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CHINA: As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, a Chinese envoy here has urged the World Health Organization (WHO) to stick to science-based origins-tracing rather than yield to political manipulation by parties…

JAPAN: Dogs are known for a variety of qualities with the standout ones being strong sense of smell, alertness and loyalty. However, one study that was performed by researcher Akiko Takaoka and team at Kyoto University in Japan found…

Japan is expanding a state of emergency to eight more prefectures, taking the total to 21 in all, to stem a rapid rise in coronavirus infections, the minister in charge of COVID-19 countermeasures announced on Wednesday. The…

At least 1,500 American citizens remain in Afghanistan with just days left before the scheduled U.S. withdrawal from the country, but officials on Wednesday acknowledged the reality that tens of thousands of Afghan allies and others at…

At least 13 people have been killed in two powerful explosions outside Kabul’s international airport, a Taliban official has said, amid a huge and chaotic evacuation effort from Afghanistan. A “complex attack” on Thursday at the…

A Taliban official told the media that a bombing outside Kabul’s airport has killed 13 people, including children. Numerous Taliban guards are among the injured, the official said. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby confirmed that two…

In the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, the Taliban resisted demands from Washington to hand over al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. The result was an invasion by US and allied forces, which swept the Taliban…

For most of this year, the drugs President Donald Trump credited for his quick recovery from COVID-19 have sat unused on government shelves. In a typical week in June, monoclonal antibodies were given to only 10 people across the…

Despite COVID-19 vaccine being available to all South African adults, uptake remains low with just 20% of adults having received a first dose.  The Muslim Association of South Africa is one of many groups combatting vaccine…

India steps up coordination with Russia on Afghan theater as Deputy NSA visits Moscow India and its traditional ally Russia have agreed to step up coordination amid unfolding situation in Afghanistan following US and NATO troop’s…