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Iran announces its virus death toll passes 30,000 killed

Iran announces its virus death toll passes 30,000 killed

October 18,2020

TEHRAN- Iran announced Saturday that its death toll from the coronavirus has passed the milestone of 30,000 killed, in what has been the Mideast region’s worst outbreak...

WHO study finds remdesivir didn’t help COVID-19 patients

WHO study finds remdesivir didn’t help COVID-19 patients

October 18,2020

GENEVA- A large study led by the World Health Organization suggests that the antiviral drug remdesivir did not help hospitalized COVID-19 patients, in contrast to an earlier stud ...

Thai PM rejects calls to resign, faces renewed protests

Thai PM rejects calls to resign, faces renewed protests

October 17,2020

BANGKOK- Thailand’s prime minister rejected calls for his resignation Friday, while his government failed to stop student-led protesters from rallying again in the capital ...

Kyrgyzstan’s president says he’s quitting to avoid bloodshed

Kyrgyzstan’s president says he’s quitting to avoid  bloodshed

October 17,2020

MOSCOW- Kyrgyzstan’s embattled President Sooronbai Jennbekov said Thursday he was resigning following protests over a disputed parliamentary election, the third time in 15 ...

Big European powers ‘deeply concerned’ over Israeli settlement plans

Big European powers ‘deeply concerned’ over  Israeli settlement plans

October 17,2020

PARIS- France, Germany, Britain, Italy and Spain are deeply concerned about Israeli plans to build new settler homes in the occupied West Bank, the countries said in a joint ...

Virologist: Milan surge spreading to at-risk populations

Virologist: Milan surge spreading to at-risk populations

October 17,2020

MILAN- Italy has two weeks to stop the rising rate of transmission of coronavirus or it risks “following in the footsteps” of European neighbors where exponential ...

IMF envisions a sharp 4.4% drop in global growth for 2020

IMF envisions a sharp 4.4% drop in global growth for 2020

October 13,2020

WASHINGTON- The International Monetary Fund foresees a steep fall in international growth this year as the global economy struggles to recover from the pandemic-induced ...

UN: Climate change means more weather disasters every year

UN:  Climate change means more weather  disasters  every year

October 13,2020

GENEVA- In the wake of heat waves, global warming, forest fires, storms, droughts and a rising number of hurricanes, the U.N. weather agency is warning that the number ...

India cases cross 7 million as experts warn of complacency

India cases cross 7 million as experts warn of complacency

October 12,2020

NEW DELHI- India’s confirmed coronavirus toll crossed 7 million on Sunday with a number of new cases dipping in recent weeks, even as health experts warn of mask and distancing ...

Brexit deal needs to be done by start of November – France

Brexit deal needs to be done by start of  November – France

October 12,2020

BAKU- Azerbaijan on Sunday accused Armenia of attacking large cities overnight in violation of the cease-fire deal brokered by Russia that seeks to end the worst outbreak ...

Armenia, Azerbaijan say Nagorno-Karabakh truce fails to hold

Armenia, Azerbaijan say Nagorno-Karabakh truce fails to hold

October 11,2020

MOSCOW- Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a Russia-brokered cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting Saturday, but immediately accused each other of derailing the deal intended ...

North Korea celebrates party anniversary amid economic woes

North Korea celebrates party anniversary amid economic woes

October 11,2020

SEOUL- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned Saturday that his country would “fully mobilize” its nuclear force if threatened as he took center stage at a military ...

Africa ‘needs $1.2tn’ to recover coronavirus losses

Africa ‘needs $1.2tn’ to recover coronavirus losses

October 11,2020

The economic damage as well as the health costs caused by coronavirus has left Africa needing $1.2tn (£920bn) over the next three ...

Trump in hospital as more allies test positive

Trump in hospital as more allies test positive

October 04,2020

PARIS- News that the world’s most powerful man was infected with the world’s most notorious disease dominated screens large and small, drawing shock, sympathy and some barbs ...

‘Best Germany yet’ marks 30th anniversary of reunification

‘Best Germany yet’ marks 30th  anniversary of reunification

October 04,2020

BERLIN- Germany marked the 30th anniversary of its reunification on Saturday, drawing a generally positive picture of the progress made in knitting together east and west....

France struggles for Karabakh peace breakthrough amid fierce fighting

France struggles for Karabakh peace breakthrough amid fierce fighting

October 04,2020

YEREVAN- A French attempt to relaunch peace talks over Nagorno-Karabakh showed no sign of a breakthrough on Saturday as Azerbaijan blamed Armenia for re-igniting their decade ...

Fines and business closures among new Iran COVID-19 restrictions

Fines and business closures among new Iran COVID-19 restrictions

October 04,2020

TEHRAN- Concealing one’s COVID-19 infection should carry the severest penalty, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday in announcing new measures to stem a rapid ...

Worldwide death toll from coronavirus eclipses 1 million

Worldwide death toll from  coronavirus eclipses 1 million

September 30,2020

NEW DELHI- The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus has eclipsed 1 million, nine months into a crisis that has devastated the global economy, tested world ...

Tensions mount as Armenia, Azerbaijan continue fighting

Tensions mount as Armenia, Azerbaijan continue fighting

September 30,2020

YEREVAN- Armenian and Azerbaijani forces accused each other of attacks on their territory Tuesday, as fighting over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh continued for ...

EU executive snubs Hungarian demand to oust top democracy official

EU executive snubs Hungarian demand  to oust top democracy official

September 30,2020

BUDAPEST- The European Union executive on Tuesday snubbed a demand by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban that it dismiss its top rule of law official for comments about ...

Lebanon’s Amal movement “surprised” by Macron accusations

Lebanon’s Amal movement  “surprised” by Macron accusations

September 30,2020

BEIRUT- Lebanon’s Amal movement expressed surprise on Tuesday over accusations by French President Emmanuel Macron that the Shi’ite party triggered the collapse ...

Armenia, Azerbaijan keep up deadly fight for disputed region

Armenia, Azerbaijan keep up deadly fight for  disputed region

September 29,2020

YEREVAN- Armenia and Azerbaijani forces kept fighting Monday over the disputed separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh after hostilities broke out the day before, with both sides ...

Belarus detains 500 at weekend anti-government protests

Belarus detains 500 at weekend  anti-government protests

September 29,2020

KYIV- Authorities in Belarus have detained about 500 people during weekend protests against the country’s authoritarian president, who has claimed a sixth term in office in an ...

Saudi Arabia: G-20 gathering of world leaders to be virtual

Saudi Arabia: G-20 gathering of world leaders to be virtual

September 29,2020

DUBAI- Saudi Arabia, which is presiding over the Group of 20 countries this year, said Monday that the upcoming November gathering of world leaders will be held virtually amid ...

Church says Cardinal Pell returning to Vatican in crisis

Church says Cardinal Pell returning to Vatican in crisis

September 29,2020

CANBERRA- Cardinal George Pell, Pope Francis’ former finance minister, will soon return to the Vatican during an extraordinary economic scandal for the first time ...

China pushes emergency use of COVID vaccine despite concerns

China pushes emergency use of COVID vaccine despite concerns

September 27,2020

BEIJING- After the first shot, he had no reaction. But Kan Chai felt woozy following the second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine approved for emergency use in China...

Progress against virus brings complacency in parts of Africa

Progress against virus brings complacency in parts of Africa

September 27,2020

HARARE- With Zimbabwe’s coronavirus infections on the decline, schools are reopening, along with churches, bars, restaurants, airports and tourist attractions. Strict lockdowns designed ...

Ukraine plane crash death toll rises to 26, with 1 survivor

Ukraine plane crash death toll rises to 26, with 1 survivor

September 27,2020

MOSCOW- Searchers combing the area where a Ukrainian military aircraft crashed found two more bodies Saturday, bringing the death toll to 26. One person survived...

Lebanese nominated premier resigns, in blow to Macron plan

Lebanese nominated premier resigns,  in blow to Macron plan

September 27,2020

BEIRUT- Lebanon’s prime minister-designate resigned Saturday amid a political impasse over government formation, dealing a blow to French President Emmanuel ...

Migrants accuse Greece of pushing them back out to sea

Migrants accuse Greece of pushing them  back out to sea

September 26,2020

ANKARA- Shortly after reaching the Greek island of Lesbos, a group of Afghan migrants say, their hopes for a new life in Europe were cut short when Greek authorities rounded them up ...

Canceled flights strand 25 Easter Islanders for 6 months

Canceled flights strand 25 Easter Islanders  for 6 months

September 26,2020

WELLINGTON- For people around the world, the coronavirus has caused distressing separations and delayed homecomings. But the situation for a group of 25 residents from remote Easter Island ...

Asia Today: India’s daily new virus cases on declining trend

Asia Today: India’s daily new virus cases on  declining trend

September 26,2020

NEW DELHI- India reported another 86,052 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, a declining trend with recoveries exceeding new cases this week...

Japan’s newly minted prime minister steps into UN limelight

Japan’s newly minted prime minister steps into UN limelight

September 26,2020

TOKYO- Considered something of a lightweight on foreign policy issues, Japan’s new prime minister has spent much of his career in the shadows, supporting previous leader ...

World powers take the stage, virtually, at UN debate

World powers take the stage, virtually, at UN debate

September 23,2020

UNITED NATIONS- The U.N.’s first virtual meeting of world leaders started Tuesday with pre-recorded speeches from some of the planet’s biggest powers ...

Trump aims to use UN address to send strong message to China

Trump aims to use UN address to send strong message to China

September 23,2020

WASHINGTON- President Donald Trump, who prefers speaking to boisterous crowds, is set to give a prerecorded address to the U.N. General Assembly as he grapples with ...