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Kazakhstan’s president declares state of emergency as protests over fuel price jump turns violent
Violent protests broke out in Kazakhstan’s most populated city on Wednesday over fuel prices that resulted in President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev ...
Katyusha rocket hits military base at Baghdad airport-
By Associated Press BAGHDAD: A Katyusha rocket struck an Iraqi military base hosting U.S. troops at Baghdad’s international airport on ...
Virus surge tests limits of primary health care in Europe-
By Associated Press MADRID: Like many people, Alberto Pérez of Madrid used a home test to discover that his headache ...
Birth rates in China’s 10 provincial-level regions fall below 1 per cent, showing demographic crisis-
By PTI BEIJING: Birth rates in 10 of China’s provincial-level regions fell below one per cent in 2020, accentuating the ...
Israel reports all-time high for new COVID-19 infections-
By Associated Press TEL AVIV: Israel has recorded its highest-ever number of new coronavirus infections — driven by the ultra-contagious ...
South Africa probe confirms ex-Prez Zuma’s influence in millions wasted on Guptas-owned newspaper-
By PTI JOHANNESBURG: The first report of the much-awaited South African Commission of Inquiry into State Capture has confirmed the ...
China reports major drop in virus cases in locked-down Xi’an-
By Associated Press BEIJING: China on Wednesday reported a major drop in local COVID-19 infections in the northern city of ...
North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea-
By Associated Press SEOUL: North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile into the sea on Wednesday, the South Korean and ...
Australia, Japan to sign ‘historic’ defense, security pact-
By Associated Press SYDNEY: Australia and Japan will sign a treaty on Thursday, January 5, 2021, to increase defense and security ...
Imran Khan's party tried to conceal foreign funding from Election Commission: Report
Besides the US, Khan's party also received funds from Dubai, UK, Europe, Denmark, Japan, Canada and Australia, the report said. ...
