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Iran ready for bilateral talks on crashed Ukrainian jet
The Iranian Foreign Ministry said the country is ready to hold bilateral talks with each of the related countries on issues concerning the crash of a...
16 dead in lunchtime blast at cafeteria in southern China
A lunchtime explosion at an office cafeteria killed 16 people in southwest China on Friday and injured 10 others, authorities said.
Snow blankets New York with hundreds of flights cancelled
New York City and its surrounding areas have recorded substantial snowfall leading to the cancellation of hundreds of flights in and out of the area.
Chile's inflation rate hits 14-yr high at 7.2 pc
Chile's inflation rate hit 7.2 per cent in 2021, the highest since 2007, when it rose to 7.8 per cent, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said.
6.9-magnitude quake hits China
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Menyuan county in China's Qinghai province on Saturday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC).
Top Taliban official urges world to help Afghanistan
A top official of the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has urged the world to help the war-torn country amidst an ongoing humanitarian crisis...
Eastern US hit by winter storm
A winter storm stretching from the US states of Maine to Virginia has blanketed large parts of the East Coast, causing school closures, power outages...
Global Covid caseload tops 302.6 mn
Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 302.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.47...
