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Beijing [China], May 16: Beijing will conduct three further mass nucleic acid testings in 12 districts from Monday to Wednesday, as the Chinese capital races...

Shanghai [China], May 16: China's financial hub Shanghai will gradually reopen businesses such as shopping malls, vegetable markets and hair salons from Monday after weeks...

Beijing [China], May 16: The Chinese mainland Sunday reported 140 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 69 were in Shanghai, according to the National Health...

Tunis (Tunisia), May 15: The Tunisian Maritime Guard rescued 81 illegal immigrants of different nationalities off the country's southeast coast, the Defense Ministry said Saturday.

Seoul (South Korea), May 15: South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed below 30,000 for the second straight day Sunday in the latest sign that the...

Gaza (Israel), May 15: Hamas, the militant organization ruling the Gaza Strip, warned on Saturday against what it calls Israeli settlers' plan to "storm" the...

Islamabad (Pakistan), May 15: Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Saturday that China's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic by adopting dynamic zero-COVID...

Sao Paulo (Brazil), May 15: The Brazilian government announced on Saturday the establishment of a special situation room with technicians from the Pan American Health...

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), May 15: Africa's economic recovery from the combined brunt of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine crisis took center stage at...

Moscow/ Helsinki (Russia/ Finland), May 15: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Finnish counterpart, SauliNiinisto, held a phone conversation on Saturday and discussed Helsinki's intention...

Washington (US), May 15: U.S. President Joe Biden has been briefed on "the horrific shooting" in Buffalo, state of New York, that took place on...

Rome (Italy), May 15: The likely ascension of Finland and Sweden to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has been sparked by fears in those...

Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), May 15: Mongolia has officially launched a national program to promote the development of football under the auspices of President UkhnaaKhurelsukh, the presidential...

Islamabad (Pakistan), May 15: Pakistani President ArifAlvi said on Saturday that the information technology (IT) sector has the full potential to be an economic jumpstart...

Washington (US), May 15: Jen Psaki left her role as the White House press secretary on Friday.

Kyiv (Ukraine), May 15: Ukraine and Russia are negotiating the evacuation of 60 people from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, the state-run Ukrinform news...

Budapest (Hungary), May 15: Hungary's first female President Katalin Novak gave a message of hope and unity in her inauguration ceremony here on Saturday.

Cairo (Egypt), May 15: The 21st Chinese Bridge competition, a Chinese language proficiency contest, concluded on Saturday in Egypt's capital Cairo, as contestants showed their...

Seoul [South Korea], May 12: South Korea said Friday it has decided to ease requirements to enter the country amid a downward trend in COVID-19...

Seoul [South Korea], May 14: President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday appointed three more ministers, including the North Korea policy chief, with his Cabinet formation delayed...

Seoul [South Korea], May 14: Candidate registration for next month's local elections closed Friday, with the competition rate hitting a record low, the National Election...

Kabul [Afghanistan], May 14: At least three worshippers were wounded when an explosion ripped through a mosque in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Friday, the capital...

Tripoli [Libya], May 14: The Libyan security arrested 300 illegal migrants in the western cities of Zuwara and Surman, a security official said Friday.

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], May 14: The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an eight-country trade bloc in East Africa, on Friday disclosed some 40.4 million people...

Tehran [Iran], May 14: The Iranian foreign minister said on Friday a "good" and "reliable" outcome is within reach in the Vienna talks on the...

Jerusalem [Israel], May 14: An Israeli police officer died from injuries in clashes with Palestinian militants in northern West Bank on Friday.

Sofia [Bulgaria], May 14: The number of COVID-19 recoveries in Bulgaria has exceeded 1 million amid a steady decline in the spread of the disease,...