Foreign experts recover missing cockpit voice recorder of crashed PIA aircraft
A team of foreign experts on Thursday recovered the missing cockpit voice recorder from the debris of the crashed Pakistan...
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Experimental Covid shots inject anti-vaccine sentiments
As the global hunt for a Covid-19 shot progresses on an unprecedented speed, anti-vaccine sentiments have also gained steam, prompted...
US and China fight at United Nations over Hong Kong
The clash between the two superpowers over Hong Kong at the U.N. coincides with rising tensions between them over the coronavirus pandemic....
Approval of Trump’s pandemic response stays steady, Biden favored in election: Poll
Asked to rate Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, 41% of Americans approved and 53% disapproved, about the same as...
Hard-line former Tehran mayor named Speaker of Iran’s Parliament
Iran's Parliament voted on Thursday to elect a hard-line former mayor of Tehran as the legislative body's new Speaker. Mohammad...
Immunity passports for coronavirus may lead to discrimination, intentional infections: Scientists
As countries scramble to stem the spread of Covid-19, the debate over 'immunity passports' is intensifying with some governments pushing...
Coronavirus pandemic may push 86 million more children into household poverty by 2020-end: Report
The number of children living in poor households across low and middle-income countries could increase by 86 million to reach...
Turkey claims healthcare ‘transformation’ helped vanquish coronavirus
When Turkey had the highest number of coronavirus cases outside of Europe and the US in April, there were fears...
US troop pullout from Afghanistan ahead of schedule
The US military withdrawal from Afghanistan is considerably ahead of schedule, an official told AFP on Wednesday, as President Donald...
Drought drives Australia’s sheep flock to record low
Years of drought in Australia's east has caused the national sheep flock to shrink to the lowest levels since records...
UN calls on India, China to avoid tension, says up to Delhi-Beijing to take up Trump mediation
UN spokesperson said it is not for the Secretary General to “opine” who should mediate between India and China on...
Minneapolis: 2nd night of violent protests over George Floyd’s death
Following the death of a black man in police custody, protests continued in Minneapolis for a second straight night on...
Trump to sign executive order on social media after Twitter fact-checks him
US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on social media companies on Thursday, White House officials said after...
New wave of US layoffs feared as coronavirus pain deepens
Job cuts by U.S. state and local governments whose budgets have been crushed fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and more second-wave...
US calls for UN Security Council meeting on Hong Kong
The US has called for a UN Security Council meeting on Hong Kong, as the Trump administration indicated that it...
US Congress approves China sanctions over ethnic crackdown
Congress voted Wednesday to toughen the US response to a brutal Chinese crackdown on ethnic minorities, adding another factor to...
Inquiry into Russia probe carries political consequences
Attorney General William Barr says he doesn't expect a criminal inquiry into the origins of the Russia investigation to target...
Lawmakers ejected in Hong Kong debate on Chinese anthem bill
Two pro-democracy lawmakers were ejected from Hong Kong's legislative chamber Thursday morning, disrupting the start of a second day of...
US officer who put knee on man’s neck should be charged, says Mayor
The mayor of Minneapolis called Wednesday for criminal charges against the white police officer seen on video kneeling against the...
Five coronavirus patients die in Bangladesh hospital fire
Five coronavirus patients died in a hospital fire in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Wednesday. A makeshift isolation unit for...
