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UN calls for “equitable and fair” access to medicines, vaccines in COVID-19 fight
United Nations: The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution by consensus calling for global cooperation to ensure “equitable...
Global coronavirus deaths top 170,000: AFP tally
Paris: The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 170,000 people globally, close to two thirds of them in hardest-hit Europe,...
Pakistan removes thousands of names from terrorist watch list: Report
New York: Pakistan has quietly removed around 1,800 terrorists from its watch list, including that of the 2008 Mumbai attack...
Watchdog: Pandemic worsening threat to global media freedom
Paris: Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders is sounding the alarm that the coronavirus pandemic poses a threat for press freedom...
Muslims try to keep Ramzan spirit amid virus restrictions
Bahtim (Egypt): Every year during Ramadan, the Light of Muhammad Mosque sets up long tables on the street and dishes...
WHO warns rush to ease virus rules could cause resurgence
Bangkok: The World Health Organisation said Tuesday that rushing to ease coronavirus restrictions will likely lead to a resurgence of...
Air pollution linked with higher COVID-19 death rate: Study
Berlin: Higher levels of nitrogen dioxide pollutants in the air may be associated with an increased number of deaths from...
Woman dies of starvation amid lockdown in Pakistan
Karachi: A pregnant woman has died of starvation in Pakistan's Sindh province amid the coronavirus lockdown imposed in the country,...
Myanmar ships 800 freed Rohingya prisoners back to Rakhine
Sittwe (Myanmar): Myanmar shipped hundreds of recently released Rohingya inmates back to the country's restive western borderlands on Monday, after...
WHO-recommended disinfectants effective against novel coronavirus: Study
Berlin: Alcohol-based hand disinfectants recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) are effective against the novel coronavirus which causes COVID-19,...