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Sri Lanka troops to battle deadly dengue mosquitoes as cases rise

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is deploying the military to contain the spread of mosquito-borne dengue...

UN Committee: Halting work of human rights organizations leaves Palestinian children vulnerable to abuse

NEW YORK: The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child warned that Palestinian...

EU bets on digital euro to cut US tech addiction

BRUSSELS, Belgium: The EU believes a digital euro is the answer to cutting its...

Trump signs executive orders on Quantum technology; targets 5-year breakthrough

WASHINGTON DC, US: US President Donald Trump on Monday signed two executive orders launching...

Hormuz will never go back to its pre-war status: Iran’s Parliament Speaker says Iran will manage the strait

TEHRAN, Iran: Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said that the Strait of...

Yen hovers near 40-year low against dollar

TOKYO: Japan’s finance minister said Tuesday that Tokyo was ready to take “resolute measures”...

Deadly fire in Uttar Pradesh coaching centre leaves several feared dead

KATHMANDU: A devastating fire broke out on Monday in a multi-storey building housing a...

7 dead, 67 hospitalized in India ammonia leak

KATHMANDU: At least seven people were killed and 67 others hospitalized after an ammonia...

Over 52,000 Afghan families return from Pakistan in 3 months

KABUL: A total of 52,561 Afghan families have returned to Afghanistan from neighboring Pakistan...

Malaysia pledges to strengthen protection of Bangladeshi workers’ rights

KATHMANDU: Anwar Ibrahim has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to strengthening protections for Bangladeshi migrant...