Washington: United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken today said that the US would provide nearly 55 million dollars in additional immediate humanitarian assistance in response to last week's Afghanistan...

Tehran: Iran has submitted an application to become a member of the BRICS, an Iranian official said yesterday. Iran, which holds the world’s second-largest gas reserves, wants to join the...

Beijing: China today shortened the quarantine period for international travellers who enter the mainland and close contacts of COVID-19 infected patients. The time has been reduced from 14 days of...

  London: England's World Cup winning captain Eoin Morgan has announced his retirement from international cricket. EoinMorgan has said it is the right time to move on both for his...

GENEVA  – Experts from governments and employers’ and workers’ organizations meeting at the International Labour Organization (ILO) have adopted guidelines for handling biological hazards in the working environment. The adopted...

Rome – With the increasing risk of famine in the Horn of Africa due to severe and prolonged drought conditions, urgent life-saving and livelihood assistance is needed to avert a humanitarian...

Bangkok – Rapid acceleration of digitalization in rural communities in Asia and the Pacific is critical for regaining momentum towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), government policy makers agreed...

Rome - The emerging food, energy and financial crisis, the aftermath of the pandemic and exacerbation of the situation due to the war in Ukraine, and climate change are pushing more...

Rome – A robust and well-integrated global agrifood system can help all countries withstand unprecedented challenges, as evidenced during the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 when global agrifood markets proved to...

London: British Emma Raducanu defeats Belgium's Alison van Uytvanck by 6-4 and 6-4. In another match, Anett Kontaveit reaches second round of Ladies' Singles with convincing victory over Bernarda Pera...