Abu Dhabi, The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday issued a decree to formally end its boycott of Israel amid the US-brokered peace deal to normalize relations between the two countries.

The Decree comes as part of the UAE's efforts to expand diplomatic and commercial cooperation with Israel, and by laying

London, People with diabetes can reduce their risk for heart attacks in half, simply by taking medications designed to prevent them, say researchers.

People with type 2 diabetes are twice as likely to have a heart attack or die from heart disease compared to people without diabetes.

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New Delhi, The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday confirmed that 13 personnel, including two unnamed players who are to play in the next months Indian Premier League (IPL), have tested positive for COVID-19. The BCCI didnt reveal the identities of the personnel or their team(s).

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Seoul, North Korea on Saturday broadcast a series of mysterious numbers, presumed to be an encrypted message to its spies in the South, for the first time on YouTube, a media report said.

A video clip was posted on the state-run Radio Pyongyang's YouTube account, in which a female announcer read what she

London,  UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has warned that a second nationwide lockdown cannot be ruled out if there was a resurgence in the number of coronavirus cases, it was reported on Saturday.

In a statement to The Times newspaper, Hancock said the possibility of a second wave was "a very serious th

Melbourne, Australia's Victoria state, worst-hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, has reported the lowest number of confirmed cases since July 5.

As of Saturday, the overall caseload in Australia increased to 25,547, with the emergence of 112 new infections in the last 24 hours, reports Xinhua news agency.

Washington, The death toll due to the Category 4 hurricane Laura, that lashed the US states of Louisiana and Texas, has increased to 14, authorities said.

Ten of the victims were in Louisiana and four in Texas, the BBC reported.

Laura has now been downgraded to tropical storm status, but heavy rain

Guwahati/Agartala, Six of the eight north-eastern states' capital cities will come on the Indian railway map by March 2023, top railway officials said.

The North-east Frontier Railways (NFR), which has already connected Assam's main city Guwahati (adjoining capital Dispur), Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh

New Delhi, As stand-off with China remains unresolved, the Indian Army gears up for formidable logistical challenges posed by harsh climate at heights exceeding 12,000 feet and temperature as extreme as minus 50 degrees Celsius.

The force requires special clothing, diet and shelter for around 35,000 extra troops d

Bengaluru, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Higher Education C.N. Ashwath Narayan met Governor Vajubhai Vala to apprise him of the steps taken to implement the new National Education Policy (NEP).

"Karnataka wants to be the first state to implement the NEP," said Narayan to Vala when they