San Francisco: Facing intense criticism from all quarters, Facebook is planning to ban political ads on its platform like Twitter does as the US inches closer towards the presidential election in …
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Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it was launching an initiative to help 1.3 billion global tobacco-users quit the habit during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Access Initiative for …
WHO launches initiative to help 1.3bn people quit smoking Read More
Washington: The overall number of global COVID-19 cases has surged to over 12.4 million, while the deaths have increased to more than 559,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of …
Global COVID-19 cases top 12.4mn: Johns Hopkins Read More
Mexico City: US President Donald Trump’s softened stance towards Mexico during his meeting this week with his Mexican counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was probably aimed at courting Hispanic voters, …
‘Trump’s softened tone towards Mexico to court Hispanic voters’ Read More
Ljubljana: A quirky wooden sculpture of US First Lady Melania Trump near her hometown in Slovenia was reported to have been set on fire, prompting its removal, a media report …
Melania Trump sculpture in Slovenia set ablaze Read More
Kathmandu: At least two people were killed and 18 others reported missing due to floods in Nepal’s Sindhupalchowk district, police confirmed on Thursday. The floods and landslides have also damaged …
Floods leave 2 dead, 18 missing in Nepal Read More
New Delhi, The Indian Army has asked all its personnel and soldiers to remove 89 apps by July 15 owing to the national security risks. The list not only have …
Indian Army bans 89 apps for its personnel, including FB, Insta Read More
Srinagar, A BJP leader and an ex-district president of the party for North Kashmir’s Bandipore was killed by suspected terrorists on Wednesday evening. According to sources, the former BJP president …
BJP leader, family members killed by terrorists in Kashmir Read More Dhaka: Bangladesh has reported 46 more deaths due to the novel coronavirus, taking the total number of the COVID-19 fatalities in the country to 2,197, health officials said on Wednesday. …
Bangladesh COVID-19 death toll rises to 2,197 Read More
San Francisco: Microsoft and video meet platform Zoom have joined several tech giants who have decided not to process data requests from the Hong Kong authorities in the wake of China …
Facebook, Zoom pause Hong Kong’s requests for users’ data Read More