Sunday, March 26, 2023

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Myanmar detects closest known relatives of Covid virus in humans

Scientists have for the first time detected the closest known relatives of Covid in more than 12 per cent of people living in rural Myanmar, indicating that “zoonotic spillover is occurring”.An international team of scientists from US, Singapore and...

Kim’s sister warns North Korea ready to act against US, South Korea

The influential sister of North Korea’s leader warned on Tuesday that her country is ready to take “quick, overwhelming action” against the United States and South Korea, a day after the US flew a nuclear-capable B-52 bomber in a...

US, Germany in ‘lockstep’ on Ukraine war

US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met privately in the Oval Office for more than an hour on Friday after declaring themselves in “lockstep” on maintaining pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.Even their top...

US, S Korea announce largest field exercises in 5 years

The South Korean and US militaries announced Friday they will hold their biggest joint field exercises in five years later this month, as the US flew a long-range B-1B bomber to the Korean Peninsula in a show of force...

Jaishankar hosts reception for foreign ministers attending G20 meet

A day ahead of a crucial G20 meeting, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday evening hosted a welcome dinner for the foreign ministers attending the deliberations but the reception was missed by his counterparts from the US, China,...

Beijing tells US to investigate balloons allegedly flown over China

China urged the United States on Tuesday to conduct a “thorough investigation” into what Beijing claims was a string of incursions into its airspace by US balloons, reports AFP. Relations between Washington and Beijing have nosedived following the shooting...

Beijing calls US claims over balloons ‘information warfare’

China on Thursday said US accusations that a downed Chinese balloon was part of an extensive surveillance programme amount to “information warfare against China.”The Pentagon on Wednesday said the Chinese balloon shot down off the South Carolina coast Saturday...

Russian diplomat says ties with US in ‘unprecedented crisis’

Russia-US relations are in a state of “unprecedented crisis” without any sign of improvement, a senior Russian diplomat said Thursday.Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov argued that the White House’s emphasis on increasing weapons supplies to Ukraine to ensure Russia’s...

North Korea slams US for pledging tanks to Ukraine

North Korea on Saturday denounced U.S. pledges of battle tanks to Ukraine, claiming Washington was “further crossing the red line” to win hegemony by proxy war, state media KCNA reported.North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister, Kim Yo...

US says it’s time for Finland, Sweden to join NATO

The Biden administration has said it’s time for Turkey to ratify Finland and Sweden’s applications to join NATO, bluntly saying that holdout members of the alliance should quickly approve their memberships.The State Department said Secretary of State Antony Blinken...