World

Footage of the protest on Tuesday night showed crowds of people shouting, "our streets" and "shame on you" at lines of police – some on horseback and others with dogs.

The Department of Tropical Research (DTR) operated in an era when photography could not capture colour and movement.

Increased amount of plastic is a big threat to marine life

Witnesses outside Insein Prison in Yangon on Wednesday saw busloads of mostly young people, looking happy with some flashing the three-finger gesture of defiance.

BioNTech and Fosun Pharma have not found any reason to believe the product is unsafe, according to a statement by the Hong Kong government.

Afghanistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Adela Raz also expressed gratitude to India for providing the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccines to her country.

The administration announced on Tuesday that people will now be able to enroll for subsidised HealthCare.gov coverage until August 15, an extension of three months.

Public health experts and economists have said Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is presenting a false choice between preserving health and economic well-being.

Pakistan Day is celebrated to mark the Lahore Resolution on March 23 each year.

The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 29,920,561 and 543,793, respectively, according to the CSSE.

Japan now restricts people from entering the country because of the coronavirus pandemic, except for some essential travel and returning citizens.

According to an initial estimate, more than 9,500 shanties have been destroyed.

The weekly infection rate per 100,000 people stood at 107 nationwide on Monday, up from the mid-60s three weeks ago.

The attack was the seventh mass killing this year in the US, following the March 16 shooting that left eight people dead at three Atlanta-area massage businesses.

The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 29,867,412 and 542,888, respectively, according to the CSSE.

Investigators said the vaccine was effective across all ages, including older people — which previous studies in other countries had failed to establish.

Many owners hope to seek approval for lounges that allow on-site consumption of marijuana products

Taiwan has signed contracts securing 10 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, 5.05 million doses of the Moderna vaccine, and 4.76 million doses of vaccines through COVAX.

Under the new restrictions, non-essential shops were closed but people are not required to spend most of the day confined at home.

Attacks on hospitals are common in the Syrian conflict and are mostly blamed on the government and its allied forces.

The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 29,818,157 and 542,356, respectively, according to the CSSE.

Two injuries have been reported in Miyagi Prefecture with no structural damage yet, according to a local fire department.

The lifting of the measure comes just days before the Olympic torch relay starts from Fukushima, northeast of Tokyo.

In Taichung, a college student surnamed Kuo changed her name to Kuo "Salmon Rice Bowl".