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Zambia eases COVID-19 restrictions
Lusaka (Zambia), April 2: Zambia on Friday announced a relaxation of COVID-19 preventive measures following a continued decline in...

Italy ends two-year COVID-19 state of emergency
Rome (Italy), April 1: More than two years after its announcement, and following several extensions, Italy on Thursday officially ended...

Russia creates working groups to probe U.S.-controlled biolabs...
Moscow (Russia), April 1: A Russian parliamentary commission held its first meeting on Thursday, announcing the establishment of four working...

Donors pledge 2.44 bln USD for humanitarian response...
United Nation, April 1: Forty-one donors pledged more than 2.44 billion U.S. dollars for the humanitarian response in Afghanistan and...

Yoon to meet with young exporters at KITA...
Seoul (South Korea), March 31: President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol will visit the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) on Thursday and encourage...

S. Korea reviewing whether to further cut fuel...
Seoul (South Korea), March 31: South Korea is reviewing whether to further cut fuel taxes as inflationary pressure has built...

S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall to about...
Seoul (South Korea), March 31: South Korea's new daily COVID-19 cases fell more than 100,000 to around 320,000 on Thursday,...

Iran says to seriously boost ties with neighbours
Tehran (Iran), March 31: The Iranian foreign minister said on Wednesday that Iran is seriously determined to boost its relations...

23 countries yet to fully reopen schools after...
United Nations, March 31: As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year, 23 countries - home to around 405 million...

Russia redeploys troops from Kiev, Chernihiv directions to...
Kiev (Ukraine), March 31: Russia is redeploying its troops from Kiev and Chernihiv directions, in the central and northern Ukraine...

Biden says pandemic not over, receives 2nd COVID-19...
Washington (US), March 31: U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic is not over before receiving...

Biden says U.S. to give Ukraine 500 mln...
Washington (US), March 31: U.S. President Joe Biden told his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, on Wednesday that the United States...

New Zealand reports 15,250 new community cases of...
Wellington (US), March 31: New Zealand reported 15,250 new community cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, said the Ministry of Health...

Palestinian president condemns killing of 5 Israelis in...
Ramallah (Palestine), March 30: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday condemned the shooting in the Bnei Brak neighborhood of Tel...

S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases rise to over...
Seoul (South Korea), March 30: South Korea's new daily COVID-19 cases rose to over 420,000 Wednesday amid concerns over the...

Tunisian president, EU official discuss bilateral ties, EU...
Tunis (Tunisia), March 30: Tunisian President Kais Saied met with visiting European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi on...

UN peacekeeping mission helicopter shot down in NE...
Kinshasa (DRC), March 30: A helicopter of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

Ukrainian president says signals from peace talks "positive"
Kiev (Ukraine), March 30: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that he saw positive signals from the peace talks...

Indonesia reports 3,895 new COVID-19 cases, 108 more...
Jakarta (Indonesia), March 30: Indonesia on Tuesday confirmed 3,895 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 6,005,646, the...

FDA authorizes second COVID-19 booster doses for vulnerable...
Los Angeles (US), March 30: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday authorized a second booster dose of...

UN member states urged to elevate pandemic management...
United Nations, March 30: The UN General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution to urge member states to elevate pandemic...

Biden signs bill making lynching federal hate crime
Washington (US), March 30: U.S. President Joe Biden signed legislation Tuesday afternoon to make lynching a federal hate crime for...

U.S. COVID-19 cases surpass 80 mln: Johns Hopkins...
New York (US), March 30: The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 80 million on Tuesday,...

IMF maintains 2022 growth outlook for S. Korean...
Seoul (South Korea), March 29: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday maintained its 2022 growth outlook for South Korea...

Moon promises to cooperate on budget for relocation...
Seoul (South Korea), March 29: President Moon Jae-in promised to cooperate on a budget for successor-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's plan to...

U.S. stocks rise ahead of key economic data
New York (US), March 29: U.S. stocks climbed on Monday as Wall Street is awaiting a slew of key economic...

Turkey announces new tax cuts to fight high...
Ankara (Turkey), March 29: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday announced value-added tax (VAT) cuts on several products to...