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GENEVA: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic still constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), and long-term response efforts are...

NEW DELHI: India's COVID-19 tally crossed the 1.7 million-mark on Sunday, reaching 1,750,723, announced the federal health ministry. Over 200,000...

Muscat: Stalwart Indian politician and a member of the Upper House of Parliament, Amar Singh, has died at the age of 64, Indian media reported on...

Muscat: The Russian Minister of Health announced the end of clinical trials for the Covid-19 vaccine at the Gamali Centre. A statement issued online by...

Japan's Okinawa prefecture has declared a state of emergency following a spike in coronavirus infections connected to an outbreak among US forces based...

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would ban the popular social media app TikTok, hours after rumors had circulated about possible government...

LONDON: The British government and the European Union (EU) confirmed Friday a new timetable of meetings aimed at reaching a post-Brexit deal on a future...

NEW DELHI: India has adopted the New Education Policy-2020 (NEP-2020) for both schools and colleges, which has evoked a mixed response from across the...

WASHINGTON: US top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said on Friday he is "cautiously optimistic" that the United States would have a safe...

New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), on Friday, announced that the ban on international commercial passenger flights will be...