According to the EU agency, over 7 million people received the product of the Johnson & Johnson pharma company

France adds India to list of restricted countries to prevent transmission of double mutation variant

Study says region can emerge from pandemic more prosperous, unified

Country records nearly 260,000 new infections

COVID-19 cases up for 8th straight week, deaths rise for 5th week, with over 3 million reported globally

Leader of the Hizb-e-Islami urges Taliban not to decline attending proposed peace meet in Istanbul

Muslims can get jabs at designated centers after iftar if they think vaccination will invalidate fast

The creation of hybrid embryos has triggered a debate within the scientific community

Move coincides with Biden's announcement of troop withdrawal which could lead to speedy repatriation of the refugees

The legislation, the brainchild of the Macron government to "secularize Islam" in France, has been widely condemned