Copenhagen, February 26 (IANS) As Covid-19 transmission rates seemingly decline across the European Region, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge expressed health concerns
Washington, February 26 (IANS): The total number of global Covid-19 cases has topped 112.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.50 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
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Canberra, February 26 (AP) Facebook announced on Friday preliminary agreements with three Australian publishers, a day after the Parliament passed a law that would make the digital giants pay for news.
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Rome, February 25 (AP): Italy paid tribute Thursday to its ambassador to Congo and his bodyguard who were killed in an attack on a UN convoy, honouring them with a state funeral and prayers for peace in Congo a
Brussels, February 25 (AP): European Union leaders are gathering Thursday to try to inject new energy into the bloc's lagging coronavirus vaccination efforts as concern mounts that new variants might spread
Taipei, February 25 (AP): China approved two more COVID-19 vaccines for wider use Thursday, adding to its growing arsenal of shots.
The National Medical Products Administration gave conditional approval to a
Pyongyang, February 25 (IANS): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has presided over a Central Military Commission meeting to discuss the discipline among the military officials and stricter control over the younge
OKLAHOMA, FEBRUARY 25 ((ANS): A man in the United States' Oklahoma has killed a woman neighbour and cut out her heart before cooking it with potatoes.
While obtaining a search warrant, an agent with the
Yangon, February 25 (AP): Facebook announced on Thursday that it is removing all remaining Myanmar military and military-controlled pages from its site and from Instagram, which it also owns.
It said it will
Baghdad, February 25 (AP): Explosive-laden drones that targeted Saudi Arabia's royal palace in the kingdom's capital last month were launched from inside Iraq, a senior Iran-backed militia official in B
New Delhi, February 25 (IANS): For Nepal, the political and constitutional crisis lingering from December 2020 continues to unravel despite the Supreme Court declaring Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's de
Houston, February 25 (AP): With its long-term facilities for immigrant children nearly full, the Biden administration is working to expedite the release of children to their relatives in the US.
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Beijing, February 25 (PTI): President Xi Jinping on Thursday declared that China has scored a "complete victory" in its fight against poverty by lifting over 770 million people out of it in the last f
UNITED NATIONS, FEBRUARY 25 (IANS): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that human rights must not only be available to the privileged few and joint efforts must be made to deliv
KABUL, FEBRUARY 25 (IANS): Pakistan will not support the Taliban, but aims for enduring peace in Afghanistan, said a senior official of the Pakistan's army.
"Afghanistan now is not what it was in 90
Yangon (Myanmar), February 25 (AP): Members of a group supporting Myanmar's military junta attacked and injured people protesting Thursday against the army's Feb 1 seizure of power that ousted the elect
Canberra, February 25 (AP): Australia's laws forcing Google and Facebook to pay for news are ready to take effect, though the laws' architect said it will take time for the digital giants to strike medi
San Diego (US), February 25 (AP): President Joe Biden has lifted a freeze on green cards issued by his predecessor during the pandemic that lawyers said was blocking most legal immigration to the United States.
Yangon, February 25 (AP): Social media giant Facebook announced Thursday it was banning all accounts linked to Myanmar's military as well as ads from military-controlled companies in the wake of the army
WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY 24 (IANS): US President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order to bolster supply chains in four key areas including semiconductor chips, pharmaceuticals, rare earth minerals and large-c