Twenty two dead in fire at illegal shelter in Russia-
By AFP MOSCOW: A fire Saturday at a private shelter in the Siberian city of Kemerovo that was operating illegally […]
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China blasts US defense bill while Taiwan welcomes it-
By Associated Press BEIJING: China blasted an annual US defence spending bill for hyping up the “China threat” while Taiwan welcomed
China grapples massive COVID wave with full emergency wards and crowded crematoriums: ‘Many people dying’
China’s ongoing battle with a COVID surge has completely devastated the country’s healthcare infrastructure, especially in the Hebei province.Hospitals in
A Christmas season without its traditional glow in Ukraine-
By PTI KYIV: Just a year ago, Sophia Square in Kyiv was all about the big Christmas tree and thousands of
Pak central bank criticises Shehbaz Sharif govt’s policy of prioritising growth over financial stabi-
By PTI ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s central bank has criticised the cash-strapped Shehbaz Sharif government for prioritising growth at the expense of
Canadian polar bears near ‘Polar Bear Capital’ dying at alarming rate, a new survey found
Researchers have found an alarming death rate among polar bears in Canada’s Western Hudson Bay, an area that includes a
Sitiveni Rabuka sworn in as Fiji prime minister after close election-
By Associated Press MELBOURNE: Sitiveni Rabuka was sworn in as Fiji’s prime minister on Saturday more than two decades after
China’s propaganda machine sputters in zero-Covid reversal-
By AFP BEIJING: China’s state media is struggling and censors are working overtime as Beijing gropes for a coherent narrative
Twenty killed in fire at nursing home in Russia-
By AFP MOSCOW: A fire erupted overnight in a private nursing home in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, killing at
‘Serpent’ serial killer Charles Sobhraj arrives in France after release-
By AFP PARIS: French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, responsible for multiple murders in the 1970s across Asia, arrived in France