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On Saturday, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan revealed that he had tested positive for COVID-19. His son, actor Abhishek Bachchan, has also tested...

PARIS: With 25 new deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, coronavirus-related fatalities in France rose to 30,004, while the number of patients hospitalized...

Hong Kong's opposition party on Saturday kicked off primary elections aimed at choosing democracy candidates for the city's upcoming parliamentary...

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil has registered over 70,000 deaths and 1.8 million cases of COVID-19, the government reported on Friday. According to the Ministry...

A bus driver who was attacked in southwestern France by passengers who refused to war face masks died on Friday, his family told a news agency. Philippe...

GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday that it's launching an initiative to help 1.3 billion tobacco-users worldwide kick the...

NEW DELHI: The total number of COVID-19 cases surpassed the 800,000-mark in India on Saturday, reaching 820,916, even as the total deaths stood at 22,123,...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to meet EU chiefs on Wednesday, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, as part of her first...

PARIS: France was preparing for eventual resurgence of coronavirus epidemic and targeted lockdown would be imposed to preserve economic and social...

BEIJING: China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters upgraded the emergency response for flood control from level IV to level III on...