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S. Korea expresses 'strong regret' over Japan's decision...
Seoul (South Korea), April 13: South Korea on Tuesday expressed strong regret over Japan's decision to release contaminated water into...

IAEA chief: Efforts called to forestall further harm...
Vienna (Austria), April 13: The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) called for efforts on Monday to forestall...

UN chief calls for 6 measures to finance...
United Nations, April 13: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for six measures to help countries recover from COVID-19...

EU rejects attempts to derail diplomatic process to...
Brussels (Belgium), April 13: The European Union (EU) on Monday strongly rejected any attempts to derail diplomatic efforts to revive...

Several U.S. states shut down Johnson & Johnson...
Washington (US), April 13: Several states in the United States have temporarily shut down some vaccine sites after people suffered...

Israeli PM says not to allow Iran to...
Jerusalem (Israel), April 13: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel will never allow Iran to obtain...

COVID-19 cases rise to 142,587 in Myanmar
Yangon (Myanmar), April 12: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Myanmar has risen to 142,587, including 11 newly...

COVID-19 death toll in U.S. California exceeds 60,000
San Francisco (US), April 12: The death toll from COVID-19 in the U.S. state of California has exceeded 60,000, the...

International organizations express grave concern over situation in...
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), April 12: The African Union (AU), the European Union (EU), Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the...

Russian ISS Crew Offers Congratulations on 60th Anniversary...
Moscow (Russia), April 12: Russian cosmonauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) have congratulated everyone with the 60th anniversary...

Iran urges ROK to unfreeze bank assets as...
Tehran (Iran), April 12: Iran's First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri on Sunday called on the Republic of Korea (ROK) to unfreeze...

Turkey confirms 50,678 new COVID-19 cases, 3,849,011 in...
Ankara (Turkey), April 12: Turkey on Sunday reported 50,678 new COVID-19 cases, including 2,548 symptomatic patients, raising the total...

UN envoy informs Cypriot community leaders of meeting...
Nicosia (Cyprus), April 12: The United Nations (UN) special envoy on Cyprus Jane Holl Lute on Sunday briefed Cypriot community...

UK records another 1,730 coronavirus cases, 7 deaths
London (UK), April 12: Another 1,730 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus...

New virus cases back under 600 on fewer...
Seoul (South Korea), April 12: South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases fell back below 600 for the first time in...

Moon's approval rating dips to record low of...
Soeul (South Korea), April 12: President Moon Jae-in's approval rating hit an all-time low of 33.4 percent, a poll showed...

AstraZeneca vaccine rollout resumed, those under 30 excluded
Seoul (South Korea), April 12: South Korea on Sunday decided to resume administering AstraZeneca vaccines to eligible recipients after temporarily...

France to extend interval between mRNA vaccine jabs...
Paris (France), April 12: France will extend the interval between the two doses of mRNA coronavirus vaccine by two more...

Australian PM concedes population may not all be...
Canberra (Australia), April 12: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has conceded that Australians might not all receive coronavirus vaccines in...

Russia Urges US to Take More Responsible Approach...
Moscow (Russia), April 11: Moscow urges Washington to take a more responsible approach toward the situation around Ukraine and not...

COVID-19 variants spread leads to surge of new...
Ottawa (Canada), April 11: The rapid spread of more contagious COVID-19 variants is believed to have driven a devastating third...

Africa's COVID-19 cases pass 4.33 mln: Africa CDC
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), April 11: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,330,666 as of Saturday, the...

Argentina surpasses 2.5 mln cases of COVID-19
Buenos Aires (Argentina), April 11: The Argentinean Ministry of Health reported on Saturday that the number of cases of...

Chile registers 8,124 new cases of COVID-19
Santiago (Chile), April 11: reported 8,124 new cases of COVID-19 and 105 more deaths on Saturday.

Brazil's COVID-19 death toll tops 350,000
Rio De Janerio (Brazil), April 11: Brazil's COVID-19 death toll has risen to 351,334 after 2,616 new deaths were reported...

Boris Johnson Opts Out of Prince Philip's Funeral...
Moscow (Russia), April 11: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not attend the funeral of Prince Philip later this month...

Iran launches advanced IR-6 uranium enrichment centrifuges to...
Tehran (Iran), April 11: Iran celebrated its National Day of Nuclear Technology on Saturday with an event held simultaneously in...