Medical worker go about their business at a COVID-19 test point in Johannesburg, South Africa, Feb. 1, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)
The number of confirmed COVID-19 c
Gunmen in Nigeria on Saturday released 27 teenage boys who were kidnapped from their school on February 17 in the north-central state of Niger, while security f
2021-03-01Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte holds up a vial of Sinovac Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine as he witnesses the arrival of a shipment of the vaccines, which were
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, on Monday.
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The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines arrive at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, Feb. 24, 2021. The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines that Thailand orde
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Western countries persist in sanctions pressure despite the pandemic, making use of
A child is seen at St James's Park in central London, Britain, Feb. 26, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)
Photo taken on Sept. 8, 2020 shows a sign outside Old Moat Primary
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The deaths of 16 elderly people in Switzerland after being inoculated with Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines underscore the potential dange
When the River Seine that runs through Paris overflowed in February, officials at the Louvre Museum were relieved that some of their most valuable items were sa
2021-03-01A worker cleans the road near Leicester Square in London, Britain, Dec. 21, 2020.(Photo: Xinhua)
A woman wearing a face mask walks past Her Majesty Theatre in
2020 general election results invalid: military-backed Myanmar electoral commission
2021-03-01FacebookThe Australian parliament on Thursday passed a new law designed to force Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook Inc to pay media companies for content used
2021-02-26Indian paramilitary troopers stand guard near the Shar-e-Kashmir stadium, the main venue of India Republic Day celebration in Srinagar city, the summer capital
2021-02-26Medical workers disinfect the coffin of a deceased unconfirmed Ebola patient inside an Ebola Treatment Centre run by the Alliance for International Medical Acti
2021-02-26EU leaders meet on Thursday under pressure to speed up Europe's coronavirus vaccine rollout, and divided over border closures and what introducing vaccine trave
2021-02-26Carlos Ghosn Photo: AFPAn Istanbul court on Wednesday sentenced three Turks to four years and two months in prison for helping smuggle former Nissan boss Carlos
2021-02-26Athletes are being encouraged to get vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games but it will not be compulsory, IOC Vice President John Coates
2021-02-26When Indian sex worker Baji lagged on her repayments to a loan shark during lockdown, her house was ransacked and her only belongings of any value taken - a new
2021-02-25Protesters take part in a demonstration against the military upheaval in Mandalay, Myanmar on Monday. Photo: AFPMyanmar was set for more street protests on Wedn
2021-02-25People cross a street in Tokyo's Ikebukuro area, on Sunday. Japan has reported more than 404,000 COVID-19 infections as of Sunday, with 6,373 deaths. The Japane
2021-02-25A cyclist wearing face mask is seen near the Brandenburger Gate in Berlin, capital of Germany, March 28, 2020.(Photo: Xinhua)
The coronavirus pandemic and its
People wearing face masks walk past the Vaccination Centre at ExCel exhibition centre in London, Britain, Jan. 12, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)
The coronavirus vaccin
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a meeting of the Federal Security Service Board on Feb. 24, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua)
Russian President Vladimir Putin
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The Russian company previously tried making a passenger aircraft based on the Tupolev Tu-160, but later rejected the idea, opting to design a
File photo taken on July 15, 2016 shows a painting of a kangaroo in Kimberley region, Australia.(Photo: Xinhua)
File photo taken on July 7, 2016 shows research