Pakistani President Arif Alvi receives a shot of COVID-19 vaccine in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, March 15, 2021. Pakistani President Arif Alvi and his wife

Tens of thousands of women gathered outside Australia's parliament and towns and cities across the country on Monday to take part in rallies calling for gender

Children with Down syndrome display handmade items during an exhibition in Cairo, Egypt, on March 12, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua)
A child with Down syndrome holds a

Abducted students of Government Science College Kagara arrive at the state house after being freed in Minna, Niger State, central Nigeria, on February 27, 2021.

The UN Security Council on Friday approved a resolution allowing almost 3,000 more peacekeepers to deploy in the Central African Republic (CAR), which is still

People walk in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on Jan. 15, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)

Moscow is prepared to hold an honest and open dialogue with the Council of Europ

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is seen in a televised interview with the German public broadcast ARD in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 2, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)German Cha

For addressing competitiveness, technology adoption and diffusion has been an age-old strategy. Yes, technology adoption increases quality, reduces wastage, an

People wearing face masks talk during a wedding show in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on March 7, 2021. (Xinhua/Tang Lu)Sri Lanka will ban the wearing of the burqa and sh

Japanese researchers have shown that a type of sea slug are able to self-decapitate and regrow their bodies, a discovery that could have ramifications for regen

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaks during a live address to the nation in Singapore, June 23, 2020. (Ministry of Communications and Information of

Abducted students of Government Science College Kagara arrive at the state house after being freed in Minna, Niger State, central Nigeria, on February 27, 2021.

Keeping girls in school and taking young climate leaders seriously are keys to tackling climate change, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai said on Friday

A dragon boat is seen on the Nile River in Cairo, Egypt on March 13, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)
Paddlers compete during the dragon boats friendly racing in Cairo, Eg

Police officers form a cordon as well-wishers turn on their phone torches as they gather at a bandstand where a planned vigil in honor of murder victim Sarah Ev

Photo: Evgenya Novozhenina/Sputnik A huge art object made of natural material has been prepared in the Nikola-Lenivets art park in the Kaluga region.

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The headquarters building of the European Commission is seen through Christmas decorations at Schuman Square in Brussels, Belgium, Dec. 8, 2020. (Photo: Xinhua)

Hindu devotees take a holy dip in the waters of the River Ganges during the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar, India on Thursday. Photo: AFPNaked, dreadlocked hol

Photo taken on Nov. 10, 2020 shows the illuminated Olympic rings and the new National Stadium, the main venue for Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, in Tokyo, Japa

Rescuers evacuate victims of a bus accident claiming 27 lives that plunged into a ravine in Wado subdistrict in Sumedang, Indonesia on Wednesday. Photo: AFPA bu

Masakazu Daibo has reopened his family's eel restaurant in a part of Japan declared a no-go zone after the 2011 nuclear disaster, but so far he barely has a sin

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the opening ceremony of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) Excellence Centers

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The Red Cross warned on Wednesday of a glaring gap in the plans to roll out COVID-19 vaccines around the world, saying remote communities are at risk of missing

Members of the Catalan regional police force, Mossos d'Esquadra, try to keep protesters behind crowd control barricades during scuffles at a Catalan pro-indepen