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Fourteen people have been feared dead after a nursing home for elderly people was flooded in western Japan.Governor Ikuo Kabashima from the western region of Kumamoto said, "The victims were found "in cardio-respiratory arrest" at the…

China has appointed, Zheng Yanxiong who became prominent during a 2011 clampdown on protesters in China, as director of its new national security office in Hong Kong.The new security agency was established under national security…

Work from home may remain part of the norm for many in India's financial industry beyond the end of the world's biggest lockdown as many of its bankers showed preference for remote work over office work.They attributed their reasons to,…

China’s parliament has today passed the national security law for Hong Kong after violent pro-democracy protests and clashes with security forces.The law aims to tackle subversion, terrorism, separatism and collusion with foreign forces.…

A study in the US science journal PNAS has revealed that Scientists in China have identified a new strain of swine flu in China that has pandemic potential.The new study carried out by researchers from the China Agricultural University,…

Fishermen discover 94 stranded Rohingya Muslims at sea3 Indonesian fishermen have discovered about 94 Rohingya Muslims on a rickety wooden boat off Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh.While disclosing this on Wednesday June 24,…

India has recorded its highest 24 hour spike of new coronavirus cases, after its Ministry of Health tweeted a total of 16, 922 positive cases and 418 deaths.The total number of confirmed cases has risen to 473,105 while number of death…

Group reports spike in violence against children in MyanmarSave the Children, a humanitarian group, has reported that fighting between Myanmar's military and ethnic Rakhine rebels in recent months has caused a frightening spike in…

An 18-year-old girl living inMorena district of Madhya Pradesh has reportedly accused her father of raping her twice, within 16 days, during the lockdown. She added that her mother was an accomplice during the acts.Her parents have…

The Chinese capital, Beijing, has given directive to lock down 11 residential communities situated near a wholesale food market in order to try curbing a new outbreak of COVID-19.The capital's officials said on Saturday June 13, 2020,…

China has firmly opposed the move made by the United States government to restrict Chinese students from studying abroad.This was contained in a statement issued on Friday June 12, 2020, by China's ministry of education spokesperson."We…

Source: TRT WorldNorth Korea has announced severance of hotlines with South Korea.According to the state news agency, the decision is the first step towards shutting down all contact with Seoul, in retaliation for actions taken by…

Indian government troops clashed with anti-Indian government protesters early Monday 8th June 2020 at a village in Kahsmiri’s southern Shopian area.According to an army spokesman, Col. Rajesh Kalia, soldiers launched search operations…

Kuwait has said the first batch of Japanese medicine will arrive in the country next week.Disclosing this on Friday June 5, 2020, Kuwait's Health Ministry said the first shipment of Japanese medicine would arrive in the country next…

Japanese government has announced plan to launch coronavirus vaccines by June 2021 as the country is getting fully ready to host the postponed 2020 Olympics in 2021.While disclosing this on Friday June 5, 2020, the Japan's Health…

A fourteen-year-old girl has committed suicide in her family home in Southern part of India.It was reported that the teenager was found dead on Monday June 1, 2020, the first day of the new school term.The deceased, who was known as…

US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have discussed India-China border tension and the global Covid-19 pandemic.This was disclosed in a statement released after the conversation on Tuesday June 2, 2020.…

The Presidentof Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, and the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have discussed the way forward to Afghan peace process.The discussion, which was held via videoconference on Tuesday June 2, 2020, centred on the joint…

Two people, including the Imam of a mosque have died in a bomb explosion inside a mosque in capital Kabul.While disclosing this on Wednesday June 3, 2020, the spokesperson for the Afghan Interior Ministry, Tariq Arian, confirmed that the…

Chinese government has opposed US withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal.Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Chao Li Jian, disclosed this on Friday May 29, 2020.At a press conference in Beijing on Friday, Chao Li Jian said that the United…

President Trump has announced that the US would be terminating its relationship with the World Health Organization.The announcement, which was made on Friday May 29, 2020, followed the accusations that WHO is pro-China and its poor way of…

The Wuhan government has, so far, reached more than 90 percent of the city in its resolve to test all 11 million residents of the central Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic originated.The decision came after six new cases…

After two months of strict lockdown, domestic flights resumed operations in India today, Monday May 25, 2020, except Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal which would begin operations 26 and 28 respectively.The Union Minister for Civil Aviation,…

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has disclosed plan to release up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners after welcoming an offer by the militants of a three-day cease-fire to mark Eid al-Fitr.The president disclosed this on Sunday May 24, 2020 in an…

The President of Bangladesh, M Abdul Hamid, has expressed his sympathy to the victims of Covid-19 pandemic and cyclone Amphan, calling on the rich people of the society to stand by the poor.While making this call in his speech on the…

Bangladesh has reported 1,975 fresh cases of COVID-19, making the total number of confirmed cases 35,585.This was disclosed on Monday May 25, 2020 by DGHS Additional Director General (administration), Prof Nasima Sultana.“The fatalities…

A professional Japanese wrestler and Netflix star, Hana Kimura has been reported dead, aged 22.This was confirmed by Stardom Wrestling, Kimura's organisation, on its Twitter account which stated that "Please be respectful and allow some…

Two passengers, including Zafar Masood, the president of The Bank of Punjab, has miraculously escaped the ill fated Pakistan International Airlines plane conveying about 100 people, when it crashed into a residential neighborhood in Karachi…

A passenger plane with nearly 100 people on board has crashed in a residential area in the Pakistani city of Karachi.This was disclosed on Friday May 22, 2020 by the country's civil aviation agency.The Pakistan International Airlines…

Not less than 243 Bangladesh citizens who were stranded in the USA, following the coronavirus pandemic, have been successfully brought back home.While disclosing this on Sunday May 17, 2020, HSIA director group captain Touhid-ul Ahsan…