International
Fire kills 18, mostly children, at China martial arts school
BEIJING: JUNE 25 – At least 18 people, mostly children, were killed and 16...
Zambian journalist Kabinda Kalimina demands salary live on air
ZAMBIA: JUNE 25 – A video of a Zambian news presenter demanding his paycheck...
UN: 275 million people used drugs worldwide in 2020
BERLIN: JUNE 25 – Around 275 million people used drugs worldwide last year, while...
Amazon and Google investigated by UK regulator over fake reviews
KATHMANDU: JUNE 25 – Britain’s competition regulator started a formal investigation on Friday into...
Lhasa-Nyingchi railway service launched in Tibet
BEIJING: JUNE 25 – The railway linking Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous...
Earthquake in Afghanistan
KABUL: JUNE 25 – A magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook the region of Charikar in...
US to keep about 650 troops in Afghanistan after withdrawal
WASHINGTON: JUNE 25 – Roughly 650 U.S. troops are expected to remain in Afghanistan...
Ever Given operator says more time needed for ship release
CAIRO: JUNE 25 – The operator of a giant cargo ship that blocked the...
First COVID-19 case could have hit China in October 2019: Study
SHANGHAI: JUNE 25 – The virus that causes COVID-19 could have started spreading in...
Pakistan receives another 2 million doses of China-made Covid vaccine
ISLAMABAD: JUNE 24 – Pakistan has received another two million doses of a China-made...