Hong Kong: Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has rescinded her honourary fellowship from the University of Cambridge’s Wolfson College, severing ties from an institution she accuses of peddling “groundless” …
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Ulaanbaatar: A suspected case of the bubonic plague has been reported in Mongolia’s Khovd province, the country’s Health Ministry said on Sunday. A 37-year-old resident of Tsetseg soum in the …
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Shyamhari Chakra True to her name – Sithara – the self-luminous star, she has emerged as a star in the cultural sky of Sri Lanka. And like the pole star, …
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Wellington: New Zealand reported seven new coronavirus cases on Saturday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. The new confirmed cases, all from community transmission, took the overall caseload total …
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Washington: In yet another scathing attack, US President Donald Trump has claimed that he has “more Indians” than Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s running mate Kamala Harris, who is of Indian …
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Brussels: The European Union (EU) has reached its first agreement to purchase a potential vaccine against COVID-19 once it is proven to be safe and effective, the European Commission said. The …
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United Nations: Isolated by its allies, the US has suffered a diplomatic defeat at the UN Security Council (UNSC) which turned down its demand to extend the arms embargo on Iran. …
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Shyamhari Chakra The foundation stone laying ceremony for the Ram Mandir in India’s Ayodhya has invoked equal cheer among the people in its neighbouring nation of Nepal – especially in …
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Wellington: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Friday announced a 12-day extension of the country’s Covid-19 restrictions, after a cluster of cases in Auckland city increased to 29 amid …
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Islamabad: The first phase of Islamabad’s inaugural public fruit garden has been completed after 200 saplings were planted on a greenbelt adjoining a major road in the Pakistani capital, the …
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