MELBOURNE, August 2 (Reuters): Australia's second-most populous state of Victoria declared a state of disaster on Sunday and imposed a nightly curfew for the capital Melbourne as part of its harshest m
WASHINGTON, August 2 (Reuters) - White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Sunday that the United States will hold an election on Nov. 3 and that President Donald Trump was raising concerns about mail-in
DUBAI, August 2 (Reuters): The foreign ministers of longstanding regional foes Iran and the United Arab Emirates agreed on Sunday that they would strive to cooperate during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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JERUSALEM, August 2 (Reuters): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu struck back on Sunday at demonstrations calling for his resignation, accusing protesters of trampling democracy and the Israeli media of enc
WASHINGTON, August 2 (Reuters): President Donald Trump will take action shortly on Chinese software companies that are feeding data directly to the Beijing government, posing a risk to U.S. national s
WASHINGTON, August 2 (Reuters): U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday she does not have confidence in White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx, linking her to disinformation
SEOUL, AUGUST 2 (IANS): North Korean outlets on Sunday lashed out at South Korea over a recent US decision to lift restrictions on Seoul's use of solid fuel for its space rockets, slamming the move as being
WASHINGTON, AUGUST 2 (IANS): The Republican Party's vote to nominate President Donald Trump as its candidate for the November elections will be held in private, without press in attendance, the m
MEXICO CITY, August 2 (Reuters): The Mexican Army and state security forces have captured Jose Antonio Yepez, a prominent drug gang leader blamed for helping to fuel a major surge in violence in the c
LIMA, July 2 (Reuters): The death toll in Latin America from the novel coronavirus passed 200,000 on Saturday night, a Reuters tally showed, underlining the region's status as one of the global epicent
Geneva, August 2 (IANS) The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic still constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), and long-term response efforts are needed given an anticipated lengthy duratio
Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 17.5 million, while the deaths have increased to more than 683,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
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Wellington, August 1 (IANS): New Zealand reported two new COVID-19 cases in managed isolation facilities on Saturday, which took the overall tally in the country to 1,562, said the Ministry of Health.
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Islamabad, August 1 (IANS): Pakistan President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday urged the nation to strictly observe precautionary measures on the occasion of Eid al-Adha in an effort to curb
Mexico City, August 1 (IANS): With a total of 46,688 fatalities, Mexico now accounts for the world's third highest number of coronavirus fatalities in the world, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
August 1 (Reuters) - Two major drug companies will supply the U.S. government with 100 million doses of an experimental coronavirus vaccine, the Trump administration said on Friday, as the nation’s top he
New York, August 1 (IANS) A safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine will be a "reality" by the end of the year, Anthony Fauci, America's leading authority on the pandemic, said on Friday.
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Washington, Aug 1 (IANS) The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 17.5 million, while the deaths have increased to more than 678,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
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Washington, August 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said that he will ban the popular Chinese-owned video app TikTok from operating in the country through an executive order as early as Saturday, accordin
Washington, August 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that his administration is working on what he called "a big immigration bill".
Speaking to reporters on Friday at the White House before a