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'When people travel in and out of DC, from these places, that can put our community's health at risk," says mayor

Social media users condemn new measure, as means to turn pandemic into opportunity for cash-strapped regime

Number of cases exceeds 15.73M worldwide, while death toll hits 639,652, shows Johns Hopkins University data

Greece and Turkey disagree on a range of issues from airspace to maritime zones and ethnically split Cyprus

Death toll reaches 85,238 in Brazil, 42,645 in Mexico and 31,358 in India

Beijing claims almost all of the South China Sea based on a nine-dash line

Ministry said the closure was in response to US ordering Chinese consulate in Houston to shut down

Total of 1,009 patients overcome disease over past 24 hours, says Turkey's health minister

Madrid is considering limiting size of gatherings, exercising stronger control over nightclubs and bars

Major TV channels, newspapers dub first prayers at mosque after 86 years a 'landmark moment'

International Air Transport Association estimated air transport industry to lose $84.3B in 2020 due to Covid-19

Authorities flagged the need to train doctors for potential outbreaks of infectious disease worse than Covid-19

Test was of Russian anti-satellite space weapon according to 2 Western allies, though Russia denies this

Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency renovates mosque built 135 years ago in Cape Town

Death toll passes 15,200, tally of cases goes beyond 286,500, according to Health Ministry

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused the United States of risking a disaster

Overseas grievance cell initiates action on repatriation of deceased

At special service for historic reopened mosque, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recites Surahs from the Quran

India records nearly 50,000 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours

President Cyril Ramaphosa says current academic year will be extended beyond end of 2020

Hundreds including children expose themselves to a disease that has infected more than 15 million people globally

Neighbouring China has also enforces complete ban on eating wild animals

7,946 Covid-19 cases, 177 deaths among indigenous tribes in Brazil, according to health group

Move comes after US decision to close Chinese Consulate in Texas

Ambassador Munir Akram says universal access to a coronavirus vaccine will be a priority

Afghan FM Atmar says withdrawal of foreign troops must be linked to withdrawal of irregular foreign fighters

Egypt’s economy has been badly hit by the coronavirus as tourism has collapsed

Say this will boost travel confidence and once again positions Emirates and Dubai as aviation industry leaders

says nearly 12% of patients’ household contacts had contracted the disease

A new study show for the first time that SARS-CoV-2 taken from microdroplets can replicate in lab conditions

The predators 'functionally extinct' on nearly 20 per cent of sites studied

Turkey says the site will remain open for visitors and its Christian artworks protected

Military official says so far New Delhi has committed 1,800 ceasefire violations

The king will stay in hospital for some time to receive treatment

Children are among hardest hit by pandemic in South Asia, says UNICEF regional director

Beijing decries 'blunt political persecution' as FBI claims wanted scientist hiding in San Francisco consulate

Weekly briefing entails round up of diplomatic efforts with Bangladesh, UAE, China

US president calls for his Democratic rival Joe Biden to take a similar test, because 'something's going on'

Tianwen-1 probe expected to take 7 months to reach the red planet

UNGA president to visit Pakistan Monday, says foreign minister

SinoPharm approved international phase III clinical trials for vaccine at the end of June, according to official media

As US gives China 72 hours to close the consulate to protect intellectual property and Americans’ private information

State news addresses the possibility of sabotage by enemies such as Israel and US without accusing either directly

Former US diplomat commends country’s improved ranking in NTI Nuclear Security Index

Bank says project will be co-financed by World Bank

Iran has been hard-hit in the global pandemic, with nearly 15,000 deaths and 280,000 infections

'No More Parades' call to mark his final ceremony as colonel-in-chief

Of the 3,060 priests currently serving in Sweden, 1,533 are female

Spike in infections, deaths forced regional administration to impose complete restrictions in region till July 27

Friday prayers with 1,500 people attending to mark return of Hagia Sophia as mosque, with tourists still welcome