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HANOI: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Friday opened its 36th summit, which is chaired by Vietnam via video conference, focusing on...

WASHINGTON: Many states in the United States have moved to halt or backtrack their economic reopening following a sudden surge of new COVID-19 infections...

MOSCOW: The COVID-19 pandemic is retreating in Russia, President Vladimir Putin said Friday at a meeting with the volunteer movement "We Are...

US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order protecting monuments, memorials and statues amid fresh scrutiny of historical figures with...

NEW DELHI: Total COVID-19 cases in India surpassed half a million mark on Saturday, reaching 508,953, as the death toll reached 15,685, confirmed the latest...

New Delhi: India to allow certain international scheduled flights on select routes as approved by the competent authority on case to case basis. In a...

NEW DELHI: India's health ministry Wednesday morning reported 465 new deaths and 15,968 new COVID-19 cases during the past 24 hours across the country,...

TOKYO: The Tokyo metropolitan government confirmed on Wednesday 55 new COVID-19 cases in the capital, topping 50 for the first time in Tokyo since early...

LOS ANGELES: California Tuesday reported a daily record of 5,019 new infections, the largest single-day count in the state since the pandemic hit the United...

SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday that he has advised President Halimah Yacob to dissolve the parliament and issue the...