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Taliban now find themselves in a win-win situation even if peace talks with Kabul fail

Health ministry indicated that the death toll had risen by 1,272, to a total of 38,406 in the country

Pesticide use has risen fivefold since 1950, with over 4 million tons used on fields globally every year, says report

Sino-US relations have nosedived in recent months with the countries

Overall, reported deaths stood at 14,649

Routine facemask use by 50% or more of the population reduced Covid-19 spread

Thousands of mourners attend funeral for black man whose fatal arrest led to international protests

The claim is false as the incident took place in India

Maria van Kerkhove says up to 40 per cent of coronavirus transmission might be due to spread by asymptomatic cases

Pakistan witnessed a 27 per cent rise in coronavirus patients, while in Bangladesh cases spiked by 19%

AJK president strongly condemns the killing of nine youth by Indian troops in Occupied Kashmir within 24 hours

Pakistan Army troops retaliated effectively to the cross border fire, says ISPR

Many scientists believe antibody based therapies hold great promise for treating infected people

Harvard research showed a steep increase in hospital car park occupancy in August 2019

Annexation would most likely provoke a new round of violence in Palestine, says deputy foreign minister

Top court orders states to help migrant workers return home within 15 days, withdraw lockdown violation cases

Despite a vast lockdown imposed in March, disease is spreading in India at one of the world’s fastest rates

BellTroX InfoTech Services targeted government officials in Europe, well-known investors in the United States

On January 3, a US drone strike in Iraq killed Soleimani

Madrid hopes the EU will agree on common criteria over the coronavirus situation

Recoveries rise by 11,709 to reach 242,397, says emergency task force

The kingdom has more than 250,000 coronavirus cases, according to Reuters tally

Vietnam has contained its tally of infections from Covid-19 to a relatively low 332 and reported no deaths

Country initially imposed strict restrictions and most people remained at home during nationwide lockdown

Professional sport was allowed to resume in Australia last month after a two-month lockdown

Thousands of cancer lawsuits have been filed against powder

Peru, Colombia confirm new cases, deaths

Early infection rates of SARS-CoV-2 grew by 68% a day in Iran without anti-contagion policies

'There won’t be defunding. There won’t be dismantling of our police,' US president says

The claim is false as footage was edited to include additional audio

This is not the time for any country to take its foot off the pedal, says Tedros Adhanom

It’s high-ranking officials who must show importance of following anti-epidemic rules, says Pashinyan

Protesters carrying placards chant 'Black people are not slaves' outside US Embassy in Pretoria

In Minneapolis, a majority of city council members have pledged to abolish the police department

Delhi CM says city would soon run out of beds if Covid-19 patients kept coming from across India

21-year-old man was planning Christchurch-like attack of 2019 in New Zealand, according to German state prosecutors

The share of BAME people in employment fell to 67.4% in April from 72.0% in February, researchers say

Sources familiar with matter say authorities are now considering allowing 'only symbolic numbers' this year

US investigators want to interview Andrew, Queen Elizabeth’s second son, about his friendship with Epstein

Stepping up conservation efforts, addressing carbon emissions, must for keeping oceans safe, says environmentalist

Health officials said last week there could be a second, stronger wave of novel coronavirus infections

She was admitted to a hospital in capital Dhaka with heart disease and old-age complications

Infliction of such collective punishment to a community is tantamount to crimes against humanity, says FO

Late last month, residents of the tiny village of Hassanabad noticed floodwaters quickly rising in the stream

Erdogan accused Gulen’s supporters of establishing a 'parallel state' by infiltrating state institutions

Divergence comes as the government over the weekend removed from public view months of national data on the epidemic

Majid Taheri had been detained in the United States for 16 months

The supreme court prosecutor will investigate whether the former king can be included in the case

Ceasefire, reduction in violence has created a momentum for talks to begin soon, says Afghan official

Wide-scale lockdowns including shop and school closures have reduced Covid-19 transmission rates in Europe