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...