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Brasilia: A volunteer in Brazil's clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University has died, the Brazilian health...

BRUSSELS: A total of 2,774 COVID-19 patients were admitted to Belgian hospitals for treatment as of Monday (Oct. 19), as infection numbers continued to jump...

New Delhi: With a spike of 54,044 new COVID-19 cases and 717 deaths in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 count crossed the 76-lakh mark and reached...

Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific on Wednesday announced it would cut 24% of its workforce and shut a regional airline in an effort to survive the drop in...

International donors on Tuesday agreed to give €1.4 billion ($1.7 billion) in aid to the central Sahel, which the UN said was close to 'breaking...

The Danish man who killed Swedish journalist Kim Wall managed to break out of prison on Tuesday, but was quickly apprehended by the police, authorities...

At least 15 people were killed on Tuesday in a stampede near Pakistan's consulate in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, officials say.

Thai police said on Monday that they had ordered an investigation into four news outlets and restricted access to the messaging app Telegram under emergency...

Representatives from Ukraine and Iran are meeting in Tehran to negotiate compensation for the victims of a Boeing 737-800 passenger plane crash that was...

Geneva: A total of 184 countries and economies have now joined COVAX, an international initiative co-led by the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners...