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Beijing, May 2: Chinese companies are using the official "One Belt, One Road" transnational economic strategy to forcibly export Chinese workers overseas, according to a report by China Labor Watch. In a report…

As if knocking over a sideline conversion wasn’t hard enough, imagine trying to do it with a hostile fan screaming at you from two metres away.As if knocking over a sideline conversion wasn’t hard enough, imagine trying to do it with a…

Washington, May 2: In wake of the worsening COVID-19 situation in India, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the departures of three additional COVID-19 relief supply aircraft…

Islamabad, May 2: Over 3,000 children in Pakistan between the age of 1 to 10 years had tested positive for COVID-19 in April, according to data issued by the federal health ministry. The data showed that 3,315…

Melbourne Demons defender Adam Tomlinson could be poised for a lengthy stint on the sidelines after this unfortunate injury blow.Melbourne Demons defender Adam Tomlinson has been left “absolutely shattered” after suffering a suspected ACL…

A monster deal was supposed to keep Daly Cherry-Evans at Manly for life, but the rumour mill about a move away keeps spinning.If Daly Cherry-Evans has his way, he’ll be at Manly for life.That was the plan when he signed a monster $10…

Bullets rip into the side of a cash van as the driver is forced to employ evasive action to avoid armed robbers. The attempted heist saw raiders repeatedly ram and open fire on the Toyota truck as the shocked driver and an armed guard flee…

There is no denying that the property market has gone nuts, but if you have a good imagination and are willing to roll up your sleeves and put in some sweat equity, you can still buy a house in Queensland for less than the price of a new…

A couple have moved into Europe's first 3D printed house - and the rest could be built in five days. Elize Lutz, 70, and 67-year-old Harrie Dekkers' two-bed Eindhoven bungalow is shaped to look like a boulder and is built using a nozzle…

Dozens of ancient black and red handprints on the walls of a cave are believed to be from a mysterious coming-of-age ritual of the ancient Maya. The 137 prints, mostly made by the hands of children, are more than 1,200 years old and were…

A mother-of-two gasped her last breath in a hospital car park after waiting three hours for a bed as the world's worst Covid-19 crisis rips through India. Jagriti Gupta, 35, gulped for air in a Suzuki 4x4 as friends begged staff for help…

Protesters pelted police with missiles and were sprayed with tear gas by riot officers as May Day marches in France descended into violence. In Paris, at least 34 people were arrested amid running battles in the streets of the French…

Melbourne, May 1: Threatening a five-year jail term or hefty fine, the Australian government temporarily barred its citizens from entering the country if they happened to be in India within 14 days of their intended…

The prime suspect in Madeleine McCann’s ­disappearance is only in the frame because German police think they are smarter than Brits, according to his lawyer. The claim by the man acting for Christian Brueckner, 43, comes ahead of Monday's…

Washington, May 1: Certain categories of students, academics, journalists and individuals have been exemption from the India travel ban announced by President Joe Biden, the US State Department said. The exemptions…

A fire in a COVID-19 hospital ward in western India killed 18 patients early Saturday, as the country grappling with the worst outbreak yet stepped up a vaccination drive for all adults even as some states said they don't have enough…

When the Reserve Bank joined the Federal Reserve and other central banks in slashing interest rates to the lowest levels in history in March 2020, it turned the world of asset prices and finance quite literally upside down.All of a sudden,…

Washington, May 1: The US will continue to maintain communication with India about its needs to address the COVID-19 crisis, the White House has said, as critical American aid supplies started arriving in the…

Washington, May 1: US President Joe Biden is cancelling projects to build a wall along the southern border using diverted defence funds and will use some funding to counter environmental damage from the wall's…

Paris, May 1: Twenty-eight tonnes of medical equipment sent by France as part of its solidarity mission for facing the COVID-19 crisis will reach India by Sunday, said French ambassador Emmanuel Lenain. Lanain on…

The devastated dad of a 23-year-old woman who took her own life in Magaluf has paid an emotional tribute to his "amazing girl with a heart of gold". Danielle Finlay Brookes was found dead by friends at her apartment on the Punta Ballena…

In conceding defeat during an address to the tally room, White admitted it was "clear tonight that we have fallen short of our goal to win a majority Labor government"."A short time ago, I rang Peter Gutwein to congratulate him on his…

Geneva, May 1: The World Health Organisation has given the go-ahead for emergency use of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine. The mRNA vaccine from the US manufacturer joins vaccines from AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech and…

A British family who travelled to Benidorm to start a new life have been left stranded and reliant on food banks after losing their jobs. Mum-of-three Lindsey Evers and her partner Peter Chadwick have appealed for help raising money so they…

Houston, May 1: In a suspected human smuggling case, 91 people, including five coronavirus-infected persons, have been found crammed together in a two-storey building here in the US state of Texas, police said.…

Chief health officer Jeannette Young said the new rule aimed "to protect the health and safety of Queensland residents, and interstate travellers that come into Queensland".The measure applies to Queensland residents who are returning from…

Islamabad, May 1: With an escalation in attacks and harrasment against journalists in Pakistan, according to the Freedom Network's annual state of the Press Freedom 2021 report, Islamabad has emerged as the riskiest…

Washington, May 1: The United States on Friday (local time) dispatched the third set of its several emergency COVID-19 relief shipments to India. Arriving in New Delhi with COVID-19 relief supplies from the Dulles…

New Delhi, May 1: Top US epidemiologist Anthony Fauci has suggested a lockdown for a few weeks in India as an immediate step to contain the spread of the coronavirus as its deadly second wave shows no signs of…

Washington, May 1: Walmart will donate up to 20 oxygen-generating plants and 20 cryogenic containers to India for the storage and transportation of the life-saving gas, and also provide USD 2 million to…