Hundreds of thousands of people may be infected annually by animals carrying coronaviruses related to the one that causes Covid-19 each year in China and Southeast Asia, according to a study emphasizing the ongoing pandemic threat from spillover events. An average of 400,000 such infections occur annually, most going…
Washington: The role of Pakistan in enabling the Taliban is a victory for the hardliners in the country’s government, a top American lawmaker has said, asserting that the unfolding developments in Afghanistan and the role being played by Islamabad in Kabul are not sending a good message to India. Republican…
Washington: The latest coronavirus wave in the United States driven by the Delta variant could soon peak, but experts warn against complacency and expect the virus will be part of everyday life for years to come. The seven-day-average of daily cases as of Monday was 172,000, its highest level of this surge even…
The findings of a recent Eurobarometer survey, commissioned by the European Union itself, are clear: Citizens in the bloc believe that the main issues it should be addressing are climate change, the COVID pandemic, health care, the economic situation and social inequality. These are thus the themes that European…
A giant puppet named ‘Little Amal’ is walking nearly 5,000 miles across Europe to draw attention to the plight of young refugees who have fled Syria with their parents. The puppet just met the Pope. Over 11 feet tall, Amal portrays a 9-year-old girl Syrian refugee girl, who aims to represent all the displaced…
Thousands of Afghans protested against the Taliban in the southern city of Kandahar on Tuesday, according to a former government official and local television footage, after residents were asked to vacate a residential army colony. Protesters gathered in front of the governor’s house in Kandahar after around 3,000…
Within 24 hours of NIA taking charge of the investigation into the bomb explosion outside BJP MP Arjun Singh’s house in Jagadal, North 24 Paraganas district, another such incident took place Tuesday. Taking to Twitter, Singh accused Trinamool Congress (TMC) of the attack. “The bombs were hurled in front…
Close to 400 persons, including a pregnant lady, have been rescued till now by the Indian Navy’s six boats that have been deployed in wake of incessant rainfall in Jamnagar district of Gujarat, official sources said on Tuesday. Five teams of 75 personnel have been deputed from INS Valsura on the request of the…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to governments the Centre, Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh over the adverse impact of the ongoing farmers’ protests on industrial units and transportation. The Commission has issued notices to the Chief Secretaries UP, Haryana,…
The Taliban have denied that one of their top leaders has been killed in a shootout with rivals, following rumours about internal splits in the movement nearly a month after its lightning victory over the Western-backed government in Kabul. Suhail Shaheen, a Taliban spokesman, said Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, former…