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U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced sanctions against military leaders in Myanmar. Biden said his administration was taking steps to prevent Myanmar's generals from having access to 1 billion…

Egypt has started issuing 15 million commemorative coins in appreciation of the role played by medical workers in fighting COVID-19 in the country, an Egyptian finance ministry official told Xinhua…

Germany will extend lockdown efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic for three more weeks till March 7, Chancellor Angela Merkel and the 16 federal state leaders decided on Wednesday. According…

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday a full COVID-19 lockdown for the Attica region, where half of Greece's population lives, in order to stem the further spread of…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that non-essential travelers entering Canada through the Canada-U.S. border will have to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test from next week. "As…

Officials in the Western United States extended their greetings and congratulations upon the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year during an online celebration on Tuesday. Hawaii Governor David Ige extended the…

United Nations Security Council on Tuesday welcomed a major achievement in Libya as a milestone in its political process. Through a presidential statement, the Council "welcomes the agreement reached by…