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Pakistan keeps most schools shut as case numbers rise among children
(dpa) – Pakistani authorities announced on Tuesday that most schools would remain closed for another three weeks as thousands of children were infected with...
German metal workers to get across-the-board bonus and one-off payments
dpa/GNA - Germany's main metal workers' union struck a deal with business leaders early Tuesday guaranteeing a one-off across-the-board pandemic payment and recurring...
Vietnam flight attendant who broke Covid rules gets 2-year jail term
dpa/GNA – A flight attendant who broke Covid-19 quarantine restrictions in November and spread the virus to close contacts received a two-year suspended...
Protests held in Romania against coronavirus restrictions
dpa/GNA - Thousands of people demonstrated in Romania on Monday evening against the precautionary measures that have been ordered to halt the spread...
Coronavirus situation on Mallorca relaxed after influx of tourists
dpa/GNA - Coronavirus numbers on the Spanish resort island of Mallorca and the other Balearic islands remain relatively low for the time being...
BioNTech to present first annual results since vaccine approval
dpa/GNA - BioNTech, the Mainz-headquartered pharmaceutical company that developed a coronavirus vaccine alongside US giant Pfizer, is expected to present its first annual...
Immigrant dies at hands of police officers in Mexican resort town
dpa/GNA - An immigrant from El Salvador has died at the hands of four police officers on Mexico's Caribbean coast in an action...
Mafioso arrested in the Caribbean with the help of cooking videos
dpa/GNA - Italian police have tracked down a wanted 'Ndrangheta mafioso in the Caribbean with the help of his cooking videos uploaded to...
Brazilian defence minister quits as government comes under pressure
dpa/GNA - Brazilian Defence Minister Fernando Azevedo e Silva resigned unexpectedly, according to media reports on Monday as the government of right-wing populist leader...
Death toll in Myanmar’s anti-coup protests top 500 – monitors
dpa/GNA - The number of pro-democracy protesters killed since Myanmar's February 1 military coup has passed 500, a monitoring group said on Tuesday.
The...
World leaders urge global treaty to prevent and fight pandemics
dpa/GNA - Leaders from 20 countries have called for a global treaty to prevent and fight future pandemics.
In an appeal published in several...
Islamic State ‘remains a threat’ – US envoy
dpa/GNA - The extremist militia organization Islamic State (IS or ISIS) "remains a threat," a US envoy has warned.
The terrorist group continues to...
Malaysia’s exports spike on the back of pandemic-related demand
dpa/GNA - Malaysia's exports grew by 17.6 per cent year-on-year in February, due to continuing demand driven by the coronavirus pandemic and associated restrictions.
Electrical...
Vietnam’s first-quarter economic growth reaches 4.5 percent
dpa/GNA - Vietnam's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 4.48 per cent in the first quarter of 2021 compared with the same period...
England eases Covid-19 contact restrictions and allows sports to resume
dpa/GNA - England has further eased its coronavirus contact restrictions to allow for larger outdoor meet-ups and team sports.
As part of Prime Minister...
As cases surge, Philippines ramps up vaccine drive courtesy of China
dpa/GNA - The Philippines expects to ramp up its vaccination drive with the arrival Monday of the first batch of government-purchased doses as...
Vatican punishes two bishops for negligence in combatting sex abuse
dpa/GNA - The Vatican has punished two Polish bishops for negligence in combatting sex abuse against minors within their dioceses, twin statements from...
Thailand braces for influx of Myanmar refugees following crackdown
dpa/GNA - Thailand is preparing for a surge in refugees from neighbouring Myanmar, where a brutal military crackdown has resulted in the deaths...
Watchdog urges Qatar to end ‘discriminatory’ male guardianship rules
dpa/GNA - Qatar's male guardianship rules are limiting women's ability to make key decisions on basic rights, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on...
Huge fire engulfs Indonesian oil refinery, 20 injured
dpa/GNA - A fire broke out at an oil refinery in Indonesia's West Java province on Monday, injuring 20 people and prompting the...
Indonesian police: Weekend church suicide bombers were married couple
dpa/GNA - The people who carried out a suicide attack outside a church in Indonesia's South Sulawesi province at the weekend were a...
Afghans horrified after attacks leave pregnant women dead
dpa/GNA – The deaths of two pregnant women in separate attacks in two Afghan provinces prompted many Afghans and human rights activists to...
UN rights investigator Agnes Callamard new head of Amnesty
dpa/GNA - United Nations rights investigator Agnes Callamard has been appointed the new chief of Amnesty International.
Callamard will be secretary general of the...
Australian premier reshuffles cabinet after series of scandals
dpa/GNA - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a cabinet reshuffle on Monday after a series of scandals that have dented his approval...
US sanctions may force civilian nuclear power plant offline – Iran
dpa/GNA - US banking restrictions could force Iran to shut down operations at the Bushehr civilian nuclear power plant, a top energy officials...
Dutch salvage firm says more work to be done on Suez container ship
dpa/GNA - A Dutch salvage company that has been brought in to dislodge the large container ship in the Suez Canal cautions that...
Hope rises for Suez reopening after massive ship partially refloated
dpa/GNA - A container ship that has blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week was partially refloated on Monday, raising hopes that...
Fourteen injured in suspected suicide blast at Indonesian church
dpa/GNA - A suspected suicide bombing that injured 14 people outside a church in Indonesia's South Sulawesi province on Sunday morning was carried...
Egypt races to free supertanker from banks of Suez as vessels reroute
dpa/GNA – The pressure is mounting on Egypt to dislodge a massive container ship which has blocked the Suez Canal since Tuesday, as...
United States and Canada criticize China for tit-for-tat sanctions in rights row
dpa/GNA - The United States and Canada criticized China on Saturday for retaliatory sanctions imposed by Beijing in an ongoing row over human...