YANGON, DECEMBER 1 (IANS): The Myanmar military on Tuesday announced the extension of the suspension period of its operations against armed groups until the end of December.
The Office of the Commander-in-Ch
UNITED NATIONS, DECEMBER 1 (IANS): The Covid-19 pandemic is heightening the dangers of gender-based violence and human trafficking for women and girls, UN officials have said.
"In every part of the worl
UNITED NATIONS, DECEMBER 1 (IANS): A record 235 million people will need humanitarian assistance next year, a nearly 40 per cent increase on 2020 which is "almost entirely from Covid-19", a top UN off
Washington, December 1 (IANS): The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 63 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.46 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University
Phoenix, December 1 (IANS): Arizona has certified its results for the November 3 presidential election, confirming President-elect Joe Biden's victory over incumbent President Donald Trump with the US state
London, December 1 (IANS): UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that the coronavirus situation is "back under control" as the month-long lockdown in England, the second of its kind since the onset of
PHNOM PENH, November 30 (Reuters): Pakistan's lonely elephant Kaavan arrived in Cambodia by cargo plane on Monday to start a new life with 600 fellow pachyderms at a local sanctuary, the result of year
VATICAN CITY, November 30 (Reuters): Pope Francis has cancelled a ceremony that traditionally begins Rome's Christmas season on Dec. 8 at the Spanish Steps because of coronavirus restrictions, the Vati
KABUL, November 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation): Azrat knew it was time to flee her village in Afghanistan when a mortar landed outside the family house, peppering the air with shrapnel and injuring h
WILMINGTON, Del., November 30 (Reuters): President-elect Joe Biden is expected to unveil his picks for several top economic positions as early as Monday when he will also finally receive his first classifi
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No word as to whether Star Trek's Scotty "beamed it up," but the mysterious, shiny monolith that was spotted in a remote southeastern Utah desert two weeks ago is gone.
A state crew
PHNOM PENH, November 30 (Reuters): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen banned wedding parties and gatherings of more than 20 people on Monday, as authorities moved quickly to try to thwart a coronavirus outbreak a
BANGKOK, November 30 (Reuters): Twitter has suspended a Thai pro-royalist account linked to the palace that a Reuters analysis found was connected to thousands of others created in recent weeks spreading p
GROTTAFERRATA, Italy, November 30 (Reuters): In an ancient monastery behind huge medieval battlements in a hilltop town just south of Rome, 10 monks are striving to keep alive a 1,600-year-old spiritual tr
ADDIS ABABA/NAIROBI, November 30 (Reuters): Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed praised his soldiers on Monday for victory over a rebellious northern movement, but the leader of Tigray's forces sa
DUBAI, November 30 (Reuters): A senior Iranian official said on Monday an opposition group was suspected alongside Israel in the killing of a prominent Iranian nuclear scientist, an attack that has ra
LONDON November 30 (Reuters): Britain and the European Union cautioned each other on Monday that time was running out for a Brexit trade deal as negotiators sparred over state aid, enforcement and fis
BANGKOK, November 30 (Reuters): The most prominent leaders of Thai anti-government protests presented themselves at a police station on Monday to hear charges of insulting the monarchy of King Maha Vajiral
Washington, November 30 (IANS): The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 62.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.45 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
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Washington, November 30 (IANS): US President-elect Joe Biden's win in Wisconsin has been reaffirmed after two of the state's largest counties completed the recount of the ballots cast in the November 3