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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

His challenge will be to sort out which sanctions to keep, which to undo and which to expand

CPEC cooperation has advanced despite the Covid-19 pandemic, says Chinese Foreign Ministry

Scheme’s promoters say programme is struggling from lack of funds, supply risks and complex contractual arrangements

The city of around 5 million people has recorded 6,529 deaths since the start of the pandemic

Obama’s America also did bad things to the Iranian nation says supreme leader

Modi tries to assure farmers the changes will bring new opportunities but few have been convinced

In the first week of roll-out of the shot developed by Pfizer and BioNTech says minister

Indonesia is looking to secure 246.6 million vaccine doses

The country was more successful than many European countries in keeping the coronavirus under control in first wave

The third straight day that daily infections in the country have stayed below 30,000

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will invite India to join next year's G7 summit, which Britain is hosting

Only takeaway service for bars and restaurants, but workplaces and schools are told to remain open

Israeli official say we are open to cooperation on missile defence with Arab states that share its concerns over Iran

For my part, I am ready for interaction and contact with you, says the Russian President

Indian farmers have been demonstrating against deregulation of the agriculture sector

H&M issues its full fourth quarter report on January 29

Cementing its place in very high human development category, Turkey ranks 54th among 189 countries by UN index

Death toll in Jordan surpasses 3,400 while Algeria’s exceeds 2,600

New Zealand declared a climate emergency on 2nd Dec

Global health officials are investigating the potential risk the animals may pose to people

Deaths rose by 354, the ministry said, taking the total to 143,709

Singapore has reported more than 58,000 Covid-19 cases since the pandemic started

Trump’s sole remaining gambit is to convince Congress to reject the results in January

Russia’s investigative committee said it has launched a probe into the incident

Last week an Afghan government prosecutor was shot dead in eastern Kabul

Just ahead of the US announcement, Erdogan says the sanctions rhetoric was upsetting

As of Monday, the United States had registered more than 16 million coronavirus cases and nearly 300,000 deaths

It is very unlikely that he had any intention of insulting our territorial integrity, says Iranian President

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