Beijing: China is urging closer security and economic cooperation with Afghanistan in an apparent effort to bolster its influence in the region as the US and its allies prepare to withdraw their forces from the country. The official Xinhua News Agency reported that foreign ministers from China, Afghanistan and Pakistan met via video conference on […]
Read MoreKATHMANDU: A Chinese climber who became the first blind Asian to scale Mount Everest says he aims to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents and then travel to the North and South Poles. Zhang Hong, 44, is also the third blind climber internationally to reach the world’s highest peak. Following his guides and […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: The national capital is expected to receive the Russian COVID-19 vaccine- Sputnik V after June 20, said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday. “They are importing the vaccines right now, and they will allot a section of their imported vaccines to the Delhi government,” he stated. The remark from Delhi CM came […]
Read MoreHANOI: Vietnam has discovered a new coronavirus variant that’s a hybrid of strains first found in India and the U.K., the Vietnamese health minister said Saturday. Nguyen Thanh Long said scientists examined the genetic makeup of the virus that had infected some recent patients, and found the new version of the virus. He said lab […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: The general body of the BCCI on Saturday approved the IPL’s resumption in September in the UAE and also decided to seek one month’s time from the ICC to assess the COVID-19 situation in India before taking a final call on the ICC T20 World Cup. The Special General Meeting (SGM), held virtually, […]
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