STOCKHOLM, June 9 (Reuters): Thirty-four years after Prime Minister Olof Palme was killed, Swedes hope finally to find out who shot him dead as he walked home from a cinema with his wife and son.
NEW YORK, June 9 (Reuters): While some potential vaccines have emerged in the global race to find a way to stop the spread of COVID-19, many scientists and researchers believe antibody based therapies hold
HONG KONG, June 9 (Reuters): Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam warned on Tuesday the city could not afford further "chaos" as activists marked a year of sustained pro-democracy rallies with lunchtime p
DUBAI, June 9 (Reuters): An Iranian citizen who provided information to U.S. and Israeli intelligence services on the whereabouts of Iran's slain Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani will be
Seoul, June 9 (IANS) North Korea did not answer South Korea's liaison office phone call on Tuesday after vowing to cut off all inter-Korean communication lines later in the day in anger over Seoul's fai
Washington, June 9 (IANS) The global number of COVID-19 cases has increased to over 7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 406,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
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Washington, June 9 (IANS) Democratic lawmakers have unveiled an ambitious bill designed to reform US police departments, including language to prohibit the tactics that caused the death of unarmed African-Ameri
GENEVA, June 8 (Reuters): The World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries on Monday to press on with efforts to contain the novel coronavirus, noting the pandemic was worsening globally and had not pea
DUBAI/RIYADH, June 8 (Reuters): Saudi Arabia could drastically limit numbers at the annual haj pilgrimage to prevent a further outbreak of coronavirus after cases in the country topped 100,000, sources fam
AMSTERDAM, June 8 (Reuters): Defence lawyers on Monday insisted they needed more time to prepare at the trial of suspects in the downing of a Malaysia Airlines flight over eastern Ukraine, as proceedings r
LONDON, June 8 (Reuters): More than a third of the fish stocks around the world are being overfished and the problem is particularly acute in developing countries, the United Nations Food and Agricult
LONDON, June 8 (Reuters): Wide-scale lockdowns including shop and school closures have reduced COVID-19 transmission rates in Europe enough to control its spread and may have averted more than three million dea
ISLAMABAD, June 8 (Reuters): Authorities in Pakistan have stepped up enforcement of government safety measures after a rise in the daily number of coronavirus infections pushed total cases to more than 100
BEAUMONT-SUR-OISE, France, June 8 (Reuters): Since the wave of protests triggered by the brutal killing of George Floyd reached France, protesters have been chanting another name too: Adama Traore.
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YEREVAN, June 8 (Reuters): Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Monday he and his whole family had recovered from COVID-19, a week after disclosing the results of a positive test for the novel c
SEOUL, June 8 (Reuters): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un focused on domestic economic issues at a meeting of the politburo of the country's ruling Workers Party, state media said on Monday, as the Nort
London, June 8 (IANS): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the weekend's anti-racism protests were "subverted by thuggery" after some demonstrators clashed with police, it was reported on Mon
London, June 8 (IANS): The US has demanded that the UK's Prince Andrew be handed over to American police to be questioned about his links to late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to med
Wellington, June 8 (IANS): New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Monday that the country would return to near-normality after the recovery of its last coronavirus patient and a total relaxation
Washington, June 8 (IANS) In a new grim milestone, the global number of COVID-19 cases has crossed the 7 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 402,000, according to the Johns Hopkins Universit