Covid: Hindu temple in UAE ships oxygen aid to crisis-hit India May 10, 2021 at 07:52PM

On Monday, volunteers from the country's Hindu community gathered at the Jebel Ali Port, at the northern end of Dubai, to haul hundreds of cylinders of liquid oxygen and massive containers of compressed oxygen onto a ship, where it will head to crisis-wracked India.

WHO chief slams 'vaccine diplomacy' in Covid fight May 10, 2021 at 07:38PM

The WHO chief took on so-called "vaccine diplomacy" on Monday, slamming countries for using Covid-19 jabs to gain competitive advantage rather than engaging in true cooperation to end the pandemic.

Nepal President Bhandari initiates govt formation May 10, 2021 at 07:01PM

The President's announcement came shortly after PM K P Sharma Oli lost a trust vote in the House of Representatives. Oli, who decided to seek the trust of the 275-member House on his government, managed to garner only 93 votes, which fell short of 43 votes to reach the 136-mark and win the vote of confidence during a special session of the lower house.

China reports population growth closer to zero in 2020 May 10, 2021 at 05:32PM

China's population growth is falling closer to zero as fewer couples have children, the government announced Tuesday, adding to strains on an aging society with a shrinking workforce. The population rose by 72 million over the past decade to 1.411 billion in 2020, the National Bureau of Statistics said. It said annual growth averaged 0.53%, decelerating from the previous decade.

Dracula’s castle proves an ideal setting for Covid-19 jabs May 10, 2021 at 04:47PM

Romanian authorities have set up a Covid-19 vaccination center on the periphery of Bran Castle, which is purported to be the inspiration behind Dracula’s home in Bram Stoker’s 19th-century gothic novel “Dracula”, as a means to encourage people to vaccinate and also to boost tourism.

फ्लाई विद मी प्रोजेक्ट:रूस में सेरेब्रल पाल्सी पीडि़त बच्चों का स्काइडाइविंग के जरिए इलाज किया जा रहा, सफलता भी मिल रही May 10, 2021 at 03:30PM

टीके के लिए जद्दोजहत:लैटिन देशों में टीकाकरण की प्रक्रिया बेहद धीमी, इसलिए वन शॉट टीके के लिए अमेरिका पहुंच रहे ‘वैक्सीन टूरिस्ट’ May 10, 2021 at 03:27PM

इक्वाडोर, अल सल्वाडोर, वेनेजुएला जैसे देशों से आ रहे हैं लोग

BioNTech says 'no evidence' its jabs need adapting for variants May 10, 2021 at 02:28AM

German firm BioNTech said Monday that the Covid-19 vaccine it developed with Pfizer does not require any modifications at the moment to protect against variants of the virus.

Missing Siberian doctor who treated Navalny reappears after 3 days May 10, 2021 at 02:04AM

A Siberian doctor who treated poisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny last year reappeared on Monday after being reported missing while on a hunting trip, Russian news agencies cited the regional government as saying.

Covid-19: Germany OKs J&J, AstraZeneca jabs for all adults May 10, 2021 at 12:19AM

Iran protests Iraq over raid on diplomatic site May 09, 2021 at 11:43PM

Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh Monday told reporters that Iran late Sunday handed over a “letter of protest” to the Iraqi embassy in Tehran and urged the neighboring Arab nations to pursue the case under international conventions.

153 Palestinians in hospital after Jerusalem holy site clash May 09, 2021 at 11:25PM

Aung San Suu Kyi to appear in court May 24, lawyer says May 09, 2021 at 11:11PM

New military letter warns Macron over 'survival' of France May 09, 2021 at 09:43PM

A group of serving French soldiers has published a new open letter in a conservative magazine warning President Emmanuel Macron that the "survival" of France is at stake after he made "concessions" to Islamism.

Dozens wounded in clashes at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa compound May 09, 2021 at 08:17PM

Dozens of people were wounded when clashes erupted Monday between Palestinians and Israeli police at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, an AFP correspondent reported. The injured were evacuated in ambulances that were deployed outside the esplanade, the third holiest site in Islam, located in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem.