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Racing in the Americas Cup challenger series will be delayed by at least a day after a community outbreak of COVID19 Sunday forced Auckland city into limited lockdown.

Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Myanmar’s major cities for a ninth day of anticoup demonstrations on Sunday, after a fearful night as residents formed patrols and the army rolled back laws protecting freedoms.

Cansino Bio is the only vaccine for which Pakistan conducted a clinical trial, with around 18,000 volunteers participating from across the country.

Algeria's president returned home on Friday following a month's hospitalization in Germany after contracting COVID19 in October.

First lady Jill Biden had installed before dawn Friday special Valentines Day artwork on the north lawn of the White House: giant pink, white and red hearts that resemble the popular candy.

Pakistan has approved China's CanSino Biologics Inc's (CanSinoBIO) COVID19 vaccine for emergency use, Health Minister Faisal Sultan said on Friday.

Belarusian authorities have brought new charges against two prominent opponents of President Alexander Lukashenko who were jailed during mass protests, accusing them of extremism and trying to seize power, their lawyer said on Friday.

Sri Lanka has so far recorded over 73,000 COVID-19 cases with 379 fatalities.

Over 5 million voters will be called to the polls on Sunday in Spains northeast Catalonia for an election that will measure the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the restive regions secessionist movement.

US President Joe Biden wants to lead with a clear and compelling affirmative US policy agenda and take steps to strengthen the US economy, the White House said in a statement.

Australia's secondmost populous city will enter a fiveday snap coronavirus lockdown, authorities said on Friday, barring spectators from the Australian Open tennis tournament.

Russian state investigators brought fresh charges against Lyubov Sobol, an ally of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, on Thursday, accusing her of violently entering a flat in December, her supporters said on Twitter.

Denmark's top court will on Thursday begin an appeal hearing in which it will be asked to decide if coughing at someone while shouting "corona" constitutes threatening behaviour.

The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate impeachment trial (all times local):

During the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Wednesday, Democrats revealed new footage of a U.S. Capitol Police officer hailed for his heroism during the Jan. 6 insurrection, this time directing Sen. Mitt Romney to turn around and head...

New Zealand authorities early on Thursday urged residents along its northern coast to avoid beaches and shore areas after a strong earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands in the Pacific.