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Why is the military taking control in Myanmar?

In the capital, Internet and phone access appeared to be blocked and barbed wire road blocks were set up across Yangon

1 Feb 2021 4:57 PM IST

A worker in protective overall disinfects a vehicle from the World Health Organization convoy while they were visiting the Baishazhou wholesale market on the third day of field visit in Wuhan in central Chinas Hubei province on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. (AP)

WHO teams visits Wuhan food market in search of virus clues

WHO said on Twitter last Thursday that the team plans to visit Wuhan Institute of Virology and laboratories at...

31 Jan 2021 12:16 PM IST

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Sri Lanka receives free Indian COVID vaccines under -'Neighbourhood...

The consignment came after the country approved emergency use of Oxford AstraZeneca-'s Covishield vaccine

28 Jan 2021 4:56 PM IST

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. (via AP)

WHO team to start Wuhan virus probe under global glare

The visit will be tightly tethered to the science of how the virus jumped from animals to humans

28 Jan 2021 4:27 PM IST

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China deploys anal swabs to test for Covid-19

The method can increase the detection rate of infected people

27 Jan 2021 9:15 PM IST

A nurse wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks by people lining up for a coronavirus test at a hospital in Beijing, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. The coronavirus was found on ice cream produced in eastern China, prompting a recall of cartons from the same batch, according to the government. (AP)

Chinese city reports coronavirus found on ice cream

Most of the 29,000 cartons in the batch had yet to be sold, the government said

17 Jan 2021 2:17 PM IST

Withdrawal of Jammu and Kashmirs special powers and bifurcating the state into two union territories in August last year also evoked a strong reaction from Pakistan, which has been unsuccessfully trying to rally international support against India on the Kashmir issue. (Photo:AFP)

No talks possible with India until restoration of autonomous status of...

We don-'t have adversarial relations with any country except India which is trying to destabilise Pakistan, he claimed

11 Jan 2021 1:01 AM IST

People are silhouetted on vehicles headlights on a dark street during widespread power outages in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. Pakistans national power grid experienced a major breakdown late night on Saturday, leaving millions of people in darkness, local media reported. (AP)

Pakistan hit by nationwide power blackout

Power Minister Omar Ayub Khan said the frequency in the power distribution system suddenly dropped from 50 to zero,...

10 Jan 2021 1:05 PM IST

Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Lahore Judge Ejaz Ahmad Buttar sentenced UN proscribed terrorist Lakhvi to five years of rigorous imprisonment each on three counts with a fine of PKR 100,000 (approximately USD 620) each on three counts. (Photo:PTI)

Mumbai attack mastermind and LeT commander Lakhvi gets 5-year jail...

The US had welcomed Lakhvi-'s arrest last week but said Pakistan should try him for the Mumbai attacks also

9 Jan 2021 4:08 AM IST

China to start opening vaccination programme to general public

China to start opening vaccination programme to general public

Sichuan is the first province to outline a timeline of its vaccination plans for the general public

18 Dec 2020 11:06 AM IST

Members of a Chinese surveying team head for the summit of Mount Everest, also known locally as Mt. Qomolangma. China and Nepal have jointly announced on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, a new height for Mount Everest, ending a discrepancy between the two nations. (AP)

Mount Everest is 8,848.86 metres tall: Nepal & China after...

The revised height of Mt. Everest puts an end to the decades-long dispute between the two neighbours

8 Dec 2020 10:16 PM IST

In this photo released by the Indonesian Presidential Palace, workers register boxes containing coronavirus vaccines made by Chinese company Sinovac, after arriving at a facility of state-owned pharmaceutical company Bio Farma in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia on Monday, December 7. (Indonesian Presidential Palace via AP)

Chinese Covid-19 vaccine maker gets $500 million funding boost

Beijing has largely brought the virus under control, with only 281 active cases still receiving treatment, according to...

7 Dec 2020 12:30 PM IST