North Korea lifts lockdown in border town after WHO said suspected COVID-19 case ‘inconclusive’
People wearing protective face masks walk amid concerns over the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Pyongyang PYONGYANG, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
Covid-19: South Korean doctors strike over plan to train more medical students as cases surge
SEOUL, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — About a quarter of South Korea’s medical clinics closed on Friday for a one-day strike…
Afghan government releases 80 of final 400 Taliban prisoners
The prisoners after President Ashraf Ghani ordered their release KABUL, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Afghan government has begun releasing…
Covid-19: UK adds France, Netherlands to travel quarantine list
LONDON, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain said it will reimposequarantine for travellers from France and the Netherlands, prompting Paris to…
Update: New Zealand virus outbreak spreads beyond Auckland
AUCKLAND, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New Zealand’s resurgent coronavirus outbreak has spread beyond Auckland, health officials said Friday, in a…
Mexico, Peru each top half a million virus cases
LIMA, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Countries in coronavirus epicenter LatinAmerica reported troubling new statistics on Thursday, with Mexico and Peru…
Covid-19: Virus-hit Mexico City reopens museums, cinemas
MEXICO CITY, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico is reopening museums and cinemas in the capital after months of lockdown, but…
COVID-19 vaccine will be free for Americans: officials
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — If a COVID-19 vaccine is proveneffective, the US will ensure it’s distributed for free to…
Covid-19: WHO urges countries to gamble on shared vaccine search
GENEVA, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The WHO on Thursday urged countries to invest billions of dollars in searching for COVID-19…
Update: Tens of thousands rally in Belarus against post-vote crackdown
MINSK, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of thousands of Belarusians staged a wave of peaceful protests against President AlexanderLukashenko’s disputed…