Covid-19: Russia reports 6,615 new cases of coronavirus
The country's coronavirus crisis response centre said 130 people had died from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 11
Poland votes in tight presidential election
The result will be decisive for the future of Poland's Law and Justice (PiS) party government, which critics accuse of rolling back hard-wo
Poland holds momentous, tight presidential election runoff
Go back to work, try to lead more normal lives: UK PM Boris Johnson
Addressing People's Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) on social media, the UK prime minister urged people to start going back to work if th
Pak no longer retains 'same strategic firm', US gearing up for 'bigger battle..
French bus driver dies after attack over mask-wearing rules
Philippe Monguillot, 59, was left brain dead by the attack in the southwestern town of Bayonne last weekend and died in hospital on Friday,
WHO urges aggressive virus measures as flare-ups spark new closures
With case numbers worldwide more than doubling in the past six weeks, Uzbekistan on Friday returned to lockdown and Hong Kong said schools
UK, India 'energetic champions' of free trade, says UK foreign minister
EU says UK's refusal to join Covid vaccine scheme not to affect talks with dr..
Indian philosophies, values emphasise sustainable way of life: Prince Charles
India's philosophies and values have emphasised a sustainable way of life and a harmonious relationship between humanity and nature. India'
Fifteen centuries, two faiths and a contested fate for Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia is nearly 1,500 years old and served as one of the most exalted seats of Christian and then Muslim worship in the world, meani
Italy likely to extend state of emergency due to coronavirus crisis: PM
Who's WHO? The World Health Organization under scrutiny
The WHO is an agency of the United Nations set up in 1948 to improve health globally. It has more than 7,000 people working in 150 country offices, six regional offices a
Coronavirus 'Class of 2020': Europe's lost generation?
Months later, however, she suddenly found herself back looking for work after losing her job as the coronavirus pandemic hit the Czech econ
UK MPs call for new global human rights sanctions against Chinese officials
Spain PM Pedro Sanchez 'disturbed' by scandal involving former king
Spain's prime minister said Wednesday that he is ``disturbed'' by the financial scandal surrounding former King Juan Carlos I that is being
Rushdie, Rowling among 150 artists, activists to raise 'illiberalism' concerns
Acclaimed authors such as Salman Rushdie, J K Rowling and Margaret Atwood are among around 150 writers, artists and activists to sign an open letter, warning against the
UK's Sunak announces bonuses to get workers back into jobs
Britain's government will seek to head off an unemployment crisis by paying bonuses to employers to bring workers back to their jobs from t
UK tech firm Smiths Group to help make Covid-19 antibody test
Germany insists self-regulation not enough for Facebook
Germany is determined to expand its attempts to regulate online hate speech even as Facebook promises to do more to clean up its site after
Outrage at British PM comments on virus-hit care homes
UK PM Johnson under fire for reigniting care home deaths blame game
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a growing storm on Tuesday after saying some care homes didn't follow procedures to stem the spr
Commonwealth past wrongs must be acknowledged: Prince Harry and Meghan
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New French PM to unveil reshuffled cabinet
France's new Prime Minister Jean Castex was on Monday expected to unveil a reshuffled government tasked with helping the economy brave its
When coronavirus robs you of your sense of smell
Anosmia -- the loss of one's sense of smell -- may be an invisible handicap, but is psychologically difficult to live with and has no real