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UK records highest daily number of coronavirus cases
London (UK) Dec 23: Another 36,804 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, marking the highest daily increase of...

Parliament dissolved, Israel heading to another elections
Jerusalem (Israel) Dec 23: Israel's parliament was dissolved on Tuesday night amid a political crisis between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

France allows travelers from UK to enter with...
Paris (France) Dec 23: France will lift its ban on travel from the United Kingdom (UK) from Wednesday subject to...

Senior UN official calls for efforts to preserve...
Beijing (China) Dec 23: UN Undersecretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo on Tuesday called for efforts to preserve...

China to extend direct-benefit monetary policy tools to...
Beijing (China) Dec 23: China will prolong the policies on inclusive loan repayment extension and the credit loan support...

Chinese FM stresses importance of stable China-Russia ties...
Beijing (China) Dec 23: The more turbulent the world is, the more stable China-Russia relations should be, and the more...

China ready to join Laos for new chapter...
Beijing (China) Dec 23: China is ready to work with Laos to open up a new stage and write a...

Iraqi PM confirms arrest of suspects for attacking...
Baghdad (Iraq), December 22: Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi confirmed on Monday the arrest of several suspects for the latest...

Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 2.5 mln as...
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), December 22: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the African continent reached 2,508,815 as of Monday...

Over 1,100 killed in road accidents in first...
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), December 22: At least 1,158 people were killed and 2,089 others injured in road accidents in...

U.S. House panel subpoenas documents from top Trump...
Washington (US), December 22: A panel in the Democratic-controlled U.S. House on Monday issued subpoenas seeking documents from top health...

Biden receives first dose of coronavirus vaccine
Washington (US), December 22: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Monday received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine during a...

UN assessment teams to enter Ethiopia's Tigray: spokesman
United Nations, December 22: Two UN teams will enter Ethiopia's restive Tigray region on Monday to assess the humanitarian needs...

Chinese envoy calls for resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace...
United Nations, December 22: A Chinese envoy on Monday called for the resumption of peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians.

UK coronavirus variant currently has no significant impact...
Geneva (Switzerland), December 22: Despite a number of mutations so far of SARS-CoV-2 virus, the culprit behind the ongoing COVID-19...

UN Security Council recognizes role of Int'l Court...
United Nations, December 22: The Security Council on Monday recognized the role of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in...

UNICEF launches COVID-19 vaccine market dashboard
United Nations, December 22: The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Monday announced the launch of a COVID-19 vaccine market dashboard,...

Israeli assets abroad hit record high 558 bln...
Jerusalem (Israel), December 21: The balance of assets held abroad by Israeli residents reached an all-time record high of about...

Sudan, Ethiopia agree to resume joint border committee...
Khartoum (Sudan), December 21: Sudan and Ethiopia on Sunday agreed to resume meetings of the joint border committee on Dec....

Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 2.49 mln: Africa...
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), December 21: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the African continent reached 2,490,397 as of Sunday...

Algeria says to start anti-coronavirus vaccination in January...
Algiers (Algeria), December 21: Algeria is to start anti-COVID-19 vaccination in January 2021, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said on Sunday.

Tunisian citizen found slain after "terrorist" operation in...
Tunis (Tunisia), December 21: A Tunisian citizen was found slain on Sunday in the Slatnia region of Kasserine province in...

5 IS militants killed, 9 arrested in Iraq
Baghdad (Iraq), December 20: The Iraqi security forces on Saturday killed five militants of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group...

Iraqi PM warns of collapse of state without...
Baghdad (Iraq), December 20: Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Saturday warned of the collapse of the social and political...

Israel's Netanyahu gets vaccinated for COVID-19
Jerusalem (Israel), December 20: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu got vaccinated for the COVID-19 virus on a live television broadcast Saturday...

Moroccan navy rescues 127 migrants in Mediterranean
Rabat (Morocco), December 20: The Moroccan navy rescued on Saturday 127 Spain-bound migrants in the Mediterranean, official news agency MAP...

Ethiopian PM says recent skirmish along Ethiopia-Sudan border...
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), December 20: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Saturday said recent border skirmishes along the Ethiopia-Sudan border...