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A store of oil and tyres at Beirut port burst into flames on Thursday but there were no immediate reports of injuries, a little more than a month after a …

India overtook Brazil in coronavirus infection numbers on Monday, making it second only to the United States after a record jump, but the government resumed underground train services and announced …

India on Wednesday banned 118 mobile applications including the hugely popular mobile game PUBG. The Asian nation made this known in a statement by its he ministry of information and …

China’s aviation regulator said on Wednesday it will resume direct flights to Beijing from eight countries including Thailand, Cambodia, Greece, Denmark, Sweden and Canada from Sept. 3. In March, Chinese …

A former President and stalwart of Indian politics, Pranab Mukherjee, has died aged 84. Mukherjee’s demise was announced by his son Abhijit Mukherjee on Monday. The veteran politician was found …

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving premier, announced his resignation because of poor health on Friday, ending a stint at the helm of the world’s third-biggest economy in which he …