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Minister who was among thousands, defying SOPs, to consume syrup made by a 'holy man' was hospitalised with the virus

Newsom had selected California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to serve out the rest of Harris' term that ends in 2022

Aftershocks ranged in magnitude from 3.5 to 5

The facility is expected to have enough rooms to hold more than 4,000 people once it is completed

39 million doses of coronavirus vaccines had been administered so far in at least 49 higher income countries

More troops are now deployed in Washington than in Afghanistan

‘If they fear protests or COVID-19, I would bury my son in our graveyard during the night,’ one father says

The budget for peacekeeping operations is separate and totals around $6.5 billion

The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in mainland China is 89,454, while the death toll remained at 4,635

The Hindu newspaper reported that in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, the turnout was only 16 percent

Shashi Tharoor, a Congress lawmaker, said the messages required “serious inquiry” by Modi government

Pakistan planned to cover vaccines for the majority of the population for free

The Qatari foreign minister added that his government was supporting ongoing discussions between Iran and South Korea

Schools in more than 130 countries took part in November 2020 exam series, according to CAIE

The Capitol Police in a statement says that the lockdown was lifted and the fire nearby was contained

Suspect impregnated 17-year-old several times and forced her to abort foetus

India vaccinated 148,266 people on Monday, taking the total to 381,305

Navalny was detained at Moscow airport on Sunday after flying home for first time since he was poisoned last summer

WHO-backed Independent Panel for Pandemic Response says 'largely hidden epidemic contributed to the global spread'

‘Was national security milked for electoral purposes,’ questions Congress lawmaker Manish Tewari

The balloon will join museum's protest collection, which includes banners and flags belonging to demonstrators

The quake caused significant damage to hundreds of homes, a mall, hospital and several hotels

After a series of problems exporting fish to the EU due to withdrawal from the bloc

Riot police use water cannon to try to disperse the gathering

Here is a look at the members of America's new "first family"

Hotel authorities quarantine two hotels and close ski schools

With a negative PCR test in their home countries--tourists can freely enter Dubai

Latest figures show the UK has vaccinated 3,857,266 people with a first dose and 449,736 with a second

Twenty-two workers became trapped more than 600 metres from the mine's entrance after a blast eight days ago

Expert says authorities should have waited for efficacy data for locally produced vaccine

The image of Washington as a fortress has unsettled U.S. pride over the traditionally peaceful transfer of power

The claims came to light during an investigation into a 2002 bombing in Karachi

Physician Walid al-Fitaihi detained in 2017 under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s anti-corruption campaign

Navalny was flown to Berlin in August for emergency medical treatment after being poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent

France earlier claimed that Tehran was in the process of building up its nuclear weapons

Bangladeshis turn to BiP amid privacy concerns on Facebook-owned WhatsApp

4,319 people administered vaccines in Indian capital

India was aiming to vaccinate more than 300,000 people on day one, but only 191,181 people were inoculated on Saturday

A new trend of targeted killings aimed at high-profile figures sows fear in the restive city

Foreign Office spokesperson wished the climbers a safe return from the peak

Authorities have given emergency-use approval for two vaccines - Oxford-AstraZeneca and the homegrown "Covaxin"

Ten days after rioters breached the US Capitol in a deadly attack that stunned the world

From pushing policy changes on housing, student loans, climate change and immigration

The Air Force said it had evacuated 12 patients from hospitals in the state capital Manaus

More than 820 people were injured and over 27,800 left their homes after the 6.2 magnitude quake

Japanese authorities legally can only urge people to stay at home and businesses to close

The event raised HK$5.2 million ($670,639) in donations

Karachi's bird conservationists, wildlife photographers observe significant rise in owl population

Shoji Morimoto has amassed over 270,000 Twitter followers, even inspired a television drama

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny accuses Putin of ordering his poisoning with the deadly nerve agent Novichok