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Nepal announces relief measures for enterprises, individuals affected by COVID-19

Nepal announces relief measures for enterprises, individuals affected...

Kathmandu (Nepal), August 15: Nepal's central bank on Friday announced a set of relief measures for enterprises and individuals affected...

Afghan president seeks to end fighting, Taliban advance toward major cities

Afghan president seeks to end fighting, Taliban advance...

Kabul (Afghanistan), August 15: Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said on Saturday that he wanted to end the intensified fighting...

UK Reportedly Plans to Evacuate Ambassador From Afghanistan, End Diplomatic Presence There

UK Reportedly Plans to Evacuate Ambassador From Afghanistan,...

London (UK), August 15: The United Kingdom will evacuate its ambassador from Afghanistan and end its diplomatic presence in the...

New COVID-19 cases dip to 1,800s amid worry over spike in holiday-tied cases

New COVID-19 cases dip to 1,800s amid worry...

Seoul (South Korea), August 15: South Korea's daily new coronavirus fell back to the 1,800s Sunday due to fewer tests...

S. Korea will complete 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccinations for 70 pct of public by Oct.: Moon

S. Korea will complete 2nd dose of COVID-19...

Seoul (South Korea), August 15: President Moon Jae-in said Sunday that South Korea will complete the second dose of COVID-19...

UN chief calls on Taliban to halt offensive against gov't forces

UN chief calls on Taliban to halt offensive...

United Nations, August 15: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called on Taliban militants to immediately halt their offensive...

Biden increases troops deployment to Afghanistan amid Taliban advances

Biden increases troops deployment to Afghanistan amid Taliban...

Washington (US), August 15: U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday that he had authorized the deployment of roughly 5,000...

Ghana names 30-man squad for World Cup qualifiers

Ghana names 30-man squad for World Cup qualifiers

Accra (Ghana) August 15: Coach of Ghana's national football team Charles Akonnor on Friday named a 30-man provisional list for...

Iran says eastern borders secure amid Taliban advancements in Afghanistan

Iran says eastern borders secure amid Taliban advancements...

Beijing (China) August 15: Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Hossein Salami, said Friday that all Iran's...

UK defense secretary says U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan a "mistake"

UK defense secretary says U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan...

Washington DC (USA) August 15: British Secretary of Defense Ben Wallace on Friday said the U.S. decision to pull its...

U.S. FDA approves 3rd dose of COVID-19 vaccines for immunocompromised people

U.S. FDA approves 3rd dose of COVID-19 vaccines...

Washington DC (USA) August 15: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday authorized a third dose of COVID-19...

New York state Assembly to suspend impeachment investigation into Cuomo

New York state Assembly to suspend impeachment investigation...

New York (USA) August 15: The New York state Assembly will suspend its impeachment investigation against New York Governor...

China's military aircraft to debut in International Army Games 2021

China's military aircraft to debut in International Army...

Beijing (China) August 15: The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) air force has sent a fleet of military aircraft to...

China decries Japanese defense minister's visit to Yasukuni Shrine

China decries Japanese defense minister's visit to Yasukuni...

Beijing (China) August 15: China's Ministry of National Defense on Friday expressed strong opposition to the Japanese defense minister's visit...

China pledges to continue science-based COVID-19 origin tracing

China pledges to continue science-based COVID-19 origin tracing

Beijing (China) August 15: China pledged on Friday to continue its participation in science-based COVID-19 origin-tracing, urging the WHO Secretariat...

Philippines extends travel ban on India, 9 other countries as Delta variant spreads

Philippines extends travel ban on India, 9 other...

Manila (Philippines), August 13: The Philippines has extended its travel ban for all inbound travelers from India and nine other...

US FDA Allows Emergency Use of 3rd Dose of COVID-19 Vaccines for Immunocompromised People

US FDA Allows Emergency Use of 3rd Dose...

Washington (US), August 13: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the emergency use of a third dose...

S. Korea, U.S. join hands to bolster multilateralism

S. Korea, U.S. join hands to bolster multilateralism

Seoul (South Korea), August 13: South Korea and the United States on Friday agreed to join forces in reinforcing multilateralism...

New COVID-19 cases feared to plateau in 2,000s, citizens urged to stay home over weekend

New COVID-19 cases feared to plateau in 2,000s,...

Seoul (South Korea), August 13: South Korea's new coronavirus infections stayed at around 2,000 for the third day in a...

Iranian officials slam "disrespectful" social media post of British, Russian ambassadors

Iranian officials slam "disrespectful" social media post of...

Tehran (Iran), August 13: Iranian officials criticized a photo of British and Russian ambassadors posted on Wednesday by the Russian...

U.S. sending troops to Kabul airport to support embassy drawdown

U.S. sending troops to Kabul airport to support...

Washington (US), August 13: The United States said on Thursday that it will deploy thousands of troops to Kabul airport...

Significant progress has been made in Somalia's political situation: UN envoy

Significant progress has been made in Somalia's political...

United Nations, August 13: The top UN envoy in Somalia, James Swan, on Thursday told the Security Council that significant...

News Analysis: IPCC report strengthens calls for Australia to act on climate change

News Analysis: IPCC report strengthens calls for Australia...

Sydney (Australia), August 13: As a latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) highlighted the importance for...

Moon vows continued efforts to ease medical costs of people in S. Korea

Moon vows continued efforts to ease medical costs...

Seoul (South Korea), August 12: President Moon Jae-in said Thursday his liberal administration's policy of lowering medical costs for South...

New cases still hover around 2,000; 4th wave of pandemic yet at peak

New cases still hover around 2,000; 4th wave...

Seoul (South Korea), August 12: South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases fell back below 2,000 on Thursday, but the peak...

WHO to test three new drugs for COVID-19 treatment

WHO to test three new drugs for COVID-19...

Geneva (Switzerland), August 12: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday announced that it will test three new drugs for...

UN chief condemns attacks against civilians in Mali

UN chief condemns attacks against civilians in Mali

United Nations, August 12: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday strongly condemned the attacks against civilians on Sunday in...