US Attorney General William Barr speaks at a press conference on law enforcement actions related to elder fraud, in Washington D.C., the United States, on March

Russian servicemen take part in military exercises at the Kapustin Yar range in Astrakhan region, Southern Russia on Friday during the "Caucasus-2020" military

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The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States increa

This picture taken on October 9 shows the ink stamp of a hanko in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: AFPJapan's new prime minister is declaring war, but there's no danger of

The abrupt resignation of Recep Tayyip Erdogan's son-in-law from one of Turkey's most powerful cabinet positions shocked the government and angered ruling party

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The European Union (EU) will authorize a contract for the purchase of up to 300 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by G

People queue at a COVID-19 testing center in Liverpool, Britain, on Nov. 6, 2020. Hundreds of residents queued for Britain's first mass COVID-19 testing, which

French President Emmanuel Macron pays his respects by the coffin of Samuel Paty in Paris on Wednesday during a national homage to the French teacher, who was be

Supporters of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party take part in an election campaign event with a portrait of Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi

The coronavirus pandemic may have dealt a blow to energy demand but growth of renewables in the electric power sector has continued at a record pace, an Interna

The interim head of the UN's Libya mission voiced optimism on Sunday ahead of talks aimed at preparing for elections in the war-torn North African country.

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A desert Photo: VCGRich nations will need to boost efforts to provide funding for pandemic-hit poorer countries to battle climate change if they are to meet a p

Egypt's transport minister on Sunday announced proposals to construct a railway line to reach the Sudanese city of Wadi Halfa, and to extend a line in the north

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune (File photo: Xinhua)The health of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who contracted the COVID-19 disease, is "cons

Islamic State (IS) militants attend a surrender ceremony in Jalalabad city, capital of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 17, 2019. More than 600 Islamic Sta

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with diplomatic envoys of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries in Beijing, ca

People walk past the graffiti art to create awareness on COVID-19 in Bangalore, India, Oct. 12, 2020. With 66,732 new cases registered in India over the past 24

Over a dozen trucks loaded with 4,000 sheep from Mongolia arrived in the China-Mongolia border city of Erenhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on Oct 22. Thi

Britain fell silent on Sunday in tribute to its war dead as royals and politicians observed a low-key Remembrance Day without the usual solemn pageantry, owing

Activists and supporters of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan take part in an anti-France demonstration in Lahore, Pakistan on Thursday, amid a wave of demonstrations in

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South Africa on Monday launched the country's third COVID-19 vaccine trial, which tests whether an experimental vaccine can protect peo

Aerial photo taken on April 8, 2019 shows the Maputo Bay Bridge in Maputo, Mozambique. The bridge is part of the Maputo Bridge and Link Roads project built by t

Russian servicemen take part in military exercises at the Kapustin Yar range in Astrakhan region, Southern Russia on Friday during the "Caucasus-2020" military

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street for Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, on Nov. 4, 2020. Br

Government failures to prepare for ­Brexit mean the UK faces "significant disruption" when it is free of the EU on January 1, 2021, an official watchdog sai