Gunmen kidnapped more than 80 students in a raid on a school in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kebbi on Thursday, Reuters reported citing a teacher.Five teachers were also abducted and an officer wa
A failure of German biotech CureVac to meet its efficacy goal in a late-stage trial for its COVID-19 vaccine will not impact the speed of Germany's vaccination rollout,
The Japanese government decided on Thursday to end the COVID-19 state of emergency covering Tokyo and eight other prefectures on June 20, as scheduled.Okinawa will remain under the restrictions until
Britain and the United States announced they had agreed on resolving a tariff dispute over Airbus and Boeing on Thursday.Both sides have agreed to suspend retaliatory tariffs for five years and coope
00:48 For the third time this week, police had to move in to end an illegal party in Paris.Hundreds of young people gathered in front of the Army Museum for the 'Project X' party on Sat
One student was killed and at least 10 people were kidnapped when gunmen raided a school in northern Nigeria, officials told Reuters on Friday.The gunmen attacked the main campus of the Nuhu Bamalli
China opposes foreign interference in Ethiopia's internal affairs, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday in phone talks with Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreig
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed an order to nullify the Russian-U.S. memorandum of understanding (MOU) on "open ground" that facilitated travels for diplomats in their host countr
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed on Thursday to work to resume travel between the two countries and signed a new Atlantic Charter, as they met ahead of the Gro
A Russian court said on Thursday it had fined U.S. technology giant Facebook 17 million roubles (about $235,000) for failing to delete content which Moscow deems illegal. Source(s): Reuters
The government of Central African Republic has resigned, the prime minister said on Thursday.(With input from AFP)
U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Britain Wednesday evening, kicking off his first official overseas trip since his election victory.The U.S. president touched down at the U.S. airbase at Royal Air
President Bashar al-Assad was among those to be vaccinated after Syria received a first shipment of Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, Russia's Interfax news agency re
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday sent a congratulatory letter to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) non-governmental friendship forum, expressing hope
A spokesperson of the Chinese embassy in the UK denounced the COVID-19 "lab leak" theory on Thursday and called for a scientist-led study on the issue and global cooperation."Study of virus origins i
02:07 Fans of the U.S. sitcom “Friends” could finally watch a much-anticipated reunion special when it dropped on streaming services around the world on Thursday.The final series of the
Two people died and 10 others were missing after a boat capsized near Key West in the southeastern U.S. state of Florida, authorities said on Thursday.The U.S. Coast Guard tweeted that it responded t
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