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Portugal in reverse as delta variant grips Lisbon, cases up
Two months after Portugal began to ease a prolonged lockdown, the Lisbon region is going into reverse due to a surge driven by the coronavirus' delta...
Philippine democracy scion, ex-leader Benigno Aquino dies
Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, the son of pro-democracy icons who helped topple dictator Ferdinand Marcos and a defender of good...
EU slaps economic sanctions on Belarus over rights breaches
The European Union slapped economic sanctions on Belarus on Thursday in response to what the bloc called the “escalation of serious human rights...
Macron says EU needs more coordination to counter Delta variant
French President Emmanuel Macron urged EU countries to be extremely vigilant about the Delta variant of the coronavirus and to be more closely...
Vaccine acceptability for travel should be decided by global...
Pakistan on Thursday demanded that the acceptability of a coronavirus vaccine for travel across the world should be determined by a global institution...
Singapore to ramp up COVID vaccination progress, increasing daily...
Singapore will accelerate its national COVID-19 vaccination programme from Saturday and administer up to 80,000 vaccine doses daily, a 70 per cent...
Pakistan Covid caseload reaches 951,865
Pakistan recorded 1,097 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, raising the total infection tally to 951,865, official data showed Thursday.
130 Taliban militants surrender in Afghanistan
A total of 130 Taliban militants surrendered to the Afghan government in Herat province on Thursday, a local government spokesperson confirmed.