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Israel bans entry of foreigners due to new...
Jerusalem (Israel), November 28: The Israeli government decided on Sunday to ban the entry of foreign nationals into the country...

Stuttgart see off Mainz 2-1 in Bundesliga
Berlin (Germany) Nov 27: Stuttgart returned to winning ways and extend Mainz' winless run to three straight games after goals...

U.S. stocks see heavy losses on concern over...
New York (USA) Nov 27: U.S. stocks plunged on Friday due to widespread concern over a new variant of COVID-19...

EU countries tighten travel rules over new COVID-19...
Brussels (Belgium) Nov 27: A slew of European countries have restricted travel from southern Africa amid concerns over the new...

Merck pill under review as U.S. alerted over...
New York (USA) Nov 27: U.S. health regulators are expected to make public on Friday a staff review about the...

U.S. to restrict travel from southern Africa amid...
Washington DC (USA) Nov 27: U.S. President Joe Biden announced Friday that the United States will impose travel restrictions on...

EU to lift authorization requirement for vaccine exports
Brussels (Belgium) Nov 27: The European Union will not renew its mandatory approval system for COVID-19 vaccine exports when it...

52 killed in Russian mine accident
Moscow (Russia) Nov 27: A total of 52 people, including six rescuers, were killed after smoke occurred in a...

Chinese FM meets with Danish FM
Hangzhou (China) Nov 27: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Danish Foreign Minister JeppeKofod on...

Hong Kong to implement most stringent boarding, quarantine...
Hong Kong (China) Nov 27: The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government announced on Friday that the boarding...

China's online charity donations surpass 8 bln yuan...
Beijing (China) Nov 27: Chinese charitable organizations received over 8.2 billion yuan (about 1.28 billion U.S. dollars) of donations online...

Mainland urges U.S. lawmakers to cease instigating "Taiwan...
Beijing (China) Nov 27: A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Friday urged certain members of the U.S. Congress to handle the...

Xi, Putin send congratulations to closing ceremony of...
Beijing (China) Nov 27: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin respectively sent congratulatory letters to...

S. Korea launches 'early warning system' on supply...
Seoul (South Korea), November 26: South Korea on Friday launched an early warning system to monitor some 4,000 key industry...

Seoul stocks deepen losses late Fri. morning amid...
Seoul (South Korea), November 26: South Korean stocks deepened their losses late Friday morning, largely as investors worry about the...

Daily cases stay below 4,000, critical cases hit...
Seoul (South Korea), November 26: South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed below 4,000 for the second straight day Friday, but...

UN agency for Palestine refugees seeks new contributors...
Gaza (Gaza Strip), November 26: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said on Wednesday that...

158 illegal migrants depart from Libya: UN migration...
Tripoli (Libya), November 26: A group of 158 illegal migrants departed voluntarily from Libya to their home country Nigeria on...

Pakistan continues to advance SCO's goals, objectives: FM
Islamabad (Pakistan), November 26: Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has reaffirmed Pakistan's resolute commitment to continue to advance the...

Iranian diplomat urges U.S. to lift sanctions in...
Tehran (Iran), November 26: A senior Iranian diplomat on Thursday urged the United States to lift anti-Iran sanctions in an...

UNESCO member states adopt first global agreement on...
Paris (France), November 26: The first ever global standard on the ethics of artificial intelligence (AI) was presented by Audrey...

European Commission proposes 9 months validity of COVID-19...
Brussels (Belgium), November 26: A complete vaccination against COVID-19 will grant European Union (EU) citizens free movement within the bloc...

Romania has new gov't with overwhelming majority in...
Buchrest (Romania), November 26: Romania's new government led by ex-general Nicolae Ciuca took the oath of office on Thursday soon...

Roundup: U.S. COVID-19 vaccination uneven, high rates among...
New York (US), November 26: Some 92 percent of U.S. federal employees and military personnel have received at least one...

Czech president tests positive for COVID-19
Prague (Czech Republic), November 26: Czech President Milos Zeman has tested positive for COVID-19, his office said on Thursday.

Macron, Draghi meet to discuss treaty aimed at...
Rome (Italy), November 26: French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi met Thursday to work toward finalizing...

Greek gov't calls on domestic violence victims to...
Athens (Greece), November 26: The Greek government launched a new public awareness campaign urging victims of domestic violence to speak...