Agency Desk

China reports 3,570 new COVID cases for Aug 17 vs 3,036 day earlier

Mainland China reported 3,570 new coronavirus cases for Aug. 17, of which 682 were symptomatic and 2,888 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said...

Scientists determine structure of key player in antibiotic resistance

With antibiotic-resistant bacteria on the rise, scientists have been searching for ways to shut down the Type IV secretion system (T4SS), a protein complex...

Conference on bringing govt, citizens closer to begin in Arunachal Pradesh today

A two-day regional conference to bring the government and citizens closer through various administrative reforms at the Centre, state and district levels will start...

Kerala: Youth organisations stage protest as student dresses up as Savarkar

Youth Congress and Youth League staged a protest march in Malappuram on Wednesday against the participation of a student dressed up as V D...

Suspect in New Mexico Muslim killings detained pending trial

An Afghan refugee charged in the shooting deaths of two Muslim men and suspected in the killing of two others was ordered held without...

Olympic sponsor fee for Japan retailer in bribery scandal was more than halved -Kyodo

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic sponsor fee for Japanese suit retailer Aoki Holdings was less than half of the standard fee, news agency Kyodo reported...

U.N. chief to meet Zelenskiy, Erdogan, with focus on grain exports, nuclear power plant

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Ukraine on Thursday, with grain exports and concerns...