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GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged countries hit by coronavirus disease to "wake up" to the pandemic situation on the...

The United States is "witnessing a merciless campaign to wipe out our history, defame our heroes, erase our values, indoctrinate our children,"...

PARIS: Jean Castex, a 55-year-old top civil servant not known to the French general public, was appointed new prime minister by President Emmanuel Macron to...

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has promised to launch a coronavirus vaccine for public health use latest by August 15 after the...

Hong Kong police made the first arrests under the new national security law, and fired water cannons and pepper spray at protesters on Wednesday — the...

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting to review the planning and preparations for COVID-19 vaccine, said an...

BERLIN: German federal state Bavaria announced Tuesday that it has approved free COVID-19 tests for all citizens, the first state in Germany to do...

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday announced a 5-billion-pound (about 6.2-billion-U.S. dollar) plan to fuel economic recovery in the...

BRUSSELS: The Council of the European Union (EU) on Tuesday adopted a recommendation to lift entry restrictions for residents of some third countries...

TOKYO: The Tokyo metropolitan government confirmed on Tuesday 54 new COVID-19 infections, marking the fifth straight day new daily cases in the capital have...