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'Pyongyang will not fire a single bullet toward Seoul', says Kim Yo-jong

Kim Yo-jong again took issue with the South Korean defense chief's talk in public last week of his troops' "preemptive strike" capabilities, boasting repeatedly about Pyongyang's nuclear combat force

Amazon app won't let workers use words like 'slave labour', 'restroom'

"Our teams are always thinking about new ways to help employees engage with each other," an Amazon spokesperson said in a statement to The Verge late on Monday

Biden's Supreme Court nominee sent to Senate for floor debate, votes

US senators have voted to send the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve in the Supreme Court for floor debate and votes.

Microsoft's top executive James Phillips quits the company after ten years

In 2020, Phillips became the president of the Microsoft's Digital Transformation Group, which oversees the tech giant's business applications and services

Revival of Congress is essential for Indian democracy: Sonia Gandhi

Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi while addressing the parliamentary party on Tuesday said that the revival of the party is essential for democracy

Maxwell to be available for RCB's game against Mumbai Indians on April 9

Maxwell has missed the first couple of matches for RCB and will also miss the third game against RR on Tuesday as he is contracted to Cricket Australia (CA).

WHO warns of severe air pollution, says UN health agency in a statement

WHO estimated that more than 13 million deaths worldwide each year are due to preventable environmental causes, including seven million deaths related to air pollution

Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa says he won't resign amid crisis

Amid the ongoing political in Sri Lanka triggered by the massive economic crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said that he will not resign

Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill likely to be tabled in RS

The Centre is likely to table on Tuesday 'The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022' in the Rajya Sabha to unify three municipal corporations in the national capital.

Yemen's Prez calls on Houthis for negotiations to end civil war

Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has urged the Houthi militia to sit at the negotiating table with the government to reach a political settlement and end the seven-year civil war

Global Covid caseload rises to 493.5 million, fatalities reach 6.16 million

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths

South Korea reports 266,135 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours

South Korea reported 266,135 new Covid-19 cases as compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 14,267,401, the health authorities said.

Singapore reports 3,334 new coronavirus cases, tally at 1,113,078

Singapore reported 3,334 new confirmed cases of Covid-19, bringing the total tally to 1,113,078.

Moscow hopes Kiev won't listen to 'advisers' from afar: Russian FM

Moscow hopes Kiev will follow its national interests at Russia-Ukraine peace talks, but not listen to "advisers" from afar, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

Canadian consumer expectations for inflation reach record levels: Survey

Survey respondents expressed the belief that three main issues were making inflation harder to control: supply chain issues, the persistence of the pandemic and high government spending.

Covid-19 cases rebounding in New York State with Omicron sub-variant

Covid-19 cases are rebounding in New York State as the BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron contributes to the majority of infections.

UN mission in Mali to investigate reports of mass civilian casualties: UN

The UN mission in Mali is investigating reports of civilians killed during clashes last week between government troops and militants, a UN spokesman said.

Portugal to spend 32.7mn euros on Covid-19 medicines

The Portuguese government authorised an expenditure of 32.7 million euros ($35.9 million) for the purchase of medicines against Covid-19 in 2022, according to a government decree published

Half of Canadian firms affected by conflict in Ukraine: Survey

Roughly half of Canadian firms expected to be affected by the conflict in Ukraine, results from a special business survey in March have showed.

Kenya's unprecedented fuel shortage threatens to shut down economy

Kenya has been hit hard by an unprecedented fuel shortage that is threatening to grind the country's economy to a halt.