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Iran detects 112 cases of COVID-19 variant: health...
Tehran (Iran), February 25: Iranian health authorities said on Wednesday that 112 people infected with the mutant variant of coronavirus...

Foreigners in Cambodia to receive free COVID-19 vaccine...
Phnom Penh (Cambodia), February 25: Cambodia said on Wednesday that all foreigners living or working in the kingdom will be...

S. Korea prepares for vaccine shots as 1st...
Seoul (South Korea), February 25: Trucks and ships carrying the first batch of some 1.5 million doses of coronavirus vaccines...

Discussions still under way on upcoming S. Korea-U.S....
Seoul (South Korea), February 25: South Korea and the United States have yet to finalize the schedule and other details...

N.K. leader presides over key party meeting to...
Seoul (South Korea), February 25: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un presided over a Central Military Commission meeting to urge disciple...

UN Chief to convene 5+1 meeting on Cyprus...
United Nations, February 25: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will convene an informal five-plus-one meeting on the Cyprus issue in...

US Border Patrol says large groups of illegal...
Washington (US), February 25: US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said agents operating in region of the Rio Grande Valley...

Tokyo stocks advance in morning as Fed's stance...
Tokyo (Japan), February 25: Tokyo stocks were higher Thursday morning, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index retaking the 30,000-mark, as...

Biden revokes Trump-era visa ban affecting many green...
Washington (US), February 25: U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday revoked an executive action by his predecessor banning legal immigration...

COVID-19 cases decline for sixth straight week worldwide...
Geneva (Switzerland), February 25: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has been decreasing for the sixth week in a...

Israel's hi-tech services exports up 19 pct in...
Jerusalem (Israel), February25: Israel's exports of hi-tech industries services, excluding start-up companies, rose by 19 percent from 30 billion U.S....

Human rights must not only be available to...
United Nations, February 25: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that human rights must not only be available...

Portuguese president proposes new "state of emergency" with...
Lisbon (Portugal), February 25: Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa proposed to the parliament on Wednesday to renew the "state...

S. Korean nuke envoy holds virtual talks with...
Seoul (South Korea), February 25: South Korea's top nuclear envoy held virtual talks with a senior U.S. diplomat over the...

U.S. economy remains far from employment, inflation goals:...
Washington (US), February 25: The U.S. economy remains far from the Federal Reserve's goals for employment and inflation, and monetary...

Joint Chiefs of Staff officer tests positive for...
Seoul (South Korea), February 24: A military officer of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) tested positive for the...

UAE company presents country's first domestic air defense...
DOHA (Sputnik) - UAE weapons company Halcon on Tuesday presented the country's first air defense missile system SkyKnight, the company...
N. Korea to convene labor union congress to...
Seoul (South Korea), February 24: North Korea will convene a congress of the country's largest labor union in May for...
U.S. missile defense 'clearly focused' on N. Korea:...
Washington (US), February 24: The United States' missile defense capability is "clearly" focused on North Korea and must continue to...

US 'deeply troubled' by arrest of opposition leaders...
Washington (US), February 24: The US administration is deeply concerned over the arrest of opposition leaders in Georgia, State Department...

Biden, Canada's Trudeau agree to counter Chinese influence,...
Washington (US), February 24: President Joe Biden after a virtual meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said both leaders...

UK Unemployment rate Up to 5.1 percent in...
London (UK), February 24: The UK unemployment rate rose to 5.1 percent in the three months to December last year,...

Microsoft President blames Russia Intelligence Agency for SolarWinds...
Washington (US), February 24: Microsoft President Brad Smith told a US Senate panel there is substantial evidence that a Russian...

New virus cases bounce back to over 400...
Seoul (South Korea), February 24: South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 400 on Wednesday on continued...
EU, Italian flags at half-mast as tribute to...
Brussels (Belgium), February 24: The European Union (EU) and Italian flags in Brussels flew at half-mast on Tuesday as a...

U.S., S. Korea may discuss Iran sanctions but...
Washington (US), February 24: The United States and South Korea may discuss the proposed release of Iranian funds held in...

PM says COVID-19 vaccine shipment 1st step toward...
Seoul (South Korea), February 24: Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said that the first shipment of new coronavirus vaccines in South...