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Despite always looking startled, adorable cat Fedya is on the mend after a rather hard start in life. The sickly stray kitten was saved by a neighbour’s moggie who licked him back to life. The adorable cat is taking the internet by storm…

Brooksville, June 14: A small town in Florida accidentally sold its water tower in a blundered real estate transaction. A businessman purchased a municipal building underneath the city of Brooksville's water tower…

This heart-breaking video illustrates the punishing daily workload of 70,000 donkeys which haul water around a sweltering Saharan city. Nouakchott is the capital of Mauritania in north-west Africa but has no piped water system to serve its…

London, June 14: US President Joe Biden has revealed how China tried to warn him off strengthening the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, referred to as the Quad as an informal strategic partnership between India,…

A week after he was charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder, Nathaniel Veltman, 20, was also charged with committing a terrorist act following a deadly attack on a Muslim family in London, Ont.…

A group of 11 critically endangered hawksbill turtles swam in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef for the first time in early May, after they were released into the ocean. The turtles were collected two years ago from Milman Island in the…

Hard-hit Osaka Prefecture reported 57 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, its lowest since March 8, while Tokyo confirmed 209 new infections less than a week before the coronavirus state of emergency in both areas is set to expire.But while…

Tehran, June 14: Iran's state TV is reporting that the country has approved an emergency use of its first domestically developed coronavirus vaccine that could bring the hardest-hit country in the Middle East closer…

Islamabad, June 14: In a rare agreement between two arch-rivals India and Pakistan, which have a history of long-time rivalry with disputes on every front from sea to land, exporters from both sides of the border…

The central government is considering placing Tokyo under a quasi-state of emergency during the Olympics, after a number of health experts expressed concerns over a potential spike in COVID-19 cases, a government official said…

Queensland LNP Leader David Crisafulli says he will always "stick up for Queensland" and for Queenslanders. It comes after NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet has issued a second invoice to Queensland for around $40 million for putting up…

Nairobi, June 14: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held a ministerial roundtable meeting with Kenyan ministers, wherein he discussed building a comprehensive partnership between the two countries.…

Maths teacher and model Pietro Boselli says love is just like a recipe for chocolate cake and lust is the icing on top as part of his new online lessons on the subjectVideo LoadingVideo UnavailableThe video will auto-play soon8CancelPlay…

The country’s opposition parties agreed on Monday to submit a no-confidence motion against the Cabinet of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Tuesday as the ruling coalition has rejected their calls for extending the current regular…

The latest: Quebec is once again easing COVID-19-related restrictions in some parts of the province, including Montreal and Quebec City.As of Monday morning, all the regions that were previously classified as orange zones on the province's…

A state-run mass coronavirus vaccination site in Tokyo started giving shots to police officers and others in charge of crisis management on Monday in addition to older people nationwide to fill vacant slots, the government said.The…

The Orix Buffaloes made the most of interleague play.The Kansai club limped into the interleague slate three games under .500 and in fifth place in the Pacific League standings. What followed was a 12-5-1 run against the Central…

London, June 14: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday is expected to delay lifting of COVID-19 restrictions on June 21 as planned. Johnson told British media from the G7 summit in Cornwall on Sunday that…

Buenos Aires – Argentina striker Lionel Messi confessed on Sunday that he worries about contracting COVID-19. Messi admitted his fears a day before he kicks off another Copa America with the national side amid a spate of infections…

There is no prototypical “Mike Scioscia guy.” The USA Baseball manager figures he’s attracted to the same types of players who would catch any skipper’s eye. The kind who play hard, play with pride and bring a lot of talent to the…

With just weeks remaining until the basketball competition tips off at the Tokyo Games, the battle to make Japan’s 12-man roster will begin in earnest from Wednesday during the final window of FIBA Asian Cup qualifying.The Akatsuki…

Moscow, June 14: Russian President Vladimir Putin called his former US counterpart Donald Trump a "colourful individual" during an exclusive NBC News interview which will air on Monday. "Well even now, I believe…

The father of the "world's largest family" with 94 children and 39 wives - all living together under the same roof - has died. Ziona Chana, 76, had been feeling unwell and unable to eat in the days leading up his death at a hospital in…

Tokyo stocks turned up Monday, getting a boost from a continued rally on Wall Street last week.The 225-issue Nikkei average of the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose 213.07 points, or 0.74%, to close at 29,161.80, following a 9.83-point drop…

Riyadh, June 14: A bomb-laden drone fell on a school in the Saudi border city of Asir, the Civil Defence Ministry said. The Ministry's spokesman Captain Abduljalil Al Jilban on Sunday revealed that no injury was…

Georgia Laurie has spoken of how she punched a crocodile in the nose after it grabbed her twin sister Melissa, leaving the Berkshire 28-year-old fighting for her lifeMelissa and Georgia Laurie will continue their world tour (Image:…

Eight people were taken to hospital after a vehicle lost control and crashed into a group of spectators during a mud track race in Fabens, El Paso County, on June 13. Local reports citing authorities said one of the vehicles, “due to…

Toshiba Corp. apologized to shareholders Monday and said it would remove two directors, after a probe found the Japanese conglomerate had sought government help to try and influence a boardroom vote.Board chair Osamu Nagayama…

WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing. Experts familiar with the complexities of searching for unmarked graves are being deluged with questions from First Nations communities wondering how to start the…

Washington, June 13: The overall global COVID-19 caseload has topped 175.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.79 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Sunday…