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UN chief calls for end to war with...
New York (USA) Feb 19: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday asked for global action to stop "a senseless and...

Taiwan DPP's claim of mainland thwarting vaccine purchase...
Beijing (China) Feb 19: A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Thursday denounced Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority for suggesting the...

China-Africa innovation, cooperation center launched in Wuhan
Wuhan (China) Feb 19: The China-Africa innovation and cooperation center was launched in central China's Hubei Province capital, Wuhan, on...

China rebukes West for questioning impartiality of WHO's...
Beijing (China) Feb 19: A Chinese spokesperson on Thursday rebuked some Western politicians for questioning the impartiality of the recent...

Israeli PM, Biden hold first talk by phone
Jerusalem (Israel) Feb 18: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden held on Wednesday their first talk...

Mexican defense minister tests positive for COVID-19
Mexico City (Mexico) Feb 18: Mexico's Minister of National Defense Luis Cresencio Sandoval said Wednesday that he has tested positive...

Italy's new PM Draghi wins Senate confidence vote
Rome (Italy) Feb 18: Newly sworn-in Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi won a confidence vote in the Senate on Wednesday...

Facebook blocks news in Australia
Canberra (Australia) Feb 18: Social media giant Facebook has blocked Australians from sharing or accessing news on the platform.

WHO roots for training of African health workers...
Nairobi (Kenya) Feb 18: A seamless roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine in Africa hinges on improving the knowledge of the continent's...

V4 countries call for faster vaccine deliveries
Warsaw (Poland) Feb 18: The prime ministers of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia met in the southern Polish...

U.S. reports over 3 mln child COVID-19 cases
Washington DC (USA) Feb 18: Over 3 million children in the United States have tested positive for COVID-19 since the...

China-EU trade booms despite headwinds, a boon for...
Brussels (Belgium) Feb 18: Many companies in the European Union (EU) and China were pleased to see EU-China bilateral trade...

EU launches bio-defense preparedness plan against COVID-19 variants
Brussels (Belgium) Feb 18: The European Union (EU) on Wednesday stepped up its efforts to detect and fight COVID-19 variants...

UN chief urges G20 to prepare "Global Vaccination...
New York (USA) Feb 18: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday proposed that the Group of 20 (G20) set up...

Nearly 1,200 coronavirus variants cases detected in 50...
Washington DC (USA) Feb 17: Nearly 1,200 infection cases of coronavirus variants have been reported in the 50 U.S. states,...

Trump attacks Senate GOP leader McConnell after acquittal
Washington DC (USA) Feb 17: Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday attacked Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, days after...

Canada sees increasing cases of COVID-19 variants
Ottawa (Canada) Feb 17: The COVID-19 second wave in Canada's epidemiological curve has been trending downward for weeks, with the...

Former Deputy PM calls for Australia's green bank...
Canberra (Australia) Feb 17: Former Australian Deputy Prime Minister (PM) Barnaby Joyce has called for the government's emissions reduction corporation...

Arab League chief, UN coordinator discuss developments in...
Cairo (Egypt) Feb 17: Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Aboul-Gheit and UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor...

Chinese envoy calls for continued int'l support for...
Beijing (China) Feb 17: A Chinese envoy on Tuesday asked the international community to continue its support for Iraq.

UN chief calls for stable, predictable funding for...
New York (USA) Feb 17: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for stable and predictable funding for peacekeeping in...

Coronavirus origin-tracing mission in Wuhan is independent: WHO
Geneva (Switzerland) Feb 17: The World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday that the international expert team on the COVID-19 origin-tracing...

Chinese, South Korean FMs hold phone talks on...
Beijing (China) Feb 17: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday held a telephone conversation with Chung...

N. Korea appears to mark late leader's birthday...
Seoul (South Korea), February 16: North Korea appears to be celebrating the birthday of late leader Kim Jong-il in a...

'Suspicious man' caught near inter-Korean border, probe under...
Seoul (South Korea), February 16: A suspicious man was caught near a military checkpoint in the eastern section of the...

S. Korea signs deals with Novavax, Pfizer to...
Seoul (South Korea), February 16: South Korea has secured additional new coronavirus vaccines for 23 million people by signing contracts...

Dominic Cummings Denies Requesting UK Government Contract Be...
Moscow (Russia), February 16: The former top aide to Prime Minister Boris Johnson is accused of helping a public relations...