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Suu Kyi’s party wins absolute majority in Myanmar polls

Aung San Suu Kyi's ruling party secured an absolute majority in Myanmar's election, official results showed Friday, in a poll disputed by the military-aligned...

COVID world needs ‘outrageously bold’ vision – Nobel winner Yunus

Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus called on Wednesday for "outrageously bold" thinking to reshape post-COVID society, including the creation of a new type of bank...

Huge China-backed trade pact to be signed at Southeast Asian summit

Fifteen Asia-Pacific nations are set to sign an enormous free trade deal at an online summit that started Thursday, with the pact seen as...

Nepal to provide free COVID-19 tests and treatment as cases surge

Nepal will provide free COVID-19 tests and treatment, an aide to the prime minister said on Tuesday, as the total number of infections was...

‘Watershed’ Covid-19 vaccine proves 90 percent effective

A vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech was 90 percent effective in preventing Covid-19 infections in ongoing Phase 3 trials, the companies announced...

‘Lockdown’ is Collins Dictionary Word of the Year

Collins Dictionary said on Tuesday that "lockdown" is its Word of The Year in 2020 following a dramatic increase in usage during the spread...

Indian diplomat elected to UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions

In a significant victory for India at the United Nations, Indian diplomat Vidisha Maitra was elected to the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and...

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