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Northern Ireland pauses pub reopening after coronavirus spike
Northern Ireland halted its plan to reopen all pubs and ordered citizens to wear face masks indoors on Thursday after reporting its highest daily number of coronavirus cases since May.
Global recovery will come faster if COVID vaccine available to all - WHO chief
Economic recovery around the world could comes faster if any COVID19 vaccine is made available to all as a public good, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday.
Exclusive: Taiwan in talks to make first purchase of sophisticated U.S. drones - sources
The United States is negotiating the sale of at least four of its large sophisticated aerial drones to Taiwan for the first time, according to six U.S. sources familiar with the negotiations, in a deal that is likely to ratchet up tensions with China.
Turkish currency hits all-time law amid market jitters
Turkeys currency dropped to an alltime low against the dollar on Thursday as the global recession created by the pandemic brings to the fore weaknesses in the country's economy.
Cabinet reshuffle in Thailand installs new economic team
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chanocha has reshuffled his Cabinet, with an experienced banker taking over the post of finance minister.
Windsor Castle opens terrace garden for first time in 40 years
Windsor Castle, one of the official residences of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, is to open its East Terrace Garden to the public for the first time in more than 40 years.
Canadian preacher jailed in Myanmar for holding services during virus ban
A Myanmar court on Thursday sentenced a Canadian preacher who said Christians were immune to the novel coronavirus to jail with hard labour for three months for holding church services in defiance of a ban on gatherings during the outbreak.
South Korea launches search for rescue workers missing in floods after boats capsize
A massive search was under way in South Korea on Thursday after one rescue worker was killed and five went missing when their boats overturned and were swept over a dam by surging floodwaters, Yonhap news agency reported.
Counting Begins for Sri Lanka's Parliamentary Elections, Rajapaksa Clan Eyes Landslide Win
President Gotabaya hopes for a two-thirds majority for the SLPP so that he can amend the Constitution to restore presidential powers curbed by a 2015 constitutional change.
Kim Directs Aid to North Korean Town Under Virus Lockdown
North Korea declared an emergency and locked down Kaesong near the inter-Korean border in late July after finding a suspected virus case there.
NYC prosecutor sought records from Trump's bank
The New York prosecutor who has been fighting, unsuccessfully so far, to get President Donald Trumps tax returns had better luck last year getting a bank to turn over his financial records.
Harding Park a public course with a history of elite winners
Harding Park is a public golf course with a history of elite champions.
Lawsuit: School mishandled disabled students rape report
A lawsuit accuses an elite private school in Utah of mishandling a 2017 sexual assault allegation from a student with disabilities who endured bullying from classmates, including a reenactment of the rape during a school assembly.
Lie Repeated Hundred Times Will Not Become Truth: India on Pak's Attempts to Raise Kashmir Issue
India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador TS Tirumurti said that contrary to what Pakistan may claim, it has been unsuccessful in putting Kashmir on the UN agenda.