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China reports 28 new local COVID-19 cases, 16 in Beijing

May 31, 2022

Beijing [China], May 31 : China has reported 28 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, including 16 in Beijing and nine in Shanghai, according to the National Health Commission's report on Tuesday.

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Quad, 'force for good', girds up to counter China

May 31, 2022

Beijing [China], May 31 : Quad, a strategic forum comprising four nations, is indeed a "force for good" and though the joint statement by the US, Japan, Australia and India does not mention China, the message is clear that this grouping aims to counter China's reach in the Indo-Pacific.
WHO raises alarm on tobacco industry environmental impact

WHO raises alarm on tobacco industry environmental impact, human health

May 31, 2022
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (File Photo)

Trudeau announces handgun freeze in new gun control proposal

May 31, 2022

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and new Hong Kong chief John Lee

Xi backs new Hong Kong leader John Lee who oversaw crackdown on democracy movement

May 31, 2022

Beijing [China], May 31 : Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday met newly appointed Hong Kong chief executive,...
Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda met with Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman last week.

Sri Lanka seeks another USD 500mn credit from India for fuel

May 31, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 31 : Amid the continuing economic crisis in the country, Sri Lanka is in...
European Council President Charles Michel

EU agrees to ban 'more than 2/3' of Russian oil imports

May 31, 2022

Brussels [Belgium], May 31 : The EU leaders, on the first day of the summit in Brussels, agreed...
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Iranian top commander says 'Israel killed IRGC member,' vows revenge

May 31, 2022
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South Ossetian President suspends decree on referendum on joining Russia

May 31, 2022
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif

Johnson, Shehbaz Sharif discuss UK-Pakistan trade, Ukraine conflict over phone

May 31, 2022
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Death penalty cases soar in Myanmar after coup

May 31, 2022
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin

Putin, Erdogan discuss navigation in Black, Azov Seas amid Ukraine crisis

May 31, 2022
India, Vietnam explore partnerships to support economic development, national security

India, Vietnam explore partnerships to support economic development, national security

May 30, 2022
UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet virtual meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping (Twitter: Consul General of China in Belfast)

UK slams China for failure to grant UN official unfettered access to Xinjiang

May 30, 2022
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Taliban crackdown on journalists continues, another Afghan scribe disappears in Kabul

May 30, 2022
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UK health security agency detects 71 new cases of Monkeypox

May 30, 2022
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu arrives in Gabon on Monday. (Photo Credit - Twitter/Arindam Bagchi)

Vice President Naidu arrives in Gabon in first leg of three-nation visit

May 30, 2022
Wreckage of Nepalese aircraft found at Mustang district (Photo/Twitter @NaSpokesperson)

Nepal Plane Crash: Out of 21 recovered bodies, 10 taken to base station

May 30, 2022
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Pak: IHC excludes military from summons on enforced disappearances

May 30, 2022