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10:12, november 10, 2020

A vaccine needed urgently to control the pandemic, says UN health agency chief

Almost 50 million cases of COVID-19 have now been reported to the World Health Organization (WHO), and more than 1.

10:46, november 9, 2020

Kamala Harris is the first female vice-president in U.S. history

Joe Biden has officially been elected as the next President of the United States, defeating incumbent Donald Trump in the 2020 election.

10:12, november 4, 2020

Vienna terror attack: 14 suspects detained in police raids

According to media reports, Austrian authorities say they have detained 14 people in connection with what Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz described as a "repulsive terror attack" in

15:30, november 3, 2020

Gunmen killed by police in Vienna sympathized with Islamic State terror group

Austrian interior minister says police found evidence that dead attacker was radicalized, sympathized with Islamic State terror group.

10:19, november 3, 2020

Terrorist attack in Austrian capital: at least one attacker hunted

Citing Austrian police, media reports say gunmen armed with rifles have opened fire in six different locations in central Vienna, killing two people and wounding several more.

11:16, november 2, 2020

Death toll in M7.0 earthquake off coast of Turkey rises to 79, says RIA Novosti

Citing Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Agency, Russia’s news agency RIA Novosti reported today that the death toll in a powerful magnitude 7.

15:23, october 29, 2020

Health workers in Russia forbidden to speak out about coronavirus publicly

The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation bans health workers from making public statements about the novel coronavirus, according to Meduza .

16:31, october 27, 2020

India may get COVID-19 vaccine by December

India may get a COVID-19 vaccine by March 2021, revealed Dr. Suresh Jadhav, executive director, Serum Institute of India, according to DNA .

15:26, october 23, 2020

WHO reports record one-day rise in global coronavirus cases

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a record one-day rise in the number of new coronavirus infections on Friday (October 23), with 423,800 reported over 24 hours, according to RBC .

16:29, october 20, 2020

Coronavirus: Italy imposes lockdown, Chinese economy bounces back into growth

Italian officials have introduced measures to control what is now the worst outbreak of the coronavirus in Europe. Meanwhile, China's economy grew 3.

16:34, october 15, 2020

Russia announces record number of coronavirus-linked deaths

Russia today reported 13,754 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and a record high of 286 coronavirus-linked deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the national death toll to 23,491, according to

15:14, september 15, 2020

Russia is thinking about opening flights with the capitals of the CIS countries in October

Moscow may resume flights with CIS countries within a month, an informed source told Interfax on Tuesday.

16:24, september 8, 2020

Turkey court sentences Uzbek national to life in jail without parole

Media reports say Uzbek national Abdulkadir Masharipov was handed 40 life sentences without parole after 39 killed in Istanbul attack.

11:51, september 8, 2020

Iranian, Indian defense ministers hold talks to discuss regional security

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami and his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh held talks in Tehran on September 6 on international, regional and bilateral issues, according to IRNA

17:39, september 4, 2020

AI analysis reveals over 7,000 health workers have died from COVID-19

New analysis by Amnesty International (AI) has found that at least 7,000 health workers have died around the world after contracting COVID-19.

17:03, september 1, 2020

AKAH supports improvement of access to clean water in Wakhan Corridor

Due to snowfall in winter and landslides and floods in summer, the villages around the Wakhan corridor (some of which lie at an altitude of over 3,000 meters) remain cut off for up to four months

16:57, august 27, 2020

Over 110 killed in flash floods in Afghanistan

Flash floods hit several provinces of Afghanistan in the past 24 hours and over 110 people were killed and nearly 150 were wounded, TOLONews reported on Thursday.

09:06, august 27, 2020

Russia expected to supply 2 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine to Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan has signed a deal to get supplies of Russia’s first potential COVID-19 vaccine once clinical trials are complete, Kazakhstan’s government said yesterday, according to

14:35, august 21, 2020

WB president urges the G20 to reduce debt for the poorest countries amid coronavirus

A virtual meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors took place on July 18.

15:09, august 17, 2020

Tsikhanouskaya says she's ready to become ‘national leader' of Belarus

Media reports say Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said on Monday she was ready to lead Belarus and called for the creation of a legal mechanism to ensure that a new fair

17:10, august 12, 2020

COVID-19 and Prospects for Economic Recovery in Afghanistan

The COVID-19 pandemic has plunged the Afghan economy into a deep recession. The economy is projected to contract by 8.

15:10, august 11, 2020

Chinese leader stresses stopping wasting food, promoting thrift

Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed resolutely putting an end to wasting food and called for promoting thrift.

11:12, august 11, 2020

Donald Trump quickly taken from briefing room after shooting near the White House

U.S. media reports say President Donald Trump was abruptly evacuated from the White House briefing room by security on Monday after shots were fired outside the building.

10:25, august 11, 2020

One killed in massive protests in Minsk as demonstrators clash with police

A protester in Minsk has died from injuries caused by an explosive device he tried to throw at police, Belarusian authorities said, as mass demonstrations against the results of the presidential

10:13, august 10, 2020

Incumbent president of Belarus re-elected to run for a sixth term in office

Presidential elections were held in Belarus on Sunday, 9 August 2020. Early voting began on August 4 and ran until August 8. The president was elected directly to serve for five years.

15:18, august 7, 2020

Owner of the cargo ship that brought ammonium nitrate to Beirut questioned by police in Cyprus

The Russian owner of the cargo ship that brought 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate to Beirut which exploded on Tuesday has been located and questioned by police in Cyprus.

10:11, august 7, 2020

Bill Gates warns climate change could be worse than the coronavirus

The Microsoft co-founder says we can use lessons from the pandemic to guide our response to the next crisis.

14:28, august 6, 2020

One-third of Afghanistan's population infected with coronavirus: health ministry

Nearly a third of Afghanistan's population — or 10 million people — has been infected with the coronavirus, according to health ministry estimates published Wednesday.

10:03, august 6, 2020

Beirut explosion death toll rises to 135 as 5,000 wounded

Lebanon's health minister says that at least 135 people were killed and 5,000 wounded in a massive explosion that shook Beirut on Tuesday, according to CNN .

10:31, august 5, 2020

Dozens killed and thousands injured in massive explosion in Beirut

At least 78 people were killed and 4,000 wounded in a massive explosion that shook the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on Tuesday, Lebanon's health minister told Reuters .