Ghani named winner of disputed Afghan poll, rival also claims victory
KABUL,Feb 19,2020: Afghanistan on Tuesday declared incumbent Ashraf Ghani winner of a disputed presidential election, but his main ...
Passengers leave Japan virus ship as China toll tops 2,000
Feb 19,2020:Relieved passengers began leaving a coronavirus-wracked cruise ship in Japan on Wednesday after testing negative for the ...
WHO urges calm as China virus death toll reaches 2,000
The death toll from the new coronavirus outbreak surged to 2,000 on Wednesday, as Chinese and international health officials warned ...
Libya’s UN-backed government suspends participation in Geneva talks
Libya’s unity government announced late Tuesday it would halt its participation in UN talks aimed at brokering a lasting ...
US takes aim at Russian oil giant Rosneft to press Venezuela
Feb 19,2020;The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions against a subsidiary of Russian state-controlled oil giant Rosneft over its ...
Every child under ‘immediate threat’ from climate, poor diet: UN
Feb 19,2020: The world is failing to protect children from the health dangers posed by climate change and poor diet, a landmark UN ...
Covid-19 is not as deadly as other coronaviruses: WHO
Feb 18,2020: World Health Organization(WHO) has warned against blanket measures over the novel coronavirus outbreak, pointing out the ...
Toll from coronavirus mounts to 1,868 in China
Beijing, Feb 18,2020: The death toll in mainland China from the novel coronavirus outbreak has increased by 98 over the past 24 hours ...
Bezos launches $10 bn fund to combat climate change
Feb 18,2020:His company is often criticized for its environmental record, but Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon and the world’s richest ...
Koneru Humpy wins Cairns cup chess tournament
Feb 17,2020: Grand master Koneru Humpy has won the Cairns cup chess tournament. In the 9th and final round of the tournament at St. ...