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Putin tells Macron West should stop sending arms to Ukraine to end atrocities
May 04, 2022 02:57Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged the West to halt its arms deliveries to Ukraine to help end ongoing atrocities in the former Soviet country.
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‘Potentially devastating’: Climate crisis may fuel future pandemics
May 01, 2022 11:21‘Zoonotic spillovers’ or the transmission of pathogens from wild animals to humans, expected to rise with at least 15,000 instances of viruses leaping between species over next 50 years.
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Rabble-rousers sowing seeds of discord between Iran, Afghanistan
Apr 25, 2022 10:59Iran's Envoy to the UN, Majid Takht Ravanchi, speaking at a UN Security Council session on Afghanistan recently, said that Tehran had done all in its power to support Afghan refugees over the past four decades, despite harsh sanctions.
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Why WHO took two years to say COVID is airborne
Apr 21, 2022 10:32Early in the pandemic, the World Health Organization stated that SARS-CoV-2 was not transmitted through the air. That mistake and the prolonged process of correcting it sowed confusion and raises questions about what will happen in the next pandemic.
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Russia tests nuclear-capable missile amid tensions with West
Apr 21, 2022 03:22Russia has successfully test-launched a new nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile, which President Vladimir Putin says would make Moscow’s enemies “think twice,” at a time of heightened tensions with the West over Ukraine.
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Daesh vows 'revenge' attacks in Europe over killing of former leader
Apr 18, 2022 09:01The Daesh terrorist group has vowed “revenge” over the killing of its former leader, urging supporters to take advantage of the conflict in Ukraine to stage attacks in Europe.
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Can drugs reduce the risk of long COVID? What scientists know so far
Mar 28, 2022 09:21Researchers are trying to establish whether existing COVID-19 vaccines and treatments can prevent lasting symptoms.
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Europe borrows anti-Russia tactics from Nazi Germany: Lavrov
Mar 25, 2022 10:39Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the West has declared a “total war” against his country, employing tactics comparable to those of the Nazi Germany.
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Day 27: Battle rages on around Ukrainian capital Kiev
Mar 23, 2022 02:48Fierce battle reportedly rages on around Ukraine’s capital Kiev as Russian forces push to completely surround the city on the 27th day of a Russian military operation in the ex-Soviet republic.
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Several European countries lifted COVID-19 curbs too ‘brutally’: WHO
Mar 23, 2022 00:59Several European countries lifted their coronavirus curbs too “brutally” and are now seeing a rise in cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns.