PSKOV, Russia, July 6 (Reuters): A Russian court pronounced journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva guilty of justifying terrorism on Monday, but unexpectedly let her off with a fine, ending a trial her supporters
Geneva, July 6 (Reuters): Hundreds of scientists say there is evidence that the novel coronavirus in smaller particles in the air can infect people and are calling for the World Health Organization to revise re
MOSCOW, July 6 (Reuters): Patriarch Kirill, the leader of Russia's Orthodox Church, said on Monday that calls to convert Istanbul's Hagia Sophia into a mosque posed a threat to Christianity.
LAZIO, Italy, July 6 (Reuters): Marine life in the Mediterranean off Italy flourished during the coronavirus lockdown as water quality improved and species moved into spaces vacated by people and ships, th
LONDON, July 6 (Reuters): China's ambassador to London accused Britain on Monday of gross interference and making irresponsible remarks over Beijing's imposition of new security legislation in Hong
TAIPEI, July 06 (Reuters): Taiwan would welcome a visit by exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, its foreign ministry said on Monday, a trip that would infuriate Beijing which views him as a dangerous
Beijing, July 6 (IANS): Authorities in China have stepped up precautions after suspected bubonic plague cases were reported in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, the media reported on Monday.
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Washington, July 6 (IANS) The overall number of global COVID-19 cases has increased to more than 11.4 million, while the deaths have soared to over 533,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
Washington, July 5 (IANS) The overall number of global COVID-19 cases has increased to more than 11.1 million, while the deaths have soared to over 528,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
WASHINGTON, July 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday vowed to defeat the "radical left," in an Independence Day speech at the White House that condemned recent protests against monum
MONTERREY, July 4 (Reuters): Mexican soldiers killed 12 alleged drug cartel members wearing military gear in the violent border city of Nuevo Laredo on Friday, Tamaulipas state security officials said, in anoth
Islamabad, July 4 (IANS): A 105-year-old man in Pakistan's Punjab province has been discharged from hospital after successfully defeating COVID-19, the media reported.
Fazal Rauf, who is also a
Islamabad, July 4 (IANS): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan vowed that the government would complete the ambitious China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project at any cost and pass its benefits to the natio
Ottawa, July 4 (IANS): Canada is suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong as part of a package of responses to the new security law China has imposed on the city, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said here
Seoul, July 4 (IANS): North Korea feels that there is "no need to sit face to face with the US" for talks, a top Pyongyang diplomat said on Saturday, accusing Washington of taking advantage of a dialo
Jerusalem, July 4 (IANS): Israel was responsible for two blasts at Iranian facilities, one related to uranium enrichment and the other for missile production, over the past week, a Kuwaiti newspaper has claimed
Seoul, July 4 (IANS): The South Korean Army has decided not to allow a former non-commissioned officer, who was forcibly discharged after a sex reassignment surgery, to return to the military, officials said.
Washington, July 4 (IANS): US President Donald Trump slammed the removal of controversial monuments as "a merciless campaign" in attempts to wipe out American history, as he kicked off the Independenc
WASHINGTON, July 4 (Reuters) - Global coronavirus cases exceeded 11 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, marking another milestone in the spread of the disease that has killed more than half a milli
GENEVA, July 3 (Reuters): Almost 30% of genome sequencing data from samples of the COVID-19 virus collected by the World Health Organization (WHO) have shown signs of mutation, but there is no evidence thi