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Irish foreign minister says UK guilty of 'perverse nationalism' over...
Ireland’s foreign minister Simon Coveney said on Saturday that Britain was demonstrating “perverse nationalism” by seeking to reach a trade deal with...
Russia detains around 150 people, including leading opposition...
Russian police detained around 150 people at a meeting of independent and opposition politicians in Moscow on Saturday, accusing them of links to an...
Sri Lanka to ban burqa, shut many Islamic schools, minister says
Sri Lanka will ban the wearing of the burqa and shut more than a thousand Islamic schools, a government minister said on Saturday, the latest actions...
Millions of AstraZeneca Covid vax doses lying idle in US
Even as a severe supply constraints remain the biggest concern for many nations trying to accelerate the vaccine drive against Covid-19, tens of...
China aims to vaccinate 70-80 pc of population by mid-2022
China is aiming to vaccinate 70-80 per cent of its population by the end of this year or mid-2022, the head of the country's Center for Disease...
Coronavirus pandemic casts long shadow over Dutch elections
Housing shortages, the environment, health care, education. Dutch voters have plenty of issues to consider in next week's election but one towers over...
Afghan bomb kills at least 8, UN slams high civilian deaths
A powerful car bomb killed at least eight people and wounded 47 in Afghanistan's western Herat province, officials said Saturday. Hours later, the...
Cuba accuses Washington of stoking illegal migration after boat...
Cuba accused Washington of stoking illegal migration by not processing visas in Havana and making it relatively easy for Cubans to claim asylum, in...