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New York: Some two billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been distributed globally but only 0.5 per cent have reached low-income countries where frontline health workers and the elderly have yet to receive a shot, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. more
Yemen: Health, environment and economy remain under threat from stricken oil tanker

New York: There has been no further investigation into the state of the FSO Safer, a stricken tanker anchored just 4.8 nautical miles off the Yemen coast, meaning the risk of a massive oi ...

Coronavirus: Biden shows confidence in Fauci as lab-leak emails leave US congress seeking 'truth'

Washington DC: The White House on Friday defended the president's top coronavirus adviser, Dr Anthony Fauci, over his recently released work emails pertaining to the virus lab leak.

UN delegation lauds Bangladesh's Rohingya rehab move to Bay of Bengal island Bhasan Char

Dhaka: A  high-level UN delegation, which had recently visited Bangladesh, appreciated PM Sheikh Hasina-led government over the Bhasan Char rehabilitation project of the Rohingyas an ...

Colombo archbishop slams Sri Lankan government over China-funded Port City project

Launching a verbal assault on the Sri Lankan government apparently over the China-funded Colombo Port City project, Archbishop Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo, said th ...

UN hails new anti-corruption network, as ‘important step’ to build trust, promote justice

New York: With factors contributing to transnational corruption becoming increasingly complex, the UN launched an initiative on Thursday to “empower all countries” to find pra ...

UN chief condemns deadly attacks targeting displaced people in DR Congo

New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to investigate recent deadly attacks by insurgents in the east a ...

Air France plane evacuated over anonymous threat

Paris: All passengers of an Air France flight were evacuated in Paris on Thursday following an anonymous threat, media reports said.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth to meet Joe Biden in Buckingham Palace

London: Queen Elizabeth of Britain would meet US President Joe Biden on June 13 for their first one-to-one interaction, media reports said, citing a Buckingham Palace statement.

Iran: Massive fire engulfs oil refinery in south of Tehran

Tehran: A massive fire broke out in an oil refinery located south of Tehran on Wednesday evening, according to the country's state media.