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Lockdown in New Zealand’s largest city to continue for 12 more days
New Zealand’s largest city Auckland will remain in COVID-19 Alert Level 3 for 12 more days with the rest of...
Uganda warns of COVID-19 surge in capital city
Administrators in Uganda’s capital city Kampala have started a public campaign urging people to report any suspected cases of COVID-19....
Dozens missing as landslides kill 9 in Nepal
Multiple landslides triggered by torrential rain have killed at least nine people in Nepal since late Thursday, while 35 others...
New protests in Belarus as EU sanctions loom
Protests against President Alexander Lukashenko continued in Belarus on Friday, as EU ministers prepared to discuss sanctions aimed at curbing...
German FM congratulates Israel on ‘historic’ mending of UAE ties
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Friday congratulated his Israeli counterpart on the “historic step” taken by Israel and the...
Vietnam registers to buy Russian COVID-19 vaccine
Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has registered to purchase Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine, a broadcast on state-run Vietnam Television (VTV) said on...
India’s COVID-19 death toll now world’s 4th highest
India on Friday overtook Britain as the country with the fourth-highest number of deaths linked to COVID-19 in the world,...
Auckland lockdown to remain as number of new virus cases rises
New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland, will remain in a COVID-19 lockdown for another 12 days, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced...
Austria’s foreign minister joins call for sanctions against Belarus
Austrian Foreign Minister, Alexander Schallenberg, on Friday supported calls from other European Union member states to consider sanctions against Belarus....
Britain to add France and Netherlands to travel quarantine list
Britain on Thursday announced it is re-imposing travel restrictions for six popular holiday destinations amid growing COVID-19 risks.From 4.00 a.m....
