UN chief asks for efforts to promote education for all

Jan 25, 2021

United Nations, January 25: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called for efforts to promote education for all.

Biden, Macron Discuss Common Foreign Policy Agenda, COVID-19, Climate

Jan 25, 2021

Washington (US), January 25: US President Joe Biden has held telephone talks with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron agreeing on close cooperation, including in what...

Fences in Capitol Hill Area Still Up Several Days After Biden's Inauguration

Jan 25, 2021

Washington (US), January 25: Some of the fencing in Washington DC that was put up ahead of US President Joe Biden's inauguration has been removed,...

Boris Johnson to Launch New International Climate Change Coalition

Jan 25, 2021

London (UK), January 25: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce on Monday a new international coalition to tackle the impact of climate change and...

U.S. equities post weekly gains as traders assess stimulus prospects

Jan 24, 2021

New York [US], January 24: Wall Street's major averages advanced in the holiday-abbreviated week as investors assessed the possibility of further U.S. fiscal stimulus...

Chile Issues Tsunami Warning, Orders Evacuation of Antarctic Base After 7-Magnitude Quake

Jan 24, 2021

Moscow [Russia], Janaury 24: A 7-magnitude earthquake has occurred near the South Shetland Islands, prompting Chile to issue a tsunami warning and order the evacuation...

Air traffic halved in 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic

Jan 24, 2021

Seoul [South Korea], January 24: Air traffic volume in South Korea halved year-on-year in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, government data showed Sunday.

New virus cases under 400 again, alert in place against potential upticks

Jan 24, 2021

Seoul [South Korea], January 24 :South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases fell back below 400 on Sunday, following a brief rise a day earlier, but...

Cuba reports three more deaths, 567 new cases of COVID-19

Jan 24, 2021

Havana [Cuba], January 23: The Cuban Ministry of Public Health reported on Saturday three more deaths and 567 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease...