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Mullah Baradar to lead Taliban-led government in Afghanistan

Mullah Baradar to lead Taliban-led government in Afghanistan

-- 2021-09-03 14:13:47

Mullah Baradar, the head of the Taliban's political office, will lead the new government in Afghanistan, at least three sources in the Islamist group said on Friday, reports Reuters. Mullah Mohammad...

Afghan rebels hold out in Panjshir Valley as Taliban form government in Kabul

Afghan rebels hold out in Panjshir Valley as Taliban form government in Kabul

-- 2021-09-03 11:08:10

Taliban forces and fighters loyal to local leader Ahmad Massoud battled in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley on Thursday, more than two weeks after the Islamist militia seized power, as Taliban leaders in...

India's interests come before vaccine exports: Minister

India's interests come before vaccine exports: Minister

-- 2021-09-03 10:32:00

India would resume exports of Covid-19 vaccines only after its own interests are taken care of, a health ministry official said on Thursday, as a recent surge in immunisations raised hopes of foreign...

China cracks down on showbiz for 'polluting' society

China cracks down on showbiz for 'polluting' society

-- 2021-09-02 19:17:48

China ordered broadcasters on Thursday to shun artists with "incorrect political positions" and "effeminate" styles, and said a patriotic atmosphere needed to be cultivated, widening a crackdown on it...

Taliban preparing to unveil new Afghan government

Taliban preparing to unveil new Afghan government

-- 2021-09-02 13:40:38

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers were preparing on Thursday to unveil their new government as the economy teetered on the edge of collapse more than two weeks after the Islamist militia captured Kabul and...

Moderna to recall Covid-19 doses in Japan after stainless steel contaminants found

Moderna to recall Covid-19 doses in Japan after stainless steel contaminants found

-- 2021-09-02 10:05:35

Moderna and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd on Wednesday said they are working with Japanese authorities to recall three batches of Covid-19 vaccine after an investigation found stainless steel contamina...

Singapore PM wins $275,000 in defamation suits against bloggers

Singapore PM wins $275,000 in defamation suits against bloggers

-- 2021-09-01 22:07:05

Singapore's high court ordered two news bloggers to pay Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong a combined S$370,000 ($275,113) in damages on Wednesday, over an article about the status of the home of his late...

Sinking currency, rising inflation add misery to Afghanistan

Sinking currency, rising inflation add misery to Afghanistan

-- 2021-09-01 20:14:39

As Kabul began a new era of Taliban rule, long queues outside banks and soaring prices in the bazaars underlined the everyday worries now facing its population after the spectacular seizure of the cit...

Pakistan frets over security threats from Afghanistan

Pakistan frets over security threats from Afghanistan

-- 2021-09-01 13:26:39

There is growing concern among Pakistani officials about security in neighbouring Afghanistan, as the Taliban tries to form a government and stabilise the country following the departure of US and oth...

Pollution likely to cut 9 years of life expectancy of 40pc of Indians: Report

Pollution likely to cut 9 years of life expectancy of 40pc of Indians: Report

-- 2021-09-01 12:21:08

Air pollution is likely to reduce the life expectancy of about 40 per cent of Indians by more than nine years, according to a report released by a US research group on Wednesday. More than 480 millio...

Japan finds another Moderna vial suspected of containing foreign substance

Japan finds another Moderna vial suspected of containing foreign substance

-- 2021-09-01 11:20:38

Japan's Kanagawa prefecture said it has found another vial of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine suspected of containing a foreign substance and has put the rest of the lot on hold. In a statement on Tuesday,...

Music goes silent as Afghanistan adjusts to Taliban rule

Music goes silent as Afghanistan adjusts to Taliban rule

-- 2021-09-01 09:39:22

Even before the last US flight left Kabul at midnight on Monday, many of the bright and garish sights and sounds of city life in Afghanistan were changing as those left behind tried to fit in with the...

Taliban hail victory with gunfire as last US troops leave

Taliban hail victory with gunfire as last US troops leave

-- 2021-08-31 19:32:21

Celebratory gunfire resounded across the Afghan capital on Tuesday as the Taliban took control of the airport following the withdrawal of the last US troops, marking the end of a 20-year war that left...

India begins direct communication with Taliban

India begins direct communication with Taliban

-- 2021-08-31 19:29:32

India Tuesday began direct communication with the Taliban since the group's takeover of Afghanistan two weeks back. Indian envoy in Qatar Deepak Mittal held talks with Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai,...

1,600-yr-old Buddha statue's feet restored in northwest China

1,600-yr-old Buddha statue's feet restored in northwest China

-- 2021-08-31 17:16:05

Restoration of the feet of a stone Buddha dating back 1,600 years in Tianti Mountain Grottoes, some of China's oldest, has been completed. The Buddha statue in northwest China's Gansu Province was bu...

Malaysian PM in quarantine after contact with COVID-19 patient

Malaysian PM in quarantine after contact with COVID-19 patient

-- 2021-08-31 16:08:32

Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob is under quarantine following close contact with a COVID-19 patient, his office said in a statement on Monday. His office did not say how long he would be...

Taliban celebrate 'complete independence' as last US troops depart Afghanistan

Taliban celebrate 'complete independence' as last US troops depart Afghanistan

-- 2021-08-31 12:19:28

Celebratory gunfire echoed across Kabul as Taliban fighters took control of the airport before dawn on Tuesday following the withdrawal of the last US troops, ending 20 years of war that left the Isla...

Japan mulls October 17 election as PM ratings hit record lows

Japan mulls October 17 election as PM ratings hit record lows

-- 2021-08-31 11:22:02

The Japanese government is considering holding a general election on Oct. 17, Kyodo news said on Monday citing government sources, even as public support for Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga hits record...

Global coronavirus cases top 217 million

Global coronavirus cases top 217 million

-- 2021-08-31 11:21:49

The global Covid-19 caseload has now surged past 217 million, with the world still struggling to contain the second wave of the pandemic. The total caseload and fatalities from the virus stand at 217...

Taliban to take back Europe's Afghan deportees to face courts

Taliban to take back Europe's Afghan deportees to face courts

-- 2021-08-31 10:22:04

The Taliban government in Afghanistan would accept any Afghan migrants whose applications for asylum were rejected in Europe and they would then face court, an Austrian newspaper quoted a Taliban spok...

US completes withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan after 20 years of war

US completes withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan after 20 years of war

-- 2021-08-31 10:19:53

The United States completed the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan on Monday, ending 20 years of war that culminated in the militant Taliban's return to power, Reuters reports. Forced into a h...

Gulf Afghans worry about home after Taliban takeover

Gulf Afghans worry about home after Taliban takeover

Reuters   2021-08-30 22:23:02

Five months ago, 35-year-old Abadat left Afghanistan with her two teenage daughters for the Gulf fearing for their safety after a series of explosions rocked the neighbourhood where they lived. Now s...

Palestinian president meets Israeli defence minister for the first time in a decade

Palestinian president meets Israeli defence minister for the first time in a decade

-- 2021-08-30 20:45:57

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Sunday, officials said. It was the highest-level meeting between Abbas and...

Islamic State claims responsibility for rocket attack on Kabul airport

Islamic State claims responsibility for rocket attack on Kabul airport

-- 2021-08-30 19:56:50

Islamic State claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on Kabul airport on Monday, the group's Nasher News said on its Telegram channel. "By the grace of God Almighty, the soldiers of the Caliphate...

Chinese minors can spend one hour max on online games, according to new rules

Chinese minors can spend one hour max on online games, according to new rules

-- 2021-08-30 17:48:19

Chinese nationals under the age of 18 years can spend a maximum of one hour on online games on Fridays, weekends and holidays. In response to growing concern over gaming addiction, Chinese regulators...

Another million doses of Moderna vaccine suspended in Japan

Another million doses of Moderna vaccine suspended in Japan

-- 2021-08-30 15:30:49

Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine contamination woes in Japan have widened with another million doses being temporarily suspended, after foreign substances were found in more batches and two people died foll...

Lockdown extended in New Zealand's Auckland, officials report Pfizer-linked death

Lockdown extended in New Zealand's Auckland, officials report Pfizer-linked death

-- 2021-08-30 15:25:01

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday extended a lockdown in Auckland by two weeks, while officials reported the country's first death linked to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Ne...

Rockets target US troops as Afghanistan withdrawal reaches final stage

Rockets target US troops as Afghanistan withdrawal reaches final stage

-- 2021-08-30 15:07:27

US anti-missile defences intercepted as many as five rockets that were fired at Kabul's airport early on Monday, a US official said, as the United States rushed to complete its withdrawal from Afghani...

Noted Bengali writer Buddhadeb Guha passes away

Noted Bengali writer Buddhadeb Guha passes away

-- 2021-08-30 11:08:36

Noted Bengali writer Buddhadeb Guha died in a Kolkata hospital late Sunday, reports The Hindustan Times. He was 85. Earlier this year in April, Guha was detected with Covid-19 and was admitted to a...

Israel bombs Hamas sites in Gaza: Military

Israel bombs Hamas sites in Gaza: Military

-- 2021-08-30 10:38:45

Israeli aircraft struck Hamas sites in Gaza early on Sunday (August 29), Reuters reports. The military said it was in response to incendiary balloons launched from the Palestinian area. A recent ris...