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“We have an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly through new modes of transmission, about which we understand too little, and which meets the criteria in international health regulations.”

On Friday, just two days after Wickremesinghe secured the presidency, police and security forces conducted a violent pre-dawn raid on the main protest encampment in Galle Face

The vast majority of countries gave some form of cash transfer for Covid relief

Neom has consistently raised eyebrows due to proposed flourishes such as flying taxis and robot maids, even as architects and economists have questioned its feasibility.

Taiwanese military personnel take part in a military exercise simulating a Chinese invasion, amid rising tensions with the west and Beijing over the island

If the visit goes ahead, Nancy Pelosi would be the highest-ranked US official to visit Taiwan since 1997.

he New Zealand government says global heating is of ‘insufficient weight’ to stop new oil and gas projects.

That translates to a saving of 292 kilogrammes of carbon emissions, based on CLP’s 2021 greenhouse gas emission footprint of 0.39 kg per kWh

Several public health experts have called for authorities to gradually lift social-distancing rules as part of efforts to develop hybrid immunity among residents

The 200,975 cases marked the fourth straight day of a record count during the seventh wave of coronavirus infections in the country