SEOUL, October 24 (Reuters): The number of South Koreans who have died after getting flu shots has risen to 48, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Saturday, adding that the vaccines
Washington, October 24 (IANS): Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's campaign has spent a record amount of money on television and digital advertising than any other presidential candidate in the US
Myanmar is facing one of Southeast Asia's worst coronavirus outbreaks, and the lockdown in Yangon has left many without work and support
YANGON, October 24 (Reuters) - After the first wave of corona
SEOUL, October 24 (Reuters) - North Korea has warned its citizens to stay indoors, saying seasonal yellow dust blowing in from China might carry the new coronavirus into the country.
"As the new coronav
BANGKOK, October 24 (Reuters) - Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn's praise for a man who held up a royal portrait at a protest site in Bangkok has drawn controversy in Thailand, winning acclaim from monarchists
October 24 (Reuters) - The United States broke its daily record for new coronavirus infections on Friday as it reported 84,218 new cases due to outbreaks in virtually every part of the country, according to a R
Washington, October 24 (IANS): The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 42 million mark, while the deaths have soared to 1,143,290, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
As of Sa
WASHINGTON, October 23 (Reuters): More than 50 million Americans have cast ballots in the presidential election, an early-voting expert said on Friday, signaling a potential record turnout out for the Nov.
GENEVA, October 23 (Reuters): The world is now at a critical juncture in the COVID-19 pandemic and some countries are on a dangerous path, facing the prospect of health services collapsing under the strain
LONDON, October 23 (Reuters): More than a half million people in the United States could die from COVID-19 by the end of February next year, but around 130,000 of those lives could be saved if everybody we
TEL AVIV, October 23 (Reuters): Israel will not oppose U.S. sales of "specific weapons systems" to the United Arab Emirates, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Benny G
LAGOS, October 23 (Reuters): Gangs armed with knives and sticks blocked major roads in Lagos on Friday, with many angered by a speech by Nigeria's president in which he appealed for calm but failed to
NEW DELHI, October 23 (Reuters): U.S. Secretary of State of Mike Pompeo is flying to India next week to strengthen strategic ties with a nation that is locked in a military standoff with China, in Washingt
UNITED NATIONS, October 23 (Reuters): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that a Libya ceasefire deal agreed on Friday was a "fundamental step toward peace and stability" in th
ROME, October 23 (Reuters): Italian farmer Cristian Mallocci could not believe his eyes when Spelacchia, one of his eight dogs, gave birth to a green-furred puppy.
The tiny dog, immediately named Pistac
PARIS, October 23 (Reuters): The COVID-19 virus is spreading more quickly than during its initial outbreak in the spring, French government scientific advisor Arnaud Fontanet said on Friday, in one of the
TOKYO, October 23 (Reuters): Scholars excluded from Japan's top science advisory panel said the move was unconstitutional and a dangerous sign of how newly installed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will
COLOMBO, October 23 (Reuters): Sri Lankan lawmakers approved amendments to the constitution that strengthened the powers of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and took away parliament's role in making key ap
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Hackers sponsored by Russia have been trying to break into U.S. state and local government computer networks and in two instances were successful, U.S. government agencies said on Thursday - the seco
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan confirmed on Friday that Turkey had been testing the S-400 air defence systems that it bought from Russia and said U.S. objections on the issue did not matter