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Spokesperson says govt firmly believes in separation of powers between executive, legislative and judiciary

Chinese researchers report findings of blood samples from healthy adults aged between 18-59 in a paper

The two state heads, Assam's Sarma and Mizoram's Zoramthanga have each blamed the other side for the violence

Taliban attempting to create sense of inevitability about their campaign, says McKenzie

Participants unanimously approve resolution against Indian aggression

Statement also expected to detail a number of non-military agreements related to health, energy and other matters

UNAMA says it documented 5,183 civilian casualties between January and June, of which 1,659 are deaths

Southeast Asia's biggest economy posted a record of more than 56,000 daily cases in mid-July

Tunisia's soaring infection and death rates have added to public anger at the government

Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in mainland China stand at 92,605, and the death toll remains at 4,636

FO says bilateral ties, regional issues will be discussed during Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud's visit

A web camera captured a fireball falling from the sky and erupting into a bright flash

Desperate people in East African country adopting these measures as hospitals charging patients $1,000 per day

Sunday recorded highest single-day deaths from the virus in its 5th wave

Boulders fell and hit the vehicle carrying 11 people

Statement follows an incident in Black Sea when Russia ‘dropped bombs’ to chase British warship out of Crimea waters

All families moved from volatile districts of the city to safer areas, says official

Storm hit as country is still reeling from record flooding that killed 63, forced relocation of over 1m people

Scuffles between police and demonstrators broke out; teargas fired and traffic halted.

The outbreak, which began in June, is being driven by the highly contagious Delta variant

Amnesty International says at least eight killed during the unrest

SETI’s senior astronomer Dr Seth Shostak explains how the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence actually works

Downpours severely affect the lives of hundreds of thousands, while major rivers are in danger of bursting their banks

Afghan military overhauls its war strategy against the Taliban to concentrate forces around the most critical areas

Latest entry in The Conjuring franchise takes inspiration from ‘demonic possession’ being tried as legal defence

A night-time curfew is imposed across 31 of the country's 34 provinces except in Kabul, Panjshir and Nangarhar

Just 3% say they definitely will get shots, another 16% say they probably will, according to poll

Australia reported 176 new locally acquired Covid cases on Saturday

They express concern over 'high levels of violence', stress urgency of reaching ceasefire agreement

The financial crisis has translated into severe shortages of basic goods such as fuel and medicine

More than 900 people opposing the junta have been killed by security forces since the coup

Blinken will also visit Kuwait at the end of his July 26-29 trip.

The US is preparing to begin evacuating thousands of Afghan applicants for special immigration visas

Shadow of COVID-19 and controversy was never far away on the opening day

Government has faced growing calls to switch on the technology since last week's catastrophic floods

Delta variant has left captains unable to rotate weary crews and many seafarers stranded at sea beyond their stints

President Ghani says Biden has assured him of support for Afghan forces

Parts of India's west coast received up to 594 mm of rainfall over 24 hours

Xi instructed local officials to work towards making people in Tibet identify more with the ‘great Chinese culture'

Govt forces in control of country's borders and all 'main cities and highways', says spokesperson

Say doesn't want foreign interference, won't allow Afghan soil to be used; seeks int'l role for reconstruction

French president orders 'strengthening of security protocols' following potential breach

In recent years heavy floods have hit parts of Germany, overflowing banks of waterways

The virus has shut down large parts of their economy, as other parts of the world open up.

New coronavirus cases almost doubled on Monday from the previous day and 184 new infections were expected.

Dushanbe relocates 20,000 troops to strengthen its force on the border with Afghanistan

Hindi-language daily Dainik Bhaskar carried a series of reports on devastation caused by pandemic in April and May

More than 200 of the 419 district centers under militant control, compared to 81 districts last month says Gen Milley

Officials raise the death toll from heavy rains that have deluged Henan province for almost a week to 33 people

"It was something that was flexible and we want to make it work more smoothly"