Philippine church leader charged with child sex trafficking-
By Associated Press LOS ANGELES: The leader of a Philippines-based church was charged with having sex with women and underage […]
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Israel, Palestinians must tackle violence-
By Associated Press UNITED NATIONS: The so-called Quartet of Middle East mediators urged Israel and the Palestinians on Thursday to
India-China ties going through a ‘bad patch’-
By PTI SINGAPORE: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday that India and China are going through a “particularly
German lawmakers back new COVID measures after dire warnings from experts-
By PTI BERLIN: German lawmakers approved new measures Thursday to rein in record coronavirus infections after the head of Germany’s
EU drug agency starts evaluating new COVID-19 treatment to lower risks of severe symptoms-
By PTI AMSTERDAM: The European Union’s medicines authority said on Thursday that it is evaluating a new drug for treating
Florida GOP limits COVID vaccine mandates, flouting White House directive-
By PTI TALLAHASSEE: Florida Republicans approved a sweeping bill Wednesday to hobble coronavirus vaccine mandates in businesses, rejecting claims that
India’s Modi repeals controversial farm laws that sparked deadly protests
After a year of fierce protests, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday the country was repealing three farm
South Korea sees record jump in COVID cases as thousands take college exam-
By PTI SEOUL: South Korea reported its biggest daily jump in coronavirus infections since the start of the pandemic as
Brazil’s Amazon deforestation surges to worst in 15 years-
The National Institute for Space Research’s Prodes monitoring system showed the Brazilian Amazon lost 13,235 square kilometers of rainforest in
Delta AY.4.2 COVID variant less likely to show any symptoms: UK study
The analysis by Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI is based on swab tests taken at home by over 100,000