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Single-dose Chinese jab is 74.8% efficient in preventing coronavirus and 100% efficient at preventing severe disease

Company says vaccine produced robust antibody responses in 12- to 15-year olds

The well, located 570 meters from the ancient city ruins in today's Yangquan city

Bill was approved by the lower house of parliament, the State Duma, a week ago

Rare painting of Suleiman the Magnificent, longest-reigning Ottoman sultan, was auctioned off by Sotheby's

Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States honors victims of genocide committed by armed Armenian groups

Clinical trials began in October and involved dogs, cats, arctic foxes, minks among other animals

The country was ranked 153rd out of the 156 countries assessed in WEF report

Gautam Adani allegedly paid around $52 million to Myanmar Economic Corporation, sanctioned by US for rights abuse

Curfew from 9pm until 5am across the country will continue, says President Erdogan

Main goal of such a treaty would be to strengthen world’s resilience to future pandemics

There’s a lot at stake and not just for India

Most of the adverse health effects observed impacted women under 55, and occurred between four and 16 weeks

Trump was suspended from Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol

Britain working with European nations to ensure populations are vaccinated

Foreign criticism and Western sanctions have failed to sway the generals, Suu Kyi remains in detention

FM calls on Heart of Asia members to focus on expediting efforts for political settlement in war-torn country

Afghanistan and neighbouring Pakistan are the only two countries where the crippling disease is still endemic

India had received 10 million doses of vaccine from COVAX, the most of any country

Pakistan believes there is no military solution to the conflict in Afghanistan, says foreign minister

The current trajectories of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, are likely to "soon" reach the peak of first wave

More than 1,000 people, including Myanmar policemen and their families, have crossed into India since late February

The number of reports has increased dramatically since the disappearance and death of 33-year-old Sarah Everard

In nine cases, the affected people died

Further data and studies will be needed to reach more robust conclusions, says WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom

FM Qureshi meets his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif on sidelines of Heart of Asia Conference in Dushanbe

Spokesman for Taliban's political office in Qatar shares group's vision on future of Afghanistan with Anadolu Agency

Says if petitioner continues to file applications, scrutiny committee will never be able to complete investigation

At Heart of Asia summit, Ghani says he strongly supports holding elections at earliest possible time

Proposes that Wapda use steel from PSM in Diamer Bhasha dam

Some jokingly said the cryptic tweet, ';l;;gmlxzssaw,' was a US nuclear launch code

President Maduro’s page suspended for violating its policies against spreading misinformation about Covid-19

Video posted on social media show the ship’s stern swung around, opening space in the canal

A total of 68,020 new coronavirus cases were reported in the last 24 hours

Under a joint venture between Sinopharm and Abu Dhabi-based technology company Group 42

Videos shared on social media show huge flames engulfing the facility, while a large explosion can also be heard

Afghan national security adviser says Taliban hoping for chaos to grab power in absence of peace deal, foreign troops

Industry experts estimated the total value of goods marooned at sea at anywhere between $3 billion and $9.6 billion

Exercise is aimed at strengthening bilateral ties, enhance naval collaboration among the two navies

All hypotheses are on the table and warrant complete and further studies, says WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

People took to the streets in towns across the country, determined to show their opposition to the military rule

Findings match what WHO officials said in the past about their conclusions following a Jan-Feb visit to China

A shipping tracker showed the stranded ship is now positioned in the centre of the canal

Imam-e-Kaaba Sheikh Al-Sudais announces Ramazan plan to contain the spread of coronavirus

China supports Pakistan's foreign policy of peace and good-neighbourliness, says Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson

Russia annexed the Crimea peninsula from Ukraine in 2014, drawing Western condemnation and tit-for-tat sanctions

The virus has killed almost 121,000 people across Africa and infected 4.18 million

Hospitalisations also increased and deaths started to rise

Their disappearance, moreover, is compounded not just by nutritional problems but by anxiety and even depression

A higher Covid positive rate in high-rise residential buildings than in slums