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US says Taliban fulfilling promises in Afghan withdrawal deal
Khalilzad says Taliban have implemented their agreement not to attack the coalition forces
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Keenly-watched Covid-19 vaccine 'won't be expensive', developer says
It’s going to be a single dose vaccine and to be made for global supply, says Adrian Hill
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Pakistan takes stand against Israeli West Bank annexation
West Bank and Jordan Valley are Palestinian territories illegally occupied by Israel since 1967, says FO
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Trump says doesn't want to talk to Xi, could even cut China ties
US president says he is very disappointed with China’s failure to contain Covid-19 outbreak
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‘Very dim chances of India, Pakistan nuclear war'
2 neighbors became nuclear power in May 1998 triggering new arms race in region
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Singapore's health ministry confirms 793 more coronavirus cases
It takes the country's tally of infections to 26,891
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Turkey donates bicycles to help Uganda fight virus
Bicycles will makes things easier for front-line workers who lack transportation to local hospitals
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China says Covid-19 risks from imported cases are 'controllable'
China reported four new coronavirus cases on the mainland on May 14
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Fears mount over migrants dying 'out of sight' in Mediterranean
As the coronavirus pandemic dominates headlines, Europe closes its ports and no humanitarian ships carry out rescues
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Separated by coronavirus, Malaysian mothers in Singapore freeze breast milk for babies at home
Singapore has among the highest number of coronavirus infections in Asia
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Taiwan rejects China's main condition for WHO participation
Taiwan says the coronavirus pandemic has made it more urgent than ever that it be allowed proper access to the WHO
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US coronavirus death toll tops 85,000: Johns Hopkins
Maryland-based university's counts 85,066 deaths, 1,401,948 cases
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US issues alert over Covid-19-linked childhood illness
The criteria include fever, multiple inflamed organs that cause severe illness
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The 21st century lends Britain's ancient parliament a hand
Transforms the deeply traditional debating chamber into a modern videoconferencing hub
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Turkey has helped 80 countries battle coronavirus: VP
Countries mainly in need of face masks, gloves and respirators, says Fuat Oktay
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China's Wuhan says tested almost a third of residents for coronavirus since April
Will focus now to test rest of its 11 million population as the city detects several asymptomatic infections
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Pandemic prods at Wall Street's social conscience
Worker welfare becomes a consideration as offices and production lines re-open in times of Covid-19
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Australians emerge from coronavirus lockdown to beers and lattes
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian cautioned people to remain vigilant and maintain social distancing
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Worldwide coronavirus death toll rises to more than 300,000
UK and Italy have reported more than 30,000 fatalities each, France and Spain have reported more than 27,000 each
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Typhoon forces 140,000 from homes in virus-hit Philippines
Country's deadliest cyclone was Super Typhoon Haiyan, which left more than 7,300 people dead or missing in 2013
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UN won't vote electronically in Security Council election
Although no location was given, the vote is likely to be held at UN headquarters
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Trudeau says world has changed even if pandemic ends, vaccine found
Canadian premier urges people to adjust to a new normal that will require modified behavior
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Germany expects Covid-19 vaccine by year's end
Paul-Ehrlich-Institut says he is hopeful ongoing vaccine research projects will achieve progress soon
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US state body urges India to release Muslim activists protesting CAA law
During Covid-19 crisis, India should be releasing prisoners of conscience, says USCIRF
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Russia's education minister contracts coronavirus as cases pass 250,000
Earlier this week, the Kremlin’s veteran spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said he had also fallen ill with the coronavirus
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City of London curbs cars to aid social distancing
Any meaningful return to the workplace will need to be primarily by walking, cycling and public transport
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Pope joins inter-faith prayers against coronavirus, irks ultra-conservatives
A multi-faith committee formed after pope’s historic visit to Arabian Peninsula last year came up with the proposal
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Bangladesh says coronavirus detected in Rohingya refugee camp
Aid workers warned of potential humanitarian disaster if there is significant outbreak in refugee camps
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India has lost its war in Occupied Kashmir, says AJK president
The occupation forces are busy in massacring defenceless and innocent Kashmiri people, says Masood Khan
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Trump says pandemic clouds US-China trade deal
“I’m very disappointed in China,” Trump says in an interview
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Pompeo gives Israel green light to annex land in West Bank
Israeli government will decide on matter, on exactly when and how to do it, says US top diplomat
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Wuhan residents brave rain, queues for Covid-19 mass-testing campaign
While Wuhan lifted its 76-day lockdown last month, concerns persist over how many asymptomatic cases there may be
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Whistleblower warns of 'darkest winter' if US doesn't plan against coronavirus
Whistleblower Bright was removed last month as director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
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On your bike: Parisians hit cycling lanes to evade virus
People now believe it is better to cycle and breathe fresh air than to be locked up in a train underground
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Indonesian clerics allow Eid prayers at home
Special prayers can be performed in congregation of at least four people, says ulema council
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Malaysia drops 1MDB money laundering case against 'Wolf of Wall Street' producer
Riza Aziz, co-founder of Red Granite Productions was charged with five counts of money laundering last year
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Spain reports slight rise in Covid-19 cases, deaths
Anti-government protest gaining momentum in one of Spain’s wealthiest neighbourhoods
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Coronavirus vaccine possible in about a year, says EU agency
Looks at 115 different therapeutics, or treatments, for the virus, which has killed nearly 300,000 globally
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Philippines evacuates hundreds of thousands as typhoon makes landfall
However, social distancing measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 likely to complicate efforts
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Trump deepens rift with top doctor Fauci on US reopening
Says Fauci's latest call for a highly cautious reopening "not acceptable"
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Yemen: Epidemics kill over 600 people in Aden
Yemen in trouble with epidemics, including pneumonic plague, chikungunya virus, along with COVID-19 pandemic
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Truck bomb in eastern Afghan city kills five, Taliban claim responsibility
Explosion took place near a military court in Gardez city
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WHO warns virus may be here to stay as toll nears 300,000
WHO says the virus may never be wiped out entirely
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Russian medics ask where Putin's virus bonuses went
Country has world's second-highest number of infections with more than 242,000 Covid-19 cases
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'Major' mental health crisis looming from pandemic: UN
UNSG says even when pandemic is brought under control, grief, anxiety and depression will continue to affect people
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Pakistan condemns Indian atrocities in Occupied Kashmir
As the world is grappling with Covid-19 pandemic, India is busy further brutalising Kashmiri people in IOJ&K, says FO
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Canada, US 'likely to extend travel restrictions until June 21'
It’s too early to lift the restrictions, so we’re working toward an extension, says a Canadian government source
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Pompeo lauds Israel over coronavirus cooperation, raps China
Israeli business ties with China are an irritant in Netanyahu’s usually close relationship with Trump administration
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Russia aiming for coronavirus vaccine tests in June
First batch of possible vaccines may be available by late July, says health minister
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India unveils $60b credit line for small businesses and lenders hit by lockdown
Credit line is a part of a $266 billion fiscal and monetary package announced by Modi govt















































