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BEIJING: The abrupt U.S. decision to close the Chinese Consulate General in Houston has aroused concerns and widespread criticism, with several scholars and...

NEW DELHI: India's health ministry said on Saturday morning that 757 new deaths due to COVID-19, besides fresh 48,916 positive cases, were reported...

WASHINGTON: More than 150 prominent U.S. medical experts and health professionals have signed an open letter, urging decision makers to shut down the...

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday raised the case of the death of a British teenager killed in an accident with a car driven by the...

An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 7.4 struck the Alaskan peninsula on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. The US...

HARARE: Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday announced a raft of more strict lockdown measures including imposing a curfew to curb rising...

TOKYO: Japan raised its travel advisory for Palestine and 16 countries on Tuesday, with the Foreign Ministry warning against visiting them due to concerns...

VIENNA: Masks will be mandatory again from Friday in banks, supermarkets and post offices in Austria, the government announced Tuesday. This tightening of...

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Tuesday afternoon that the coronavirus pandemic in the United States will probably "get worse before it gets...

The World Health Organization (WHO) voiced alarm on Monday about the spread of coronavirus in Africa, particularly in sub-Saharan countries. "I am...