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New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): The World Health Organization has urged all nations in South-East Asia to take urgent and accelerated measures against measles which is on the rise with nearly nine million children having missed vaccination against the disease in the past two years. Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia, […]

The Japan Coast Guard on Friday concluded security drills to train its Malaysian counterpart on how to repel foreign intruders in the disputed South China Sea where Beijing has grown increasingly assertive against other claimant states. The four-day exercise marked the first time Malaysia was trained in using long-range acoustic devices, called sound cannons, said […]

 13 Jan-2023 13:41 PM New Delhi: Delegates and participants arriving in India to participate in G20 events in the country will be exempted from the 2 per cent random Covid testing rule for international arrivals, according to a top government official.“This has been noted on the request of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to […]

India is a country of diversities, not just in languages, terrain, food, attire, culture, and belief systems, but also in healthcare needs and the infrastructure to address these needs. These diversities that bring vibrancy to society also carry with them the administrative challenges in devising and implementing healthcare solutions. India is committed to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) […]

By Pierre Meilhan, CNN A Boeing 737 Max 8 took off in China on Friday, for the first time since the government grounded all 737 Max 8 planes in 2019, according to the flight tracking website, Flightradar24. In March 2019, Chinese aviation authorities instructed airlines in the country to ground all their Boeing 737 MAX […]

Commentary It seems like just the other day that the wrath of the world was coming down on oil and coal. To protect the atmosphere, Canada has been reducing coal-fired power generation for years. It started in Ontario, then moved to Alberta. Saskatchewan is next. New Brunswick is supposed to stop by 2030, but that […]

Credit: Sung-Hyun Park/Korea Polar Research Institute The Kingdom of Tonga exploded into global news on January 15 last year with one of the most spectacular and violent volcanic eruptions ever seen. Remarkably, it was caused by a volcano that lies under hundreds of meters of seawater. The event shocked the public and volcano scientists alike. […]

(Reuters) – A China Southern Airlines Co Ltd flight on a Boeing Co 737 MAX took off on Friday, flight tracking website FlightRadar24 showed, marking the first passenger service on the model by a Chinese airline since March 2019. Here is a timeline of events surrounding the MAX: 2017 MARCH 8 – The 737 MAX […]

Somewhat cryptically this week, China sidelined the combative Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Zhao Lijian to a new, lower-profile job “in accordance with needs.” As part of a trio of official spokespeople at the ministry, Zhao carved a notorious reputation for his aggressive approach to Chinese diplomacy and scrupulous adherence to Communist Party propaganda lines. […]

Chongqing- Focusing on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) market, Southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality was proposed to promote the channel and industrial agglomeration, and deepen two-way economic and trade cooperation with regional comprehensive economic partnership (RCEP) countries, said Yang Min, a member of the Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), deputy chairman of […]