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More than 71,000 people in Britain have died within 28 days of a positive test for the disease

The total number of journalists killed in 2020 was lower than the 53 reported in 2019

The Covid-19 vaccine is another tool that will help USFK maintain a robust combined defensive posture

An accelerated uptake of two million vaccinated per week "is predicted to have a much more substantial impact"

Twenty-three trains were delayed for about 50 minutes while the rescue operation took place

A menacing new surge in street crime alerts Sharjah

'Central ambition of UN for 2021 is to build global coalition for carbon neutrality by 2050,' says Antonio Guterres

Says UN must launch an independent investigation into fake encounters by India forces

CENACE and CFE did not immediately provide further details on the problem

There were 357 new deaths within 28 days of a positive test

1,804 Rohingya were being moved in seven ships to Bhasan Char island, said Navy Commodore Abdullah Al Mamun Chowdhury

Pakistan seeks to establish parliamentary, political and trade relations with African countries, says Sadiq Sanjarani

Punjab’s chief minister said that more than 1,500 communication masts had been damaged or their power supply cut off

Philippines has the second highest number of Covid-19 cases and casualties in Southeast Asia

India has the second-highest case load in the world

Establishment of a Saudi oil refinery in Pakistan will be discussed during the visit

Russia passed a law in 2012 allowing it to label foreign-funded NGOs engaged in political activity as 'foreign agents'

Participants of CPEC Media Forum hail media’s role in making the megaproject a household name

Russia has been asking Covid-19 patients to donate blood plasma, which is rich in antibodies, for research

Experts say more than one vaccine would be needed to end the pandemic that has killed over 1.7 million people globally

The statement came a week after the US Navy announced a nuclear submarine was being deployed to the Gulf

At least one of the attackers was killed by return fire, according to TASS news agency

Indonesia has now nearly 720,000 confirmed infections and 21,500 deaths

Loujain al-Hathloul is convicted of ‘various activities prohibited by the anti-terrorism law’

Authorities moved the first batch of more than 1,600 early this month

The measures do not affect the movement of goods

Foreign Office says Delhi making illegal arrests over malicious, fabricated charges under draconian laws

Global infections have raced past 80 million with nearly 1.8 million deaths

Only two people have been rescued out of a 19-member crew, the emergencies ministry says

Last Sunday, Saudi Arabia closed its borders

Israel’s centralised health system has administered 280,000 shots, the world’s fastest rate

Turkey agreed to purchase 50 million doses of Sinovac’s CoronaVac

Surveys have pointed to high levels of hesitancy towards inoculation in countries from France to Poland

The vaccine is a hope for a return to normal from a pandemic that killed 1.76 million people worldwide

The French government is aiming to have an initial one million people vaccinated against Covid-19 by end of February

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