Washington (IANS) US President Joe Biden has claimed that the Covid-19 pandemic is over, as millions suffer from long Covid and several countries still bear the brunt of the global health crisis.
On the CBS '60 Minutes' TV show on Sunday,…
Beijing (IANS) Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, will travel to China for the 17th round of China-Russia strategic security consultation and the seventh meeting of the China-Russia law-enforcement and…
Tokyo (IANS) The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said on Saturday that it is ready to issue a special typhoon warning for some areas in the Kyushu region as an "unprecedented" storm is expected to approach.
Large and powerful typhoon Nanmadol…
Canberra (IANS) The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) on Friday announced funding for the nation's biggest hydrogen plant.
ARENA approved A$47.5 million ($31 million) in funding for the company -- ENGIE Renewables Australia's…
Beijing (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping has stepped out of the country for the first time since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic that originated in his country in early 2020 and forced global lockdowns, clobbered large economies and caused…
Moscow (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin's limousine was attacked in an alleged "assassination attempt" amid Moscow's raging war against Ukraine, a report said.
According to the report by General SVR, a Russian Telegram channel,…
Shanghai (IANS) Shanghai on Wednesday upgraded its typhoon emergency response to Level III, the third-highest, as Muifa, the 12th typhoon this year, moves closer.
The municipal flood control and typhoon and drought relief headquarters raised…
United Nations (IANS) Abdulla Shahid, the UN General Assembly's (UNGA) outgoing President, has praised Indian diplomat K. Nagaraj Naidu for being a "steady hand in a crisis" while he was his chief aide.
In his closing address to the Assembly…
New Delhi (IANS) India has listed its priorities ahead of assuming the G20 Presidency for a year from December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2023.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Ministry of External Affairs said: "Our G20 priorities are in the process…
Rome (IANS) An estimated 6.3 million people in Sri Lanka are facing moderate to severe acute food insecurity and their situation is expected to worsen if adequate life-saving assistance and livelihood support is not provided, the Food and Agriculture…