Washington, December 4 (IANS): The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 65 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.50 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University
Washington, December 4 (AP) Joe Biden said Thursday that he will ask Americans to commit to 100 days of wearing masks as one of his first acts as president, stopping just short of the nationwide mandate he'
Canberra, December 4 (AP): China's senior diplomat in Australia said Prime Minister Scott Morrison overreacted to a social media post about alleged war crimes by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan, adding t
KABUL, DECEMBER 3 (IANS): Negotiators from the Afghan government, as well as the Taliban, have agreed on procedural rules to continue the peace talks in the Qatari capital of Doha, it was confirmed by both the
WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 3 (IANS): The Covid-19-related school closures risk pushing an additional 72 million primary school aged children into "learning poverty" - meaning that they are unable to read an
Lahore, December 3 (PTI): A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has handed down 15 years jail term to Yahya Mujahid, spokesperson of the Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's Jammat-ud-Dawah (JuD), in a te
Islamabad, Deceber 3 (PTI): The Pakistan government will provide the coronavirus vaccine free of cost to its people and plans are afoot to start the immunisation drive by April next year, officials said on Thur
London, December 3 (PTI): The massive Greenland ice sheet could be facing a point of no return, beyond which it may no longer fully regrow, permanently changing sea levels around the world, warns a new study.
UNITED NATIONS, DECEMBER 3 (IANS): The UN and the Ethiopian government have reached an agreement on humanitarian access to areas under the latter's control in the conflict-ridden Tigray region, officials sa
BEIJING, DECEMBER 3 (IANS): China's Chang'e-5 probe has completed sampling on the moon, and the samples have been sealed inside the spacecraft, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced o
ISLAMABAD, DECEMBER 3 (IANS): A senior counsel of the Sindh High Court (SHC) told the Pakistan Supreme Court that the 2002 abduction and murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl were part of events related to
Hong Kong, December 3 (AP): Outspoken Hong Kong pro-democracy advocate and media tycoon Jimmy Lai was refused bail on Thursday on a fraud charge amid a growing crackdown on dissent in the semi-autonomous city.
London, December 2 (AP): British regulators have become the first to approve the COVID-19 vaccine developed by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech for experimental use.
Because trials of the
Dallas (US), December 3 (AP): American Airlines is taking its long-grounded Boeing 737 Max jets out of storage, updating key flight-control software, and flying the planes in preparation for the first fli
Washington, December 3 (PTI) Reiterating his unsubstantiated claims about widespread voter fraud in the presidential polls, US President Donald Trump has told his supporters that his fight was to ensure that Am
Washington, December 3 (PTI): US President-elect Joe Biden has urged Americans not to travel during the Christmas and New Year holidays so as to prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
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Washington, December 3 (IANS): The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 64.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.49 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
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Hong Kong, December 3 (IANS): Joshua Wong, a prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, along with two others -- Ivan Lam and Agnes Chow -- were sentenced to 13.5, seven and 10 months in prison, respectively,
KABUL, DECEMBER 2 (IANS): NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has reiterated his call for Afghan ceasefire.
Stoltenberg, at the first session of the NATO's foreign ministers meeting on Tuesday, said:
TEHRAN, DECEMBER 2 (IANS): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday criticized a Parliament's Bill calling for suspension of UN inspections of the country's nuclear facilities, IRNA news agency rep