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WASHINGTON: US ambassador to China Terry Branstad is stepping down, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced today, at a time...

COPENHAGEN: The World Health Organization (WHO) expects Europe to see a rise in the daily number of COVID-19 deaths in...

SYDNEY: Australia reported its lowest one-day rise in novel coronavirus infections in nearly three months today as authorities began to...

TOKYO: Japan’s ruling party today elected chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga as its new leader, making him all but certain...

MUMBAI: India has recorded 92,071 new cases of the coronavirus, taking total cases to 4.85 million, the federal health ministry...

JERUSALEM: Israel said it will reimpose a national lockdown to battle a coronavirus surge, as the number of daily infections...

WELLINGTON: New Zealand will lift coronavirus restrictions across the country on September 21, except in its biggest city, Auckland, which...

NEW YORK: ByteDance abandoned the sale of TikTok in the United States on Sunday (Sep 13) in pursuit of a partnership...

GENEVA: The World Health Organidation reported a record one-day increase in global coronavirus cases yesterday, with the total rising by...

LAS VEGAS: President Donald Trump will hold a campaign rally indoors despite public health professionals’ warnings against large indoor gatherings...

LOS ANGELES: A gunman shot and critically wounded two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies as they sat in their patrol...

Law enforcement officers scuffle with demonstrators during a rally against police brutality following protests to reject the presidential election results...

MELBOURNE: The virus that causes Covid-19 can survive on banknotes, glass and stainless steel for up to 28 days, much...

YANGON: Myanmar reported 115 new coronavirus cases today, a day after imposing sweeping new lockdown measures in its battle on...

MANILA: The Philippines’ health ministry today reported 4,040 new coronavirus infections, the highest daily increase in 12 days, and 42...

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump yesterday denied lying to Americans about the severity of the coronavirus after a bombshell new book...

LAHORE: Comments by the lead police investigator suggesting that the victim of a gang rape in Pakistan that occurred along...

BEIJING: China and India said they had agreed to de-escalate renewed tensions on their contested Himalayan border and take steps...

TALENT: Dozens of extreme wind-driven wildfires burned through forests and towns in US West Coast states yesterday, destroying hundreds of...

AMBALA: India's defence minister hailed the formal commissioning yesterday of the country's first new French Rafale jets as a “strong...