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WorldTags: Print EditionSWITZERLAND: The U.N. health agency says nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn’t meet its standards for air quality, calling for more action to reduce fossil-fuel use, which generates pollutants…

Russia preparing big attack in the East: Ukraine Governor Russia withdrawn two-thirds of Forces near Kyiv: US officialWorldUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy examines the site of a recent battle in Bucha, close to Kyiv,…

WorldFormer German Chancellor Angela Merkel wears safety goggles during a visit to the European Astronauts Centre in Cologne in this 2016 file photo. Tags: Print EditionGERMANY: Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday defended…

WorldFormer Russian President Dmitry MedvedevTags: Print EditionRUSSIA: Russia will respond proportionately to the expulsion of its diplomats from a number of Western countries, Russian ex-President and deputy head of security council…

WorldTags: Print EditionNorth Korean Leader Kim Jong Un's sister Kim Yo Jong (C) talks with former South Korean President Moon Jae-in,(R) as they watch a performance of North Korea's Samjiyon Orchestra at National Theatre in Seoul,…

Germany makes COVID-19 quarantine voluntary from May 1WorldPaxlovid, Pfizer's COVID-19 pill is manufactured in Freiburg, Germany.Tags: Print EditionUS,GERMNY:Pfizer Inc said on Monday it made 6 million courses of its antiviral…

WorldTags: Print EditionUN:United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday said he was “deeply shocked” by images of dead civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, and he called for an independent investigation that “leads…

WorldDe-mining in Somalia.Tags: Print EditionSOMALIA: The United Nations on Monday reaffirmed its support for freeing Somalia from explosive hazards and highlighted the impact that the scourge has on the citizens. The UN…

WorldFarmers plant rice in a paddy field in Ha Tinh Province of Vietnam. Tags: Print EditionVIETNAM: Concerns are rising over the ability of Southeast Asia to retain its title as a major rice supplier to the world as countries such as…

WorldTags: Print EditionSWITZERLAND: While countries around the world are working to flatten the coronavirus curve, global COVID-19 cases on Sunday topped 490 million. According to the John Hopkins University data, the world has…