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Xi pledges continuous support for Colombia's COVID-19 fight
Beijing (China) Feb 26: Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that China stands ready to continue to provide as much...

California tops 50,000 COVID-19 deaths
California (USA) Feb 26: The California authority reported Thursday that the United States' most populous state had 50,991 deaths from...

U.S. records nearly 2,000 coronavirus variants infections as...
Washington DC (USA) Feb 26: Nearly 2,000 infection cases of coronavirus variants have been reported in the United States, according...

Xi declares "complete victory" in eradicating absolute poverty...
Beijing (China) Feb 26: Chinese President Xi Jinping announced on Thursday that China has secured a "complete victory" in its...

U.S. strikes Iranian-backed militia targets in Syria: Pentagon
Washington DC (USA) Feb 26: The Pentagon confirmed on Thursday that the U.S. military had conducted airstrikes against infrastructure utilized...

U.S. House passes legislation advocating for LGBTQ rights
Washington DC (USA) Feb 26: The U.S. House on Thursday voted to pass an act that will prohibit discrimination based...

Portugal renews state of emergency till mid-March
Lisbon (Portugal) Feb 26: Portugal's parliament approved on Thursday President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa's proposal to renew the state of...

Putin, Pashinyan discuss situation in Armenia over phone
Moscow (Russia) Feb 26: Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in Armenia in a telephone conversation with Armenian...

Xi eyes new driving forces for China-France cooperation
Beijing (China) Feb 26: Chinese President Xi Jinping suggested Thursday that China and France actively push for continuous progress in...

Scientists discover 630 million-year-old fungus fossils in SW...
Beijing (China) Feb 26: Scientists from China and the United States have discovered fungi fossils dating back 630 million years...

Iran detects 112 cases of COVID-19 variant: health...
Tehran (Iran), February 25: Iranian health authorities said on Wednesday that 112 people infected with the mutant variant of coronavirus...

Foreigners in Cambodia to receive free COVID-19 vaccine...
Phnom Penh (Cambodia), February 25: Cambodia said on Wednesday that all foreigners living or working in the kingdom will be...

S. Korea prepares for vaccine shots as 1st...
Seoul (South Korea), February 25: Trucks and ships carrying the first batch of some 1.5 million doses of coronavirus vaccines...

Discussions still under way on upcoming S. Korea-U.S....
Seoul (South Korea), February 25: South Korea and the United States have yet to finalize the schedule and other details...

N.K. leader presides over key party meeting to...
Seoul (South Korea), February 25: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un presided over a Central Military Commission meeting to urge disciple...

UN Chief to convene 5+1 meeting on Cyprus...
United Nations, February 25: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will convene an informal five-plus-one meeting on the Cyprus issue in...

US Border Patrol says large groups of illegal...
Washington (US), February 25: US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said agents operating in region of the Rio Grande Valley...

Tokyo stocks advance in morning as Fed's stance...
Tokyo (Japan), February 25: Tokyo stocks were higher Thursday morning, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index retaking the 30,000-mark, as...

Biden revokes Trump-era visa ban affecting many green...
Washington (US), February 25: U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday revoked an executive action by his predecessor banning legal immigration...

COVID-19 cases decline for sixth straight week worldwide...
Geneva (Switzerland), February 25: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has been decreasing for the sixth week in a...

Israel's hi-tech services exports up 19 pct in...
Jerusalem (Israel), February25: Israel's exports of hi-tech industries services, excluding start-up companies, rose by 19 percent from 30 billion U.S....

Human rights must not only be available to...
United Nations, February 25: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that human rights must not only be available...

Portuguese president proposes new "state of emergency" with...
Lisbon (Portugal), February 25: Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa proposed to the parliament on Wednesday to renew the "state...

S. Korean nuke envoy holds virtual talks with...
Seoul (South Korea), February 25: South Korea's top nuclear envoy held virtual talks with a senior U.S. diplomat over the...

U.S. economy remains far from employment, inflation goals:...
Washington (US), February 25: The U.S. economy remains far from the Federal Reserve's goals for employment and inflation, and monetary...

Joint Chiefs of Staff officer tests positive for...
Seoul (South Korea), February 24: A military officer of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) tested positive for the...

UAE company presents country's first domestic air defense...
DOHA (Sputnik) - UAE weapons company Halcon on Tuesday presented the country's first air defense missile system SkyKnight, the company...