Ireland has ramped up direct shipping routes to mainland Europe since the end of the Brexit transition period, seeking new passages to the EU bypassing freight

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The UN mission in Libya has welcomed a second exchange of prisoners between the country's rival administrations and called for faster progress on other parts of

A medic examines a patient on the Phelophepa Health train in Springs in Springs, Johannesburg, South Africa, Sept. 10, 2020. (Photo: Xinhua)Millions of South Af

A hovercraft believed to be carrying Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives at the Orthodox Christmas mass held at the Saint Nikolai Church on Lipno Island in

Workers in Indonesia load over 760,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac early Tuesday morning. The vaccines are exp

A large screen in Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday reminds of "social distancing." Japan's daily COVID-10 infections rose to 6,004 cases, topping 6,000 for the first t

Police officers stand guard in front of the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, March 9, 2017. (Xinhua/Liu Yun)A South Korean delegation is heading t

Unrest broke out at an Australian island immigration detention center, authorities and NGOs said Wednesday following reports that the Christmas Island facility

Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli File photo: XinhuaNepal's top court on Wednesday was to begin hearings on petitions challenging Prime Minister K.P. Sharma

COVID-19 could be a tipping point in the push to retain more women in the workforce in Japan and South Korea and for them to have families as new flexible work

A man walks past a sign warning of fines for not wearing a face covering at Waterloo Station in London, Britain, on Sept. 23, 2020. (Photo: Xinhua)
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Supporters of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange celebrate outside the Old Bailey court in London after a judge ruled that Assange should not be extradited to the

Should COVID-19 boosters be delayed? Could the dose levels be reduced, and would mixing and matching shots from different makers work just as well?

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A Christmas tree is installed at the Grand Place of Brussels, Belgium, Nov. 19, 2020. This year's Christmas tree is 18m high, and will be decorated in the theme

People walk past the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, on Jan. 1, 2021. (Photo by Ray Tang/Xinhua)
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People walk past the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, on Jan. 1, 2021. (Photo by Ray Tang/Xinhua)Schools and colleges across Britain closed on Tuesday a

The special military forces of Libya's UN-backed government perform the military skills on the graduation day in Omar Al-Mokhtar training center, near Tripoli,

A system using satellite data to send free alerts when trees are destroyed has been linked to a significant drop in forest losses in Africa, researchers and aca

Pakistan reaffirmed on Tuesday its "strong and steadfast" support to the valiant Kashmiri people in their just struggle for human dignity and inalienable right

Julian Assange is "free to return home" to Australia once legal challenges against him are dealt with, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday, after a UK

Afghan government representatives and Taliban officials are due to resume their talks on Tuesday, officials said Monday, although battlefield clashes and target

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday the government would consider declaring a state of emergency for the Greater Tokyo metropolitan area as co

In a rickety hut on the border with Bangladesh and India, two brothers are among the last local breeders of the Sarail hound, a dog on the brink of extinction.

In a standoff between farmers from India's northern breadbasket and the government that has convulsed the country, the farmers have a 21st-century ally: A handf