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No group immediately claimed responsibility for attack, and the Taliban denied any involvement

US President-elect has promised to make tackling climate change one of the pillars of his Democratic administration

Chile has strict rules on mask wearing in all public places and violations are punishable with fines and jail terms

The largest circular tomb in the world constructed in 28 BC to house the remains of Augustus and his heirs

Apple will continue to monitor Wistron’s progress on corrective action, the Cupertino-California based company said

First casualty among Russian peacekeepers dispatched to the region after a ceasefire agreement was signed

One event dominated in 2020: a deadly and previously unknown virus wreaked havoc across the globe

The fire was caused by the explosion of an oxygen ventilator

Video footage shows the female orangutans eagerly climbed out of their carriers and into a temporary holding facility

Trump has made clear he is not planning to take the vaccine imminently

Millions of doses of the Moderna vaccine are expected to be added to the US rollout

UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq says mission is currently investigating the incident

Nearly all of Europe still bans most US travelers from visiting

Health experts say fall in cases suggests Indians may have developed virus antibodies through natural infection

NHC official says China has administered over 1m emergency doses to members of high-risk groups since July

Speaker orders ministry to facilitate Afghans in opening bank accounts, get driving licenses

Children gathered at a home in Ghazni province to recite Quran verses, says official

Case is riddled with contingencies and speculation, says ruling

Expatriates were able to send a record $21.84 billion in remittances despite Covid pandemic, says Zulfi Bukhari

Didn’t feel a thing. Well done, says Pence after getting the shot

It was not immediately clear whether all the missing boys had been recovered

Experts do not see thaw in relations between the three nuclear neighbours in near future

Malaysian police said six reports had been filed against a South Korean pastor

Zaidi is the highest ranking Pakistani-American in Biden's administration

Both sides call on the other to shift position to try to safeguard almost a trillion dollars worth of trade

Stresses contributions of 1.6 million Pakistanis for UAE's development, seeks early resolution of their problems

Health authorities fear the cluster may have spread to other areas of Sydney

Babies born to Covid-19 mothers have antibodies, says study

Beijing is planning to distribute 100 million doses of vaccines made by Chinese firms Sinopharm and Sinovac Biotech

Authorities order population of nearly one million people to seek shelter

Six rounds of talks between government ministers and farmers’ union leaders have failed to resolve the situation

We were happy to represent our talent without caring about national borders, says a Pakistani player

India has reported 9.96 million Covid-19 cases, the second highest in the world, with more than 144,000 deaths

Militants stormed and briefly held the checkpoints on outskirts of Pule Khumri, capital of northern Baghlan province

Putin presided sweeping constitutional reforms this year, allowing him to run for two more six-year terms as president

The foreign minister says it’s not important whether sanctions are soft or harsh, sanctions in themselves are wrong

After Victoria locked down nine public housing towers for several days in July due to a surge in virus cases

Emmanuel Macron to self-isolate for a week, announces Elysee Palace

After doctors and health workers, entire population can get vaccination, says president

Dr Asifa has been recognised for her groundbreaking cell-biological work on mechanisms of epigenetic gene regulation

Khamenei said American antagonism would not disappear with the end of the Trump administration

Number of positive cases in Tokyo hit a daily record of 678 cases on December 16

Top category five storm, is expected to bring winds of up to 250 kmh and torrential rains

The plan was to collect 2 kg (4.41 lbs) of samples, although how much was eventually gathered has yet to be disclosed

She faces a maximum of 10 years in federal prison when she is sentenced in April

Officials did not outline what the specific manufacturing challenges were

Chinese state media suggested the virus existed abroad before it was discovered in Wuhan

The question of where the virus came from and how it first crossed over to humans remains a mystery

US now reports 16.7 million coronavirus infections with 304,187 deaths

Thank God, Turkey has long left behind the period of being stuck by such sanctions, says the Turkish President