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WELLINGTON: New Zealand reported no new COVID-19 case over the past 24 hours, the first time in 49 days, with the total number of infections staying at...

MANILA: The Philippines has released a total of 9,731 inmates in an apparent move to decongest jails as the country grapples with an increasing number of...

HANOI: Vietnam reported no new cases of COVID-19 infection on Saturday, the eighth day in a row, with its total confirmed cases remaining at 270, according...

NEW DELHI: The COVID-19 positive cases in India crossed the 40,000 mark on Sunday evening as India's federal health ministry said the total cases in the...

ROME: As a national lockdown to fight the coronavirus pandemic is drawing to a close, Italy on Saturday posted a decrease in new infections, according to...

PARIS: The French government has decided to extend the state of health emergency until July 24 to fight against the coronavirus pandemic, Minister of Health...

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Navy Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds conducted a flyover on Saturday in Washington D.C., Northern Virginia and Prince...

OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced a ban on some 1,500 makes and models of military-grade "assault-style" weapons...

PYONGYANG: Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony of a phosphatic fertilizer...

NEW YORK: New York is still the state hit the hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, with 308,314 confirmed cases and 24,039 deaths, as the...