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WASHINGTON: Biden campaigned on a pledge to shut down the coronavirus, but he enters 2022 facing record-setting case numbers from the omicron variant and public fatigue with the pandemic. The president called for unity in his inauguration speech, but...
TEHRAN: Iran When Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hosted the family of slain military commander Qassem Soleimani, as well as the top Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) leadership on Saturday, many anticipated fiery statements amid soaring...
ISLAMABAD: As officials fret over a fifth virus wave, Pakistan on Monday reported more than 700 new COVID-19 cases, its highest daily figure in over two months. A total of 708 new cases and two deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, raising the overall...
NEW DELHI: A health worker conducts COVID-19 testing of a woman amid concern over a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in India. India on Monday began vaccinating its 15 to 18-year-olds, as the country faces a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases, fuelled...
NEW YORK: The nation should focus less on the skyrocketing number of coronavirus infections and more on the number of hospitalisations and deaths, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday on ABC's 'This Week with George Stephanopoulos.' A seven-day daily average...
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden held a phone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky on Sunday discussing the upcoming talks with Russia on security guarantees, the White House press service reported following the conversation....
Ouagadougou: At least eleven soldiers were injured in Burkina Faso's northern Sourou Province when armed individuals attacked local military and gendarmerie positions, the national RTB broadcaster reports. The attack occurred in the town of Gomboro on...
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Sunday (local time) told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the United States and its allies will "respond decisively" if Russia invades Ukraine, according to White House. During a call with Ukraine leader,...
TAIPEI: A gas explosion has occurred at a restaurant in Taiwan's Taichung in which one person has sustained injuries, local news reported. The incident occurred on Sunday morning, according to Taiwan News. According to Taichung City Fire Bureau, a fire...
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden hopes to pull off a diplomatic coup that bolsters his sagging political fortunes ahead of the 2022 general elections. When it comes to Russian policy, Biden has sought to promote what might be called detente-lite with Moscow...
WASHINGTON: Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) on Sunday said the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has asked the Willard InterContinental hotel in Washington, D.C. for information as part of its probe. Former President...
BEIJING: China welcomed the year 2022 with the worst tally of COVID-19 cases for any seven-day period since subduing the country's first epidemic nearly two years ago. The National Health Commission reported on Saturday 175 new community infections with...