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More than 8,600 new cases confirmed over weekend

Economists are expecting the unemployment rate to rise to 4.2%

There was a danger that this material, if stolen, could be used in a terrorist attack says official

Health experts are keeping an eye on coronavirus infections among kids and teenagers

Coronavirus cases rise to over 4,100 in semi-autonomous region

Secret Service agent escorts US president to Oval Office after opening fire on individual outside White House

Motive for the attack is not yet known

Jimmy Lai is critic of Chinese state and leading figure in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement

Confirmed deaths exceed 733,800

United States, Brazil and India account for more than half of all known infections

'I am announcing today the resignation of this government,' says Lebanon’s Prime Minister Hassan Diab

Search for missing people ongoing as authorities try to ascertain their exact number

French military says it was providing air support for the operation

One person is reported to be dead, multiple people are reported to be critically injured

Some 3,484 infections reported in past 24 hours

'We assume it’s for tourist spots but there are no signs so it’s quite unclear'

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says organisation only '10% of the way' there

President Hassan Rouhani has allowed Muharram processions despite rising numbers

Among those targeted were Senators Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Tom Cotton, Josh Hawley and Pat Toomey

Over 23,000 more people catch coronavirus in Brazil, Mexico records nearly 4,400 new infections

Prime Minister Hassan Diab says he would request early parliamentary elections on Saturday

Brussels-based organization cautions of potentially disastrous consequences of New Delhi’s actions

Case has not reached the stage for Faisal Khan to enter a plea

Country conducts more than 700,000 tests in single day

Bozkir holds talks with Imran, Qureshi; praises Pakistan’s fight against Covid

Covid-19 cases climb to 14,626 in the country with over 1.6m tests done to date

Blast injured more than 6,000 people and left an estimated 300,000 Lebanese effectively homeless

Dozens arrested as police uses rubber bullets and sound grenades to disperse demonstrators

The health ministry said 21 people were still missing

Virtual conference backed by UN and led by Macron brings emergency funds to ravaged capital and its people

Locals in worst-hit Victoria state feel 'restless' due to stage-4 lockdown imposed to stem spread of infection

Over 23,000 more people catch coronavirus in Brazil, Mexico records nearly 4,400 new infections

At least 32 people have died after 49 days of monsoon rains

We are ready to sit for talks within a week from when we see our prisoners released says Taliban

Iran confirms 2,020 new Covid-19 infections and 163 deaths

Pakistan welcomes decision to release 400 Taliban prisoner

Pakistan’s minority leaders hold Indian govt responsible for suspicious death of Hindu migrant family

As many as 52,972 fresh cases were added to the tally in the past 24 hours

New Zealand has 23 active cases in managed isolation facilities, and 1,219 COVID-19 cases in all so far

10 more people die in floods in ongoing floods while over 33,000 people infected with water borne diseases

Most of the victims were shot

No Covid-19 vaccine has been approved for commercial use

Over 162,400 people died from outbreak in country so far

Saturday’s protests were the biggest since October when thousands of people took to the streets

Police official says all members appeared to have committed suicide by consuming some chemical in night

34% of those who will refuse vaccine believe government using it as tool to control population

The landslide, caused by heavy rain, hit the plantation in Idduki district in the early hours of Friday

US president says the orders would provide an extra $400 per week in unemployment payments

Pakistani official says major hurdle in way of peace dialogue was removed and talks could begin week in Doha

Iran confirms 2,020 new Covid-19 infections and 163 deaths