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Taliban appoint senior veterans to key ministerial posts
Afghanistan's Taliban have appointed senior veterans to the posts of finance minister and defence minister, two members of the group said, as it...
After Taliban takeover, concerns mount over U.S. counterterrorism...
With no U.S. troops or reliable partners left, jails emptied of militants and the Taliban in control, doubts are mounting within President Joe Biden's...
U.S., China accuse each other of 'bullying' nations
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday again charged China with bullying its Southeast Asian neighbours, the second time in two days she has...
Japanese govt to distribute antigen test kits to kindergartens,...
The Japanese government is scheduled to distribute up to 800,000 Covid-19 antigen test kits to kindergartens and schools from early September, local...
S.Korea's childbirth level hits record low
South Korea's childbirth level hit a record low in the first half of this year, the lowest since 1981, statistical office data revealed on Wednesday.
US House passes voting rights legislation
The US House voted strictly along party lines to pass a Democrat-sponsored voting rights bill restoring federal oversight over state election laws,...
US gun rights group NRA cancels annual meeting
The National Rifle Association (NRA), the most powerful lobby group against gun control in the US, announced that it has cancelled its annual meeting...
Australian travel bans lowered Covid cases by 88 pc: Study
Australia's national science agency has developed a tool capable of forecasting the number of coronavirus infections on each international flight to...