Brazil authorities seek to punish pro-Bolsonaro rioters

RIO DE JANEIRO, 9 Jan (AP) — Brazilian authorities were vowing to protect democracy and preparing to mete out punishment Monday after thousands of...

9 million children to be vaccinated against polio in Africa

CAPE TOWN, South Africa , Mar 22 (AP) — A drive to vaccinate more than 9 million children against polio has been launched this...

Booster Shot Demand Surges As France Makes It Mandatory For Vaccine Pass

Paris, Nov 10, (AFP): Demand for Covid booster jabs jumped in France after President Emmanuel Macron said a top-up dose would be necessary for...

Germany’s Scholz sees no imminent nuclear deal with Iran

BERLIN, Sep 12 (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made clear Monday that he doesn’t expect an agreement with Iran in the immediate future...

US reopening visa and consular services at embassy in Cuba

HAVANA, 4 Jan: The United States Embassy in Cuba is reopening visa and consular services Wednesday, the first time it has done so since...

US Does Not Seek ‘New Cold War’, Says Joe Biden In Reference To China

United Nations, Sep 21 (AFP): US President Joe Biden told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that the United States does not seek...

Monkeypox cases rise 77% in UN agency’s latest weekly count

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization on Thursday reported a 77% weekly increase in the number of lab-confirmed monkeypox cases, to more than...

“Security Concern From Third Party”: China Suspends Projects In Sri Lanka

Colombo, Dec 3 (PTI): China has suspended a project to install hybrid energy plants in three islands of Sri Lanka, citing "security concern" from...

10 dead in Buffalo supermarket attack police call hate crime

BUFFALO, N.Y. , May 15 (AP) — A white 18-year-old wearing military gear and livestreaming with a helmet camera opened fire with a rifle...

Indian-origin project manager jailed in Singapore for bribing assistant engineer

Singapore, Feb 14 (PTI) An Indian-origin project manager in Singapore was on Monday sentenced to over seven months' imprisonment for giving USD 33,513 in...

Sri Lanka Cancels School Exams Over Paper Shortage

Colombo, 20 Mar (AFP): Sri Lanka cancelled exams for millions of school students as the country ran out of printing paper with Colombo short...

Pak PM Imran Khan faces toughest political test as opposition tables no-trust motion against...

Islamabad, Mar 28 (PTI) Pakistan's opposition on Monday tabled a no-trust motion in the National Assembly against Prime Minister Imran Khan who is facing...

Sri Lanka’s new government under fresh pressure after assault on peaceful protesters

Colombo, 23 Jul: Sri Lanka's new government, much-dependent on aid to tide over its worst economic crisis, came under fresh pressure from the international...

Italy’s far-right Meloni on vote: I’m no danger to democracy

ROME , Aug 10 (AP) — Italy’s far-right leader Giorgia Meloni, who is leading in opinion polls ahead of Sept. 25 parliamentary elections, insists...

Sri Lanka seeks 1 billion dollar loan from India

Colombo, Jan 12 (PTI) Sri Lanka is negotiating a USD one billion loan from India to import goods from the country, the governor of...

Pakistan-Afghan border crossing shut after brief reopening

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, 23 Feb: Pakistan shut down a key border crossing with Afghanistan just hours after it was reopened on Thursday, officials said, the...

WHO chief advises reducing sex partners to avoid monkeypox

GENEVA , Jul 27 (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday advised men at risk of catching monkeypox to consider...

Senior Al Jazeera journalist killed during Israeli raid in West Bank

Jerusalem, May 11 (PTI) A veteran journalist working for Al Jazeera was killed on Wednesday during an Israeli operation in the West Bank city...

$30 billion raised on crowdfunding and nonprofit giving platforms: GoFundMe

New York, 6 Feb (AP): GoFundMe crowdfunding campaigns have generated USD 30 billion since 2010, the fundraising platform announced on Tuesday, as younger generations...

Study: Non-infectious diseases cause early death in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, 19 Jan: Pakistan has considerable control over infectious diseases but now struggles against cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer as causes of early deaths,...