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Approved during a politburo meeting by President Xi, after census data shows a dramatic decline in births

The Wuhan lab belongs to the most secure class, commonly referred to as biosafety level 4, or BSL4

IDF social media accounts plastered with beautiful young women to sow hate against Palestinian freedom movement

There were no reports of casualties

Police have arrested 10 men for selling the liquor in sprawling Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state.

The Syrian regime is committing crimes against its people, says Qatari foreign minister

Gunfire erupted during the early hours outside a billiards hall in a row of businesses near Miami Gardens

Shayeq Shoresh, a spokesman for police, blames the Taliban for firing the mortar

Houthi rebels say drone attack targeted King Khalid Air Base in Saudi Arabia

The new coalition's parties would have little in common apart from a plan to end the 12-year-run of Netanyahu

Zhang Hong completes 8,849 metre-high Himalayan feat on May 24 along with three high altitude guides

Before coup, Aung San Suu Kyi's government had stepped up testing, quarantine and treatment

Prompting top-level reengagement from Washington and overshadowing moves by Arab states to normalise ties with Israel

After controversial advertisement, NYT publishes front-page collage of Palestinian children

Local reports say the shooting took place inside a family-run take-out restaurant in a small strip mall

The demonstration csme as a cease-fire that ended 11 days of intense fighting between Israel and Hamas

Vietnam is grappling with a rise in infections since late April

The 40-year-old, her husband Abdul Jaleel, 65, and the children already survive on just one meal a day

Luxury villas are the hottest segment in the market

Bolsonaro's popularity has plummeted during the coronavirus crisis

Both newspapers said guests were invited at the last minute to the central London ceremony

Surging COVID-19 cases lead to school closure in Afghanistan

Soldiers used the cards to familiarise themselves with positioning of live nuclear bombs

FM Qureshi holds talks with Iraqi, President, PM in Baghdad

Kingdom ships 60 tonnes of oxygen, a month after it sent 80 tonnes to overcome shortage amid Covid crisis

No group claimed responsibility for the incident

The girl's parents, an uncle and two cousins are under investigation for murder

The tanker was seized by Indonesia in January over the suspected illegal transfer of oil

More than a million Filipinos work in Saudi Arabia, most preferred destination of overseas Filipino workers in 2019

Naftali Bennett referred to Islamabad's Shifa International Hospital as Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza

I urinated without realizing I was on camera," MP William Amos wrote on his Twitter account

The health minister says new variant is a combination of the Indian and British strains

In February, it suspended entry for non-citizens from 20 states with exception of diplomats and medical practitioners

Philippines says it believes the vessels were manned by militia, while Beijing has said they were fishing boats

During his official visit to Baghdad, FM agrees to enhance cooperation at international forums including UN, OIC

Many escaped to Sake, a town 13 miles northwest of Goma that is prone to cholera outbreaks, UNICEF said

President Joe Biden says that sanctions against Belarus were “in play”, without giving details

Number of exposure sites visited by the infected people has expanded to more than 150, putting thousands at risk

The South Asian nation’s tally of infections now stands at 27.7 million

Antony Blinken said on Friday Washington is determined to help India with its coronavirus crisis

Nepal suffered a devastating blow to its tourism industry last year when the pandemic forced a complete shutdown

The report documents horrific physical abuse, rape, malnutrition and other atrocities suffered by many of children

We would like for everyone out there to separate politics of this issue from the science, says Mike Ryan

In Uruguay two doses of Chinese vaccine reduced infection with coronavirus by 57% and ICU admissions by 95%

PM Muhyiddin says stricter lockdown from June 1 to 14 was for all social and economic areas

Assad's government says the election shows Syria is functioning normally despite the decade-old conflict

Taksim mosque’s 30-metre high dome looms symbolically over monument to foundation of Turkish republic by Ataturk

Assailant had been caught after a manhunt that involved two police helicopters and more than 200 officers

About 40 people have been rescued so far

Armenia's defence ministry denied Baku's assertion, the TASS news agency reported