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BERLIN: Despite the rising number of confirmed infection cases, about 17,000 people turned up here on Saturday rallying against social distancing rules...

WASHINGTON: The US government has reached a deal for the purchase of 100 million doses of vaccine as the country's COVID-19 cases have kept soaring and...

The number of forest fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest increased 28% in July in comparison to last year, the country's National Institute for...

GENEVA: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic still constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), and long-term response efforts are...

NEW DELHI: India's COVID-19 tally crossed the 1.7 million-mark on Sunday, reaching 1,750,723, announced the federal health ministry. Over 200,000...

Muscat: Stalwart Indian politician and a member of the Upper House of Parliament, Amar Singh, has died at the age of 64, Indian media reported on...

Muscat: The Russian Minister of Health announced the end of clinical trials for the Covid-19 vaccine at the Gamali Centre. A statement issued online by...

Japan's Okinawa prefecture has declared a state of emergency following a spike in coronavirus infections connected to an outbreak among US forces based...

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would ban the popular social media app TikTok, hours after rumors had circulated about possible government...

LONDON: The British government and the European Union (EU) confirmed Friday a new timetable of meetings aimed at reaching a post-Brexit deal on a future...