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Wednesday, 02 June 2021
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved China's Sinovac Covid vaccine for emergency use.
The WHO said it prevented symptomatic disease in 51% of those vaccinated and prevented severe symptoms...
Tuesday, 01 June 2021
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a new naming system for variants of Covid-19.
From now on the WHO will use Greek letters to refer to variants first detected in countries like the UK,...
Monday, 31 May 2021
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that a proposed new unity government would be "a danger for the security" of the country.
He urged right-wing politicians not to support a deal after...
Sunday, 30 May 2021
Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for participating in an unauthorised assembly in 2019.
Lai, 73, is currently already serving time for participating...
Monday, 24 May 2021
Western countries have expressed outrage at the forced diversion of a plane carrying a Belarusian activist on an internal EU flight on Sunday.
EU leaders are due to discuss their response to what the...
Sunday, 23 May 2021
A ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas has come into effect.
The ceasefire began early on Friday, bringing to an end 11 days of bombardment in which more than 240 people have...
Thursday, 20 May 2021
A senior Hamas official has said that he expects Israel and Gaza militants to reach a ceasefire "within a day or two" as cross-border attacks continue.
But Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said on...
Wednesday, 19 May 2021
The New York attorney general's office says it is investigating the Trump Organization "in a criminal capacity".
A spokesman for the state's top prosecutor, Letitia James, said the inquiry into...
Tuesday, 18 May 2021
US President Joe Biden has voiced his support for a ceasefire after eight days of violence between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza.
Mr Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that...
Monday, 17 May 2021
Palestinian officials in Gaza say Sunday was the deadliest day since the current fighting with Israel began.
More than 40 people were killed in Israeli air strikes on the territory on Sunday.
Israel's...
Sunday, 16 May 2021
The Israeli military has intensified its assault on Gaza, as Palestinian militants continue to fire rockets into Israel on the fifth day of hostilities.
Israel's army said air and ground forces were involved...
Thursday, 13 May 2021
Hamas militants have launched dozens of rockets at Israel after Israeli air strikes killed senior commanders and felled a multi-storey building in Gaza.
The escalation of the fighting, which began on...
Wednesday, 12 May 2021
Israel has declared a state of emergency in the central city of Lod after rioting by Israeli Arabs, as conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants intensified.
Cars were set alight and a...
Tuesday, 11 May 2021
China's population grew at its slowest pace in decades, according to government data released on Tuesday.
The average annual growth rate was 0.53% over the past 10 years, down from a rate of 0.57% between...
Monday, 10 May 2021
Palestinians have clashed with Israeli police for a third night in Jerusalem, and there are fears of more violence later on Monday over a planned Jewish nationalist march in the city.
The annual Jerusalem...
Sunday, 09 May 2021
The United States has deployed extra military resources to protect American and coalition forces withdrawing from Afghanistan.
Heavy bombers and fighter jets will be deployed to safeguard troops and civilian...
Thursday, 06 May 2021
India has said a "double mutant variant" of the coronavirus first discovered there in March may be "linked" to a deadly second wave there.
Samples containing the mutant - or B.1.617 variant - have been...
Wednesday, 05 May 2021
President Joe Biden has laid out plans to vaccinate 70% of US adults by 4 July and roll out the shots for 12- to 15-year-olds as soon as possible.
Mr Biden's new goal includes having 160 million adults...
Tuesday, 04 May 2021
The number of new Covid infections in India has officially passed 20 million cases, even as the government says that infection rates are coming down.
India says infections have consistently dropped since...
Tuesday, 04 May 2021
Hospitals in Delhi continued to send desperate messages for emergency oxygen supplies through the night on Sunday, warning that patients are at risk.
The crisis started two weeks ago but shows no signs...
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The Victoria’s Secret Runway Show returned to Los Angeles on Sunday night with a high-stakes blend...
Monday, 19 October 2026 - 10:25
The sixth annual Academy Museum Gala lit up Los Angeles as stars gathered in support of the Academy Museum...
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