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Myanmar to have friendly cooperation with all countries:...
Yangon (Myanmar), February 9: Myanmar will conduct friendly cooperation with all countries while the country's foreign policy will not...

Turkish Opposition Politician Ince Forms New Party After...
Ankara (Turkey), February 9: Prominent Turkish opposition candidate Muharrem Ince, who challenged Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the presidency, has formally...

Shipyards get off to robust start in new...
Seoul (South Korea), February 9: South Korean shipbuilders held on to their global No. 1 status in terms of new...

U.S. transportation secretary to quarantine after security agent...
Washington (US), February 9: U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will quarantine for 14 days after a member of his...

UK Labour shadow minister says gov't must answer...
London (UK), February 9: Labour legislator and shadow cabinet minister Rachel Reeve said on Monday that the UK government must...

U.S. to reengage with UN Human Rights Council
Washington (US), February 9: The U.S. State Department said on Monday that it would reengage with the UN Human Rights...

Dutch court preps for inspecting MH17 wreckage
The Hague (Netherlands), February 9: The District Court of The Hague has ordered preparations to be done for inspecting the...
Europe begins cautiously reopening schools
Copenhagen (Denmark), Febuary 9: After the governments in most European countries sent students home last year due to the severity...

U.S. remains committed to peace, stability of Indo-Pacific:...
Washington (US), February 9: The United States continues to be committed to the peace and security of its allies in...

N.K. leader raps economic agencies for 'passive, self-protecting...
Seoul (South Korea), February 9: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un rapped economic agencies for "passive and self-protecting tendencies" as he...

Fiji stops all maritime transport as precautionary measure...
Suva (Fiji), February 9: The Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji (MSAF) has directed that all maritime transport cease from midday...

U.S. aircraft carrier leadership aggravates COVID-19 outbreak: Pentagon...
Washington (US), February 9: The ineffective implementation of social distancing and the premature release of sailors from quarantine were the...

Italy's coronavirus indicators keep improving despite slowdown in...
Rome (Italy), February 9: Italy's main coronavirus indicators continued to improve on Monday, a week into the country's latest easing...

Australian journalist arrested in China on suspicion of...
Moscow (Russia), February 8: Australian national Cheng Lei, who was detained in August last year by Chinese authorities, has been...

32 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast
Tripoli (Libya), February 8: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Sunday said that 32 illegal migrants, including...

Sudan's PM issues decision to dissolve gov't
Khartoum (Sudan), February 8: Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Sunday issued a decision to dissolve the government, said the...

Russia was 'forced' to expel EU diplomats for...
Moscow (Russia), February 8: A spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry on Sunday defended the expulsion of three diplomats...

Former French PM Raffarin wishes stronger Europe-China relations...
Paris (France), February 8: Former French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin extended his best wishes for Europe-China ties in a recent...

Aussie state to tighten hotel quarantine program after...
Sydney (Australia), February 8: The Australian state of Victoria will start testing all hotel quarantine workers daily on Monday after...

Borrell says asked Lavrov to reverse EU diplomats...
Brussels (Belgium), February 8: EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Sunday that he knew about Moscow's decision...

Palestinian factions head to Egypt for national dialogue
Gaza (Palestine), February 8: The delegations of various Palestinian political factions headed to Egypt's capital Cairo on Sunday for...

Arauz coming ahead in Ecuador's presidential election, early...
Mexico city (Mexico), February 8: The first official voting results from Ecuador's presidential election show that leftist candidate Andres...

Biden says U.S. not to lift sanctions on...
Washington (US), February 8: U.S. President Joe Biden said the United States would not lift sanctions against Iran unless Tehran...

S. Korea to develop indigenous long-range radar to...
Seoul (South Korea), February 8: South Korea will develop an indigenous long-range radar for air defense in order to replace...

UK gov't rules out "vaccine passports" for travelling...
London (UK), February 8: The British government on Sunday ruled out plans to introduce the so-called "vaccine passports" to allow...

Libya's Saleh says withdrawal of foreign forces expected...
Cairo (Egypt), February 8: Speaker of Libya's Tobruk-based House of Representatives (parliament) Aguila Saleh Issa says foreign military presence in...

Storm to bring winds, snow to England during...
London (UK), February 7: Heavy snow and icy conditions are forecast to hit Britain during this weekend, the Met Office...