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Lowy Institute proposes AI-based tobacco control solutions for ASEAN

Sydney, Aug. 15 -- Australia's Lowy Institute has highlighted the importance of harmonising digital infrastructure among member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to enable e... Read More


Exhibition spotlighting Vietnam's progress in protecting right to freedom of belief, religion

Da Nang, Aug. 15 -- An exhibition themed "Ethnicity - Faith and Heritage" kicked off in Hoi An ward, the central city of Da Nang on August 15, highlighting Vietnam's progress in promoting and protecti... Read More


Russia and Iran push forward on Rasht-Astara railway to strengthen BRICS trade corridor and bypass Western sanctions

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- Moscow - Russia and Iran have stepped up their collaboration on the strategically critical Rasht-Astara railway, a missing link in the International North-South Transport Corrido... Read More


Kabir Khan reflects on 13 years of Ek Tha Tiger, calls it the 'first heartbeat' of YRF Spyverse

India, Aug. 15 -- In remembrance of his 2012 smash hit Ek Tha Tiger, Kabir Khan revisits his initial collaboration with Salman Khan. The film was released 13 years ago today. On the occasion, the film... Read More


Russia and Iran advance talks on small modular nuclear plants amid deepening strategic ties

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- Moscow - Russia and Iran are pressing forward with negotiations to build small modular nuclear power plants (SMRs) on Iranian territory, a move that further cements the two natio... Read More


UN Women marks four years since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan

India, Aug. 15 -- UN Women Afghanistan Special Representative Susan Ferguson addressed the widescale erosion of human rights of women in the country in a briefing to reporters in New York on Thursday,... Read More


Trump deploys 800 National Guard in Washington, 45 arrested amid 'crime emergency'

India, Aug. 15 -- After Trump announced federal takeover of Washington police, all 800 National Guard troops ordered by President Donald Trump to the nation's capital have now been fully mobilised, th... Read More


Australian PM Anthony Albanese rejects Trump's outrage over Palestine recognition, accuses Washington of hypocrisy

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- Canberra - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has publicly rebuffed criticism from former US President Donald Trump and his allies over Australia's plan to formally recog... Read More


Love mahjong? There are 40 versions of the game to consider

India, Aug. 15 -- What made mahjong a global phenomenon? To understand this, let's take a step back to the fascinating roots of the four-player game of luck and skill. Invented in China in the 1800s,... Read More


Protector of the realm: If there is a 'father of conservation policy', it is Julian Huxley

India, Aug. 15 -- Call it the butterfly effect. If there are rare fish protected in certain oceans, and unique lepidoptera still flitting about in certain patches of rainforest, they can in many ways... Read More