World

Washington: US President Donald Trump unleashed a threat on Tuesday to veto a budget bill of the Pentagon. The threat came at a time when the House was prepared to...

London: Margaret Keenan, the 90-year-old grandmother who became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine outside of a trial in Britain on Tuesday, has a...

Nepal: Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain, revised height stands at 8848.86 metres. It is .86 cm taller now. This was announced by Nepal's Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali on Tuesday,...

London: Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old woman, became the first person to receive COVID-19 vaccine outside of trials in the world. Keenan received the jab of the Pfizer vaccine at her...

Geneva: Breakdancing has been added as an Olympic sport for the 2024 games being held in Paris. The decision was taken by International Olympic Committee on Monday, as it seeks to...

Washington: President-elect Joe Biden has picked retired General Lloyd Austin, to be his defence secretary, sources familiar with the decision told news agency Reuters on Monday. Austin oversaw US forces...

New Delhi: While the world is passing through unprecedented changes amid the pandemic, a New Jersey-based teacher has won several people’s hearts and a brand new car for his efforts...

Buenos Aires: Argentina levied a controversial ‘millionaire’s tax’ on medical equipment, supplies, and relief measures for the COVID-19 pandemic on Sunday. The bill that was passed by 42-26 votes is...

Adolf Hitler. Surely, the name rings a bell. Well, a politician named after the Nazi leader of the 20th century recently won a local election in Namibia, but was quick...

As many as 170 “high value” wild elephants have been put up for sale by the Namibian ministry of environment, forestry and tourism. An advertisement in a state-owned daily stated...