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B’desh educational institutions to remain closed till Sep: PM

All educational institutions in Bangladesh will remain closed till September in view of the COVID-19 outbreak across the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Monday.

Netanyahu ‘confident’ US will support West Bank annexation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was “confident” he will be able to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank this summer, with support from the US.

Italy registers lowest one-day death toll in six weeks

The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 26,644 lives in locked-down Italy, bringing the total number of infections, fatalities and recoveries to 197,675 as of Sunday, according to latest data released by the country's Civil Protection Department.

Officer dead, another wounded in Louisiana shooting: Police

A shooting in Louisiana's capital city of Baton Rouge has left one police officer dead and a wounded colleague fighting for life Sunday, authorities said, adding a suspect was in custody after an hours-long standoff at a home.

Saudi Arabia ends death penalty for minors and floggings

DUBAI — Saudi Arabia's King Salman has ordered an end to the death penalty for crimes committed by minors, according to a statement by...

Wuhan hospitals clear all COVID-19 cases

WUHAN — The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province where the coronavirus pandemic originated last December, has dropped...

Coronavirus global death toll passes 200,000

PARIS — The new coronavirus has claimed at least 200,736 lives since its outbreak in China in December, according to a tally from official...

China approves third COVID-19 vaccine for clinical trials

BEIJING — China has approved its third coronavirus vaccine for the second phase of clinical trials as it reported 12 new COVID-19 cases, taking...

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