India and Canada on Wednesday discussed collaboration as well as joint ventures in areas like electric vehicles, cyber-physical system, quantum technologies, green hydrogen fuel and deep ocean mining. A high-level Canadian delegation led by Scott Moe, Premier of Saskatchewan province,...

France's famed Eiffel Tower was closed for a fifth day on Friday as staff maintained a strike over the monument's management, unions said. The stoppage at one of the world's best-known tourist sites is the second within two months in protest of what unions say is insufficient investment....

More babies are being born in hospitals across China in the Year of the Dragon, financial news outlet Yicai reported, an increase which could soften the decline in population in 2024 and bring cheer to policymakers. The Dragon Chinese zodiac sign is believed to be particularly auspicious,...

Earthquake Of Magnitude 4.5 Strikes Afghanistan, No Deaths Reported. An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale hit Afghanistan on Wednesday, the National Centre for Seismology said. 
The depth of the earthquake was measured at 10 km. According to the NCS, the tremors...

Hirotake Yano, the Japanese 100-yen shop pioneer and founder of the Daiso chain, has died, the company said.
The billionaire "passed away due to heart failure at the age of 80 in Hiroshima" on February 12, Daiso said in a statement on Monday. After unsuccessful stints at his father-in-law's...