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Norway's government is preparing legislation that would allow it to introduce curfews after new COVID19 cases hit record levels, Justice Minister Monica Maeland said on Wednesday.

In his opening speech, KCNA cited Kim as saying the previous state developmental goals set in a 2016 congress were not met in almost all areas to a great extent. Kim said North Korea must not repeat the painful lessons," according to KCNA. North Korea has...

Tokyo's had a record 1,591 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, local media reported, as Japan braces for a new state of emergency for the greater metropolitan area.

Kyle Jamieson took his second fivewicket haul of the match as New Zealand beat Pakistan by an innings and 176 runs in the second test on Wednesday to sweep the series 20 and top the world rankings for the first time.

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The mission was due to be led by Peter Ben Embarek, WHO's top expert on animal diseases that cross the species barrier, who went to China on a preliminary mission last July.

Los Angeles health officials have told first responders to stop bringing adult patients who cannot be resuscitated to hospitals for treatment, citing a shortage of beds and medical staff, as the latest COVID19 surge threatened to overwhelm the city's heal...

Everyone in Switzerland who wants to be vaccinated against COVID19 should be able to get a shot by summer, a Swiss health official said on Tuesday, as the nation anticipates imminent approval of a second vaccine, this one from Moderna.

Lai Xiaomin was convicted of receiving or seeking bribes totalling 1.788 billion yuan from 2008 to 2018, when he was also a senior banking regulator, according to the Secondary Intermediate People's Court of Tianjin.

Iran has resumed 20% uranium enrichment at an underground nuclear facility, the government said on Monday, breaching a 2015 nuclear pact with major powers and possibly complicating efforts by U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden to rejoin the deal.

Singapore will consider relaxing travel restrictions for people who have been vaccinated against COVID19, the cohead of the government's virus taskforce said on Monday.

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Topranked Kento Momotas positive test for COVID19 at Narita Airport forced Japan to withdraw its players from upcoming international badminton events in Thailand.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte faces a showdown with his coalition partner and former premier Matteo Renzi this week that could bring down his government even as it struggles to contain the COVID19 pandemic.

He said the government might need to consider tightening lockdown restrictions, but declined to give examples of what that might look like.

Thailand confirmed 315 new coronavirus cases on Sunday in a second wave of infection where the majority of the cases were local transmission.