SpaceX launches 51 Starlink internet satellites since May
Tuesday launched its first full stack of 51 Starlink broadband satellites since May, the media reported. The satellites blasted off on a Falcon 9 rocke......
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Australian koalas on brink of extinction: Conservationists
koala conservation organisation on Tuesday warned that the iconic marsupial is facing extinction. The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) accused the fed......
India, Singapore to link their Fast Payment Systems, UPI and PayNow
of India (RBI) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have agreed on a project to link their respective fast payment systems -- Unified Payments......
UK to offer Covid-19 vaccines to 12 to 15-year-olds
to 15 will be offered the Covid-19 vaccine, Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) of the UK's all four nations have confirmed. England's CMO Chris Whitty said......
Egyptian Prez, Israeli PM discuss bilateral ties, Palestine
Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and visiting Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett discussed the developments of bilateral relations in various fields, as well a......
Bulgaria to hold new parliamentary polls on Nov 14
Rumen Radev has signed a decree to hold new parliamentary elections on November 14, his press office said in a statement. Through the same decree,...
153 Afghan media outlets stop operations after Taliban takeover
media outlets have stopped operations in 20 provinces following the Taliban takeover of the war-torn nation last month, a media report citing organisat......
Modi to visit US on Sep 24 to participate in QUAD Leaders summit
Narendra Modi will be participating in person in the Leaders' Summit of the Quadrilateral Framework in Washington DC on September 24, 2021, being organ......
Croatia on track to adopt euro in 2023: EU official
track to adopt the euro by 2023, as long as it meets the criteria set out by the European Commission, EU's economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis...
WHO congratulates India for administering 75 cr vaccine doses
Covid vaccination coverage under the mass vaccination drive crossed the landmark of 75 crore doses on Monday. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya s......
Sydney Airport agrees to $17bn takeover
bids, the Sydney Airport accepted a takeover bid from investment group Sydney Aviation Alliance consortium at A$8.75 ($6) per share on Monday, which wi......
Need deeper cooperation to address global health crisis: UN chief
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for deeper international cooperation to address global health crisis, and reduce poverty and inequality.......
Sinovac launches clinical trial of vaccine on children, teens in S.Africa
company Sinovac Biotech on Friday launched the Phase III clinical trial of its Covid-19 vaccine on a group of children and teenagers between six months......
US Consul General calls for new standards in Indo-Pacific cooperatiion in disaster management
General in Chennai, Judith Ravin, has called for setting up new standards in Indo-Pacific cooperation in disaster management. Ravin was speaking at a t......
CIA chief holds important meetings with Pak, India on Afghanistan
of the developing situation in Afghanistan with the interim Taliban government being questioned broadly by the western countries, including the US CIA......
3rd UAE plane with humanitarian aid lands in Kabul
the United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrying humanitarian aid landed at the Kabul airport, following which the cargo was delivered to the Taliban leadership......
John Kerry to visit India to launch climate change funding initiative
Biden's Special Envoy for Climate, John Kerry is slated to visit India next week to launch an initiative for mobilising funds for battling climate chan......
Ministry of Vice and Virtue returns with Taliban 2.0
appointed a minister for the promotion of 'virtue' and the prevention of 'vice', according to the list of the newly-announced cabinet for the Islamic E......
WHO calls for global governance against pandemic
Commission on Health and Sustainable Development convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) called for global governance and recommended the estab......
UN chief marks 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
Antonio Guterres on Saturday issued a statement to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US which claimed the lives of......