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Angela Merkel has pushed for a significant tightening of curbs to slow the infection rate

Tests will be offered to up to 800,000 people living and working in parts of the city

Protesting farmers have threatened to further intensify their agitation by marching to Delhi on Jan 26

The earthquake and aftershocks caused three landslides

Visit was kept under wraps till NSA Adviser Ajit Doval landed in the Afghan capital

Commons agree to hold Modi govt accountable for its abusive behaviour

Report says attacks against Muslims in IIOJK and elsewhere and crackdown on critics continues unabated

Findings by scientists at Public Health England (PHE) confirms reinfections in people who have Covid-19 antibodies

The incoming administration will work with Congress on quick stimulus package after Biden takes office on January 20

Argentine pontiff previously spoke of importance of jab in fight against Covid-19

States are urged to vaccinate anyone over 65, regardless of whether they have underlying medical conditions

After a convoy struck an explosive device and came under fire

Senate to hold trial on Trump's future after he was impeached by the House

Survey finds 47.7% of respondents in favour of a pardon and 48% against

After a team of divers recovered one of the plane’s FDR from the seabed earlier this week

The country has had more than 16,000 cases in total, and 158 deaths

The drop in gross domestic product was smaller than forecast of -5.1%

Curbing Chinese access to US capital markets days before Trump leaves office

India's severe outbreak -- the second most coronavirus infections in the world, and more than 150,000 deaths

Khaliq has an MBA from the University of Karachi

Local media have reported that Pfizer had sought to import and distribute its vaccine in India without local trials

China is also working to provide this vaccine to Pakistan in a couple of weeks

With every rupture, rivers swallow up more land and inundate fields with saline water, rendering plots infertile

A different variant circulating in Europe since late 2020 is also causing significant damage

Becomes only US president to be impeached twice; 10 Republicans break ranks in vote

10,000 members of military force swarm Washington DC's streets to secure area ahead of Biden inauguration

UK’s chief scientific adviser says Brazilian mutation appears to have some of features of other coronavirus variants

‘Two-finger test’ and other visual virginity tests can have a harrowing effect on survivors of sexual assault

Fawad Hussain says former premier went abroad fraudulently

Hizb-e-Wahdat leader says two countries can thwart Da’ish threat

Historic storm paralysed the city’s infrastructure, leaving some 9,000 tonnes of uncollected waste lining its streets

Israeli air force carried out more than 18 strikes against multiple targets in eastern town of Deir Ezzo

Executive Director Roth urges Biden to restore Washington’s credibility on HR

Negotiators wait for Biden to signal whether he will stick to Trump’s aggressive schedule to pull out troops

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says It was never a question of whether to return or not, simply because I never left

Lisa Montgomery is the first female prisoner to be executed by the US government since 1953

The drive aims to inoculate 181.5 million people

Urges expanding scope of int'l community’s counter-terrorism strategy to defeat terrorism in all forms, manifestation

After Trump’s supporters laid siege to the US Capitol sparking condemnation from both Democrats and Republicans

After divers retrieved the plane’s flight data recorder from the seabed

The Iranian-made warships Makran and Zereh were taking part in the two-day exercise in the Gulf of Oman

Singer had released a song called 'Kisana' in solidarity with the farmers of India

Accusing Trump of inciting insurrection in a speech to his followers before a mob of them stormed the Capitol

Farmers say they will intensify their protests in the coming days

Protesters worry the law could ultimately end generous subsidies the government pays to procure crops

The prime minister had been due to be questioned at a parliamentary session on January 19

Bharat Biotech said it has signed an agreement with a Brazil-based pharmaceutical seller, Precisa Medicamentos

All travelers aged 2 and older must comply except passengers who are only transiting through the United States

The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in mainland China now stands at 87,706

Travellers need to present negative coronavirus test taken three days before departure