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Our heroic commandos dealt another heavy blow to the PKK/YPG terrorist organisation, says Turkish Defence Ministry

Russia launched a voluntary vaccination programme with the Russia-made Sputnik V vaccine earlier in December

The vaccine provides '100 percent protection' against severe Covid disease requiring hospitalisation

The couple have been placed in isolation, according to the statement

ECOSOC chief urges fully funding the $20 billion-short Covax facility, aimed at ensuring equal access to vaccines

The hospital was evacuated and closed and patients were transferred to a public hospital in Cairo

Many economists agree the bill’s aid is too low but say the immediate support is still urgently needed

Bangladesh relocated more than 1,600 early this month

Those dying with Covid-19 on their death certificates puts the UK’s death toll at 79,349

Govt hopes to give the first dose of Oxford or the Pfizer vaccine to 2 million people over the next two weeks

Capital’s Communist party boss urges all districts to enter an “emergency” mode

The curfew resulted in nearly 100,000 fines on one night in the past week

Several climbers remain unaccounted for since Friday when two deaths were reported

Ontario reported 4,301 new cases over the past two days

US President Donald Trump has imposed wave after wave of sanctions on the Islamic republic since 2018

Medical sources in Gaza say the strikes 'lightly wounded' two civilians, including a child

Farmers’ unions still insist they want the laws repealed

Several of these attacks, especially in Kabul, have been claimed by the jihadist Islamic State group

Traces of nearly 2,000-year-old food were found in some of the deep terra cotta jars containing hot food

Mass vaccination across European Union, home to almost 450m people, would be a crucial step towards ending pandemic

The new variant of coronavirus was detected in Sweden after a traveller from the United Kingdom tested positive

China faced a barrage of criticism at home and abroad over its initial handling of the virus

Blake was among the last living British double agents that the USSR recruited during the Cold War

Alliance's election victory shows Kashmiris have not accepted decision to end special status, says ex-CM Omar Abdullah

Recognises that trade and investment require conditions for “a level playing field for open and fair competition”

A day after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga urged the nation to stay home and avoid social mixing

US president stuns Republicans and Democrats alike saying he was unhappy with the massive bill

Officials record 29,258 new cases in the preceding 24 hours and 567 deaths

More than 1,000 health workers reportedly tested positive for coronavirus

Hezb-e-Islami party leader blames Afghan government for failure, asks people to ensure their own security

French and British governments agree to end the blockade

Efforts to produce Covid-19 vaccine locally comes after purchase of vaccine from abroad was hindered by sanctions

The state’s premier encouraged Sydneysiders to switch to online purchases for Boxing Day shopping

France’s number of confirmed Covid-19 cases now stands at 2,547,771

The pandemic has killed more than 120,000 in Mexico this year

South Korea’s total infections now stand at 55,902, with 793 deaths

Three people were seriously injured and taken to hospital in the incident

Police may have been the target given they were answering a report of a suspicious vehicle, says former FBI official

The kingdom had earlier closed its borders and suspended commercial flights over fears about a new coronavirus strain

PM Abiy Ahmed called the attack a “massacre” and deployed federal troops next day in the affected region

94-year-old monarch repeatedly spoke of hope for future in her pre-recorded Christmas Day address

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says vaccines starting to offer a way out of the crisis

All passengers arriving from UK are being monitored, says the Ministry of National Health Services

South Africa identifies a new variant of coronavirus, which authorities believe is driving a surge in infections

Images and videos show lines of stationary cars, mainly trucks, stretching for kilometres on a narrow road near border

Former prime ministers joined hundreds of activists who sat on road near KP Sharma Oli’s office

After dozens of petitions, supreme court gives the govt until Jan 3 to provide reasons for the dissolution

Raises doubts about whether a deal can be sealed by year-end

At least six rounds of talks between Modi’s government and farmer leaders on the new laws have failed

After nightfall worshippers descended on the church observing anti-virus measures