation -- an organisation set up by NRI businessman Ravi Pillai -- is providing a funding of Rs 15…

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Philippine military chief visits island in disputed waters

MANILA: The head of the Philippine armed forces visited a coral-fringed island his country occupies in the South China Sea…

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‘This is insane’: SA desperately short of Covid vaccine

CAPE TOWN: In the global race to vaccinate people against Covid-19, Africa is tragically at the back of the pack.In…

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#MeToo protest hit by violence in Papua New Guinea

PORT MORESBY: Violence has marred a rare #MeToo protest in Papua New Guinea's capital with angry male counter-protesters disrupting proceedings…

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