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Asian markets mostly up on vaccine, stimulus hopes
Fresh hopes for a coronavirus vaccine and another round of US stimulus lifted most Asian markets on Wednesday, although gains were tempered ...After bloodshed in Mali, president and opposition weigh options
Mali’s president and the protest movement calling for his resignation were weighing their options on Tuesday after days of violent unrest, as ...Milan goes ‘phygital’ for first apres-lockdown fashion week
Milan kicks off its first Digital Fashion Week on Tuesday with two live runway shows, including from heavyweights Dolce & Gabbana, to ...WHO says no return to ‘normal’ as Latin America deaths pass US
Too many nations are mismanaging their coronavirus response, placing a return to normality a long way off, the World Health Organization warned ...International appeal for calm in Mali after protest deaths
Mali’s worried allies and neighbours have appealed for restraint and dialogue as the country’s deepening political crisis spirals into bloodshed. After three ...Iran says virus death toll tops 13,000
Iran reported on Monday more than 200 new coronavirus fatalities that took the overall toll in the Middle East’s deadliest outbreak beyond ...Poland’s incumbent Duda wins presidential election
Poland’s incumbent Andrzej Duda has won the presidential election, results from over 99% of polling stations show, with remaining uncounted votes unlikely ...UN restarts cross-border aid to Syria in reduced form: diplomats
The UN Security Council on Saturday passed a resolution to restart cross-border humanitarian aid to Syria, but only after caving to Russian ...As virus rages in US, Donald Trump finally wears a mask
US President Donald Trump wore a face mask in public for the first time Saturday, finally yielding to intense pressure to set ...Serbia arrests 71 over virus protest violence, including Briton
Serbian police said Saturday they have arrested 71 people, including a Briton and a Tunisian, after violence broke out during a protest ...














