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President Emmanuel Macron has ordered a nighttime curfew for Paris and eight other French cities to contain the rising spread of the coronavirus in the country. In a televised interview on Wednesday, Macron said residents of those cities would not be allowed outdoors between 9 pm (19:00 GMT) and 6…

The second presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden has been canceled, the Commission on Presidential Debates confirmed Friday, a move that came as the president announced his first in-person events since being diagnosed with Covid-19. The decision by the nonpartisan commission follows a public disagreement between the two…

A diesel tank exploded inside a Beirut building, killing four people and injuring several others, the Lebanese Red Cross has said. It was not immediately clear what triggered the blast in the western neighbourhood of Tariq Jadidah. The state-run National News Agency said the blaze erupted inside a bakery in…

Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, is reeling from a huge blast, which has killed dozens, injured thousands and caused widespread destruction in the city. There are reports that the blast could be felt hundreds of kilometres away in Cyprus. Rescue workers in Lebanon are searching for more than a hundred…

World leaders will submit pre-recorded video statements for the United Nations General Assembly session in September, the 193-member organisation has decided, as heads of state and government will not be physically attending the annual gathering due to the coronavirus pandemic and the high-level session goes virtual for the first time…

Emergency officials in southern California’s high desert are braced for strong, potentially dangerous aftershocks from a major earthquake that damaged buildings, ruptured gas lines and sparked numerous fires near its remote epicenter.The magnitude 7.1 tremor rocked the Mojave Desert town of Ridgecrest near Death Valley National Park as darkness fell…

In USA, the Trump administration imposed sanctions on Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, PDVSA yesterday to put pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to cede power to the opposition. The sanctions will freeze any assets the firm may have in US. Maduro, in his television address yesterday said that his government will…

In Singapore, confidential data of nearly 14,000 people diagnosed with HIV has been stolen and leaked online. The Ministry of Health said, the leaked information includes names, identification numbers, contact details, HIV test results and other medical information. The ministry said, an American convicted of numerous crimes is believed to…

In USA, President Donald Trump has agreed to deliver his State of Union address on February 5, 2019. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that the political parties have mutually agreed on the date. Trump was originally set to deliver his speech today, but it was postponed due to the government…

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has said, the Taliban should enter serious talks with his government. In a national address today, Mr Ghani said, Taliban must accept Afghans’ demand for peace. He added, the victims of this war are Afghans and the peace process should also be Afghan-led. This comes following…