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As alarm rises over Ukraine, Putin and Biden hold talks for nearly an hour

Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin spoke frankly for nearly an hour late Thursday amid growing alarm over Russia's troop buildup near Ukraine, a simmering crisis that's recently deepened as the Kremlin has stiffened its demands for increased security...

Countries around the world ready to welcome 2022 amid Covid fear

The world will usher in the New Year this weekend in the midst of another wave of the coronavirus pandemic and look for signs of hope in 2022 as several countries will allow celebrations and some banning festivities. The year...

USD 94 million assets frozen of Taiwanese pair for alleged pyramid scheme

Chinese authorities have reportedly frozen the assets of a company founded by a former Taiwanese actor and his wife alleging pyramid scheme activities. As per Taiwan News, assets of former Shanghai Dowell Trading Co Taiwanese actor Lin Ruiyang and his...

Nasa’s James Webb telescope heads for 1.5mn-km voyage

The world’s most powerful space telescope on Saturday blasted off into orbit, headed to an outpost 1.5mn-km (930,000 miles) from Earth, after several delays caused by technical hitches. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), some three decades and billions of...

Joe Biden commends Americans’ ‘resilience, resolve’ in Christmas message

US President Joe Biden on Saturday commended Americans for their strength and resilience in the face of the raging Covid-19 pandemic, urging “hope and renewal” during the holiday season. In his first Christmas address as president, Biden praised “the enormous...

Threat of Omicron looms over Xmas holidays in Europe, US

The Netherlands went into lockdown on Sunday and the possibility of more Covid-19 restrictions over the Christmas and New Year period loomed over several European countries as the Omicron coronavirus variant spreads quickly. In the United States, White House medical...

Christmas lockdown after 12 Omicron deaths? Here’s what UK deputy PM has to say

Britain’s deputy prime minister Dominic Raab on Monday said 12 people infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus have died in the United Kingdom, refusing to rule out further restrictions before Christmas. The rapid spread of the Omicron variant...

Israel bans travel to the United States and Canada amid omicron fears

Israel on Monday barred travel to 10 new countries, including the United States, Canada and Germany, as its total number of omicron cases reached 175 and the prime minister warned that the fifth wave of the coronavirus had already...

‘Almost beyond belief’: Biden on tornado-ravaged Kentucky

US President Joe Biden pledged increased federal assistance to Kentucky on Wednesday as he surveyed the damage in tornado-ravaged towns and consoled survivors of the twisters that took scores of lives. "These tornadoes devoured almost everything in their path," he...

‘US democracy weapon of mass destruction’: China lambasts global summit

China branded US democracy a “weapon of mass destruction” on Saturday, following the Summit for Democracy organised by the US, which aimed to shore up like-minded allies in the face of autocratic regimes. The two-day virtual summit attended by over...

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UP vigilance recovers Rs 1.62 crore cash, gold worth Rs 20 crore in raid on ex-transport officer’s home

The Uttar Pradesh Vigilance Establishment has recovered ₹1.62 crore in cash, gold worth nearly ₹20 crore, silver and documents...