US unemployment rate drops to 8.4 percent but recovery slows
GB Today The US economy added 1.4 million jobs in August and the unemployment rate fell to 8.4 percent as…
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German company expected to produce coronavirus vaccine by year-end: Report
German biotechnology company CureVac is expected to produce 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of…
North Korea to punish officials over typhoon
North Korea has vowed to punish local officials over a typhoon that hit the eastern coast on Wednesday.…
Beirut explosion: Hopes fade in search for survivor
Hopes are fading in Beirut that anyone will be found beneath the rubble of a building destroyed in…
First batch of Covid-19 vaccine arrives in 3 Moscow clinics
Moscow outpatient clinics No. 2, No. 220, and No. 62 have received the first batch of a vaccine…
Global Covid-19 cases near 26 mn
The confirmed coronavirus cases across the world neared 26 million on Thursday morning, according to the latest tally…
UK probe into Uighur claims of ‘genocide’
New evidence that may emerge includes testimony from several former security guards involved in the Xinjiang detention camps…
Solomon’s province Malaita seeks independence from China
The United States and Vietnam fought a war for 19 years, and ultimately the americans had to accept…
Trump losing military support in election: Poll
Just 37.4 percent of active personnel in the US military support President Donald Trump’s re-election, while 43.1 percent…
90pc of countries report disruptions to essential health services since pandemic: WHO
WHO to roll out learning, monitoring tools to improve service provision during pandemic UNB: Almost every country (90%)…
Global coronavirus cases cross 25 million
Global coronavirus infections soared past 25 million on Sunday, as countries around the world further tightened restrictions to…
Berlin braces for ‘anti-corona’ demonstration
Thousands of coronavirus sceptics are set to descend on Berlin on Saturday for a mass protest against pandemic…
106 killed in rain-triggered incidents across Pakistan
At least 106 people have been killed and 52 injured since June 15 in separate incidents triggered off…
Trump accepts Republican nomination for second term
President Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party nomination for reelection Thursday before a large crowd at the White…
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to resign over health: Reports
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed his willingness to step down citing his declining health conditions, according…
Beijing fires missiles in South China Sea as US adds sanctions
US-China tensions over the South China Sea escalated on Wednesday (Aug 26) with Beijing firing four missiles into…
Worldwide 463 m children can’t access virtual schooling: UN
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic and widespread school closures, at least one-third of students affected around the world lack…
UN blocks US bid to re-impose int’l sanctions on Iran
The United Nations on Tuesday blocked a controversial bid by the US to reimpose international sanctions on Iran,…
Global coronavirus cases near 24 mln: JHU
The confirmed global coronavirus cases neared 24 million on Wednesday, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins…
Africa to be declared polio-free
The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to certify on Tuesday that the African continent is free from…