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Washington, USA | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden has partially extended a ban on evicting tenants who have been economically impacted by COVID-19. But it remains unknown whether the moratorium will survive mounting legal challenges. Last year, after the pandemic hit, capacity restrictions on businesses such as restaurants and …

Kabul, Afghanistan | Xinhua | About 350 militants were killed and 70 wounded during one-day offensives and airstrikes launched by Afghan government security forces on Friday, as clashes resumed in several cities early Saturday, the military confirmed. At least 276 Taliban militants were killed and 47 militants wounded after security …

Madrid, Spain | Xinhua | FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta on Friday explained the club’s decision to end its 21-year relationship with Lionel Messi and break off talks over a new contract. Barca shocked the football world on Thursday with the announcement that Messi would leave the club, when most were …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Fully vaccinated people can still transmit the COVID-19 virus, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on Thursday. “Our vaccines are working exceptionally well,” Walensky told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. The vaccines work well for Delta in a way to prevent …

Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was sworn in on Thursday and pledged his utmost for domestic economic development amid U.S. sanctions, as well as peace and friendship with regional states. “I swear … to be the guardian of the official religion and the Islamic Republic establishment and …

Lionel Messi holds the all-time record for the following in LaLiga ◉ Most goals ◉ Most goals in a season ◉ Most direct free-kick goals ◉ Most assists ◉ Most assists in a season ◉ Most hat-tricks ◉ =Most hat-tricks scored in a season Barcelona, Spain | THE INDEPENDENT | One of …

With the Novavax deal, the EU has secured Covid vaccines from seven different suppliers Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | The European Commission announced on Wednesday it had approved a deal that allows EU member states to buy up to 200 million doses of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine, once the European Medicines Agency …

Copenhagen, Denmark | Xinhua | The virus that causes COVID-19 has not been detected in breast milk and breastfeeding does not need to be discontinued during COVID-19 infection nor following vaccination of the mother, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Europe said on Wednesday. The latest finding, although based …

Biden administration has moved slow to reverse its predecessor’s attack on international dispute settlement Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration, which has lectured China about respecting a so-called arbitral tribunal ruling on the South China Sea, is in itself a breacher of the international rule of law, …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | Over 2,700 attacks on healthcare workers and patients have been recorded in 17 countries or territories affected by conflicts since Dec. 2017, killing 700 people and injuring more than 2,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. Presenting the findings of the WHO’s latest “Attacks …