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SWITZERLAND: The COVID-19 pandemic had a “devastating” impact on the fight against HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria in 2020, according to a report released by the Global Fund on Wednesday. “To mark our 20th anniversary, we had hoped…

AFGHANISTAN: The Taliban on Tuesday announced a caretaker Government to run the affairs in Afghanistan, where they have returned to power after two decades. The group drew from its inner high echelons to fill top posts, including an…

AFGHANISTAN: Over 300 unaccompanied Afghan children have been evacuated from Kabul since the Taliban took over on August 15, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, adding that many more have been separated from their…

US: More people are believed to have died from illnesses related to 9/11 than were killed on the actual day of the Al-Qaeda attacks on New York and Washington, according to a report published on Tuesday. The September 11 Victim…

VIETNAM: Vietnam jailed a man on Monday for five years for breaking strict COVID-19 quarantine rules and spreading the virus to others, state media reported. Le Van Tri, 28, was convicted of “spreading dangerous infectious…

INDONESIA: A fire tore through an overcrowded Indonesian prison in the early hours of Wednesday when most inmates were asleep, killing 41 people and injuring dozens of others, an official said. Firefighters extinguished the blaze…

BRAZIL: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro upped his attacks on perceived enemies including the Supreme Court and the electoral system Tuesday, vowing to defend supporters’ “freedom” as Brazil marked its Independence Day with rival…

Dr. Anthony Fauci says there’s an important step adults can take to protect children who are too young to be vaccinated against Covid-19. “The way you protect children who, because of their age, cannot get vaccinated yet is to…

A Vietnamese man has been sentenced to jail for five years for flouting Covid-19 rules and spreading the virus. A court found Le Van Tri guilty of "transmitting dangerous infectious diseases" to eight people, one of whom…

American Airlines said it will end company-provided pandemic leave for unvaccinated employees who become infected with COVID-19. The Texas-based carrier told employees in a memo last week that its “pandemic leave will only be…