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Germany will begin its border controls with France, Switzerland and Austria on Saturday, according to German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer. Border...

WASHINGTON: Anthony Fauci, a top expert on infectious diseases in the United States, said on Tuesday that the nation has not had the ongoing coronavirus...

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called upon his countrymen on Tuesday to try and make the COVID-19 pandemic crisis into an opportunity and...

New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a relief package worth more than $250 billion (INR 20 trillion) to help revitalise his...

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's capital Colombo resumed economic activities on Monday after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa announced that public and private sector...

CAPE TOWN: South Africa on Tuesday reported 698 confirmed COVID-19 cases, the highest surge in a 24-hour cycle since the country reported its first case in...

NEW DELHI: The passenger train service resumed partially in India Tuesday after 51 days, officials said. The services will resume initially with 15 pairs...

MOSCOW: Russia will end its COVID-19-related restrictions nationwide from Tuesday, President Vladimir Putin said Monday. Putin said he had signed a decree...

BANGKOK: The National Security Council (NSC) told the media on Monday that it is highly likely that Thailand's State of Emergency will end on May...

BRUSSELS: France and Spain on Monday cautiously joined the ranks of European nations loosening coronavirus restrictions, while the fear of a second-wave...