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Initial analysis suggests that this variant is growing faster than the existing variants, says health secretary

Army chief assures US envoy that Pakistan will continue to play positive role for peace and stability in the region

Iranian President also rejected any negotiations on Tehran's missile program in a televised news conference

Parts of ship’s hull damaged; no injuries, says Saudi energy ministry spokesman

Election results show Biden won 306 of the 538 electoral votes available - exceeding the necessary 270

A World Health Organisation-led trial found in October that it failed to improve Covid-19 survival rates

Habib Chaab, an Iranian separatist leader, was kidnapped by a network working on behalf of Iran’s intelligence service

Pompeo says the move represented a fundamental change for bilateral ties towards greater cooperation

Le Carre was awarded a first-class degree before teaching languages at Eton College, Britain’s most exclusive school

After talks between govt and farmers’ union leaders failed to resolve one of the most pressing issues in India

Police begin crack down on interfaith marriage ceremonies, arrest 10 Muslim men

Rights defender Andy Vermaut says all fake organisations must lose their recognition from the United Nations

The federal government has ramped up Covid-19 testing facilities across the country

After media outlets report senior officials were to receive doses within 10 days

Employees demanded unpaid wages and better working hours, trade union representatives said

South Korea’s total infections now stands at 43,484, with 587 deaths

New Zealand’s has virtually eliminated the novel coronavirus by enforcing a tough lockdown

The two sides have struggled to agree on fishing rights in British waters

“If you have an allergy to a vaccine or this vaccine or any components of the vaccine, you should not get it," advisor

Workers says social distancing during work was difficult to maintain and not consistently enforced

Kameel Ahmady researched controversial issues such as child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM) in Iran

Workers say they had not been paid for up to four months and were being forced to do extra shifts

I'm afraid we're still very far apart on some key things, but where there's life there's hope, says PM Boris Johnson

Pakistan leading the way on climate action by announcing no new coal power projects, says British High Commissioner

Amnesty International and press advocacy group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) also condemned the execution

Local media says that one person was shot and three arrested after clashes between pro and anti-Trump protest groups

Millions of doses vaccine were expected to start rolling out across the United States on Sunday

Baku says clashes had taken place in an area which fell under its control when the fighting ended on Nov. 10

The two countries have signed a series of accords to boost economic and business ties

The number of new asymptomatic cases fell to 14 from 17

New daily infections and deaths have reached records in recent days

Hundreds of farmers will launch a tractor trolley march to New Delhi to voice their grievances against the new laws

Bhutan relied on India for guidance on its foreign and defence policy until a friendship treaty was revised in 2007

France reacted with anger to Iran’s execution of a Paris-based dissident journalist

The authorities urged people travelling for end-of-year holidays to exercise caution

The vaccine will be trucked or flown to facilities close to the 145 US sites earmarked to receive the first doses

India will deploy its vast election machinery to deliver 600 million doses of Covid vaccines to the most vulnerable

First batch of shots is expected to aim health care workers and residents and staff of long-term care facilities

Approve of initiative to improve regulation on issues such as money laundering

A statement says Vatican is now recycling 65% of its waste and aimed to reach 75% in 2023

Italian handyman Vincenzo Peruggia, who stole 16th century masterpiece, catapulted Mona Lisa to international stardom

I call on leaders worldwide to declare a state of emergency until carbon neutrality is reached, says Antonio Guterres

It has been found to have an efficacy of 94.1 percent in a clinical trial involving 30,000 people

Adult film star Kendra Sunderland cries foul after social media site ban over violating policy

Farmers' leaders and ministers have held several rounds of talks but they have broken down without agreement

Suresh Kumar replaces Gaurav Ahluwalia amid rising ceasefire violations along LoC by India

France and human rights groups had condemned the Supreme Court’s decision

Archaeologists believe tower was intended as a warning to rivals of the Aztec empire

Sources not clear whether it was a projectile or a planted device

Including whether shops should be closed before the Christmas holiday and the timing of such a move