Russia wants deeper military cooperation with China
AFP :Russian leader Vladimir Putin told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday he was keen to ramp up military cooperation and hailed the two countries’...
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Covid’s true death toll still elusive, 3 years in
AFP :The true global death toll of Covid remains difficult to nail down three years after the first case was detected, though experts agree there...
Marion Biotech, cough syrup makers linked to Uzbek deaths, halts all production
Hindustan Times :Marion Biotech – the Noida-based manufacturer of a cough syrup blamed by Uzbekistan authorities for the death of 19 children – has halted...
Death toll from Philippine floods, landslides climbs to 33
AFP :One person died and three others were missing in the southern Philippines after being hit by a landslide, police said Thursday, taking the nationwide...
Republican US lawmaker-elect under probe for fabricated resume
AFP :A US Republican congressman-elect who admitted making up significant parts of his resume is under criminal investigation, US media reported Wednesday, citing prosecutors in...
Moscow to achieve Ukraine goals thanks to ‘patience’: Lavrov
AFP :Russia’s foreign minister said Wednesday he was convinced that Moscow would achieve its goals in Ukraine thanks to its “patience” and “perseverance”.“I am convinced...
Tension soars as main Kosovo border crossing with Serbia closed
AFP :Kosovo’s biggest border crossing with Serbia was closed on Wednesday as months of tensions again flared, prompting Washington and Brussels to urge an immediate...
Travel misery grinds on as US digs out from superstorm
AFP :Thousands more flights were canceled across the United States on Wednesday, with no end in sight to days of travel misery as the country...
US weighs new Covid rules for travelers from China
Reuters :The US government may impose new Covid-19 measures on travelers to the United States from China over concerns about the “lack of transparent data”...
North Korea’s Kim unveils new military goals at key party meeting
Reuters :North Korean leader Kim Jong Un unveiled new goals for the country’s military for 2023 at an ongoing meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party,...
Russia intensifies attacks on liberated Kherson, eastern Ukraine
Reuters :Russian forces stepped up mortar and artillery attacks on the recently liberated city of Kherson in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, Ukraine’s military said, while...