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COVAX to purchase 40 mln doses of Pfizer-BioNTech...
Geneva (Switzerland), January 23: COVAX, the global initiative led by the World Health Organization (WHO) to ensure rapid and equitable...

Cost of rapid COVID-19 testing to be halved...
Geneva (Switzerland), January 23: Unitaid, a global health initiative that works with partners to bring about innovations to prevent, diagnose...

Nord Stream 2 Project Should Not Be Linked...
Moscow (Russia), January 23: The implementation of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project should not be dependent on the...

NATO welcomes U.S. intention to extend New START...
Brussels (Belgium), January 23: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Friday welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden's newly announced intention...

Some 140,000 Chickens to Be Culled in Japan's...
Tokyo (Japan), January 23: Some 140,000 chickens will be exterminated in the western Japanese prefecture of Toyama over an outbreak...

Many Brits Have No Clue What Key COVID-19...
London (UK), January 23: A significant number of adult UK citizens struggle to explain the meaning of words and phrases...

Security Council condemns terrorist attack in Baghdad
United Nations, January 23: The Security Council on Friday condemned Thursday's terrorist attack by the Islamic State (IS) in Baghdad...

3 schools refurbished in Libya's Al-Khoms city: UNICEF
Tripoli (Libya), January 23: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Friday said it has refurbished three schools in the...

UNHCR says over 357,000 South Sudanese refugees return...
Juba (South Sudan), January 22: Some 357,450 South Sudanese refugees have returned home from regional countries since November 2017, the...

Canada's governor general resigns
Ottawa (Canada), January 22: Canadian Governor General Julie Payette announced her resignation Thursday afternoon after media reported the conclusion of...

U.S. sees record-high daily COVID-19 deaths as new...
Washington (US), January 22: The United States registered a record high of over 4,300 daily COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday as...

Bahrain's Foreign Minister Accuses Qatar of Showing No...
Doha (Qatar), January 22: Bahrain's foreign minister, Abdullatif Al Zayani, accused the Qatari authorities on Thursday of not putting in...

Tedros welcomes U.S. announcement to maintain membership in...
Geneva (Switzerland), January 22: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday that the organization welcomed the...

UN General Assembly adopts resolution to safeguard religious...
United Nations, January 22: The General Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution to promote a culture of peace and tolerance...

Libya starts submission of candidates for unified executive...
Tripoli (Libya), January 22: Candidates for Libya's unified executive authority can be submitted in a one-week period starting Thursday, the...

McConnell Proposes 2-Week Window for Trump to Prepare...
Washington (US), January 22: US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell wants to give former President Donald Trump two weeks to...

Trump's 'Diet Coke Button' Appears to Be Removed...
Washington (US), January 22: The red button on the US president's desk was supposed to summon an aide whenever the...

Daesh Claims Responsibility for Twin Terrorist Attacks in...
Moscow (Russia), January 22: The Daesh* terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the twin terrorist attacks in the Iraqi capital...

Libya starts submission of candidates for unified executive...
Tripoli (Libya), January 22: Candidates for Libya's unified executive authority can be submitted in a one-week period starting Thursday, the...

Fauci Says Number of Coronavirus Cases May Be...
Washington (US), January 22: US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci told reporters that the number...

Incoming US Treasury Secretary Yellen Vows to Stay...
Washington (US), January 22: President Joe Biden's nominee for Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, pledged during her conformation hearing to stay...

Biden signs executive order on mask challenge amid...
Washington (US), January 21: U.S. President Joe Biden signed a series of executive orders upon his inauguration on Monday, with...

President Biden orders U.S. to rejoin Paris Agreement...
Washington (US), January 21: U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order returning the United States to the...

UN envoy regrets lack of progress in political...
United Nations, January 21: UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen on Wednesday regretted a lack of progress in the...

UN to issue stamp sheet for Chinese Lunar...
United Nations, January 21: The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) will issue a special-event stamp sheet to celebrate the Chinese...

UN chief welcomes U.S. re-engagement with WHO
United Nations, January 21: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday welcomed the United States' stated re-engagement with the World Health...

UN chief hails new U.S. migration and refugee...
United Nations, January 21: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday welcomed the positive steps announced by the new U.S. administration...