Seoul [South Korea], February 16 (ANI): Xinjiang's production of polysilicon, a raw material used in manufacturing solar panels, has been connected to forced labour of detained Muslim minorities, The Korea Herald reported citing a report by consultancy Horizon Advisory.
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): India has reported four cases of South Africa variant strain of SARS-CoV-2 and one case of Brazil variant strain, the Union Health Ministry informed on Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): Twenty-four countries have been provided Indian COVID-19 vaccines so far, informed NITI Aayog member (health), Dr VK Paul, on Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI/NewsVoir): Cambridge University Press and Cambridge Assessment have announced the appointment of Arun Rajamani as the new Managing Director for Cambridge South Asia. He will lead all teams in the region across both organisations as they prepare to unify.
Manila [Philippines], February 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported on Tuesday 1,391 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 552,246.
Johannesburg [South Africa], February 16 (ANI): Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Tuesday confirmed that this season's CSA T20 Challenge will be broadcast on multiple networks globally.
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): South superstar Nagarjuna Akkineni has wrapped up the shooting for Ayan Mukerji's next directorial venture 'Brahmastra', which also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Alia Bhatt, and Ranbir Kapoor.
Dublin [Ireland], February 16 (ANI): Ireland is set to host Zimbabwe and South Africa for limited-overs fixtures after they play an away series against the Netherlands in June this year.
Geneva [Switzerland], February 16 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday (local time) gave emergency use approval (EUA) to two versions of AstraZeneca-Oxford-developed COVID-19 vaccines, allowing these shots to be rolled out globally through COVAX. The vaccines are being produc
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 16 (ANI): Hazara Shias remain a prime target for various Sunni terrorist groups such as Taliban and Islamic state group in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
In southwestern Pakistan, the Hazaras live in ethnic ghettos and little information filters out from this highly
New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): The Ministry of Ayush and the World Health Organization South East Regional Office (WHO SEARO) on Monday signed a letter of exchange (LoE) for the secondment or deputation of an Ayush expert to WHO's regional traditional medicine programme in New Delhi.
Cape Town [South Africa], February 15 (ANI): Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Monday confirmed that the Proteas will embark on a historic first full limited-overs tour of Ireland in July 2021.