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Within weeks of El Salvador becoming the first country in the world to adopt the cryptocurrency Bitcoin as legal tender, the experiment has already run into trouble. A law that...

Five winners of this year's UN-Habitat Scroll of Honor Awards include the New Urban Communities Authority, a non-profit organization in Egypt committed to providing safe, affordable social housing projects, and...

With the United Arab Emirates now among the countries with the world's highest COVID-19 vaccination rates and an inoculation program that has brightened the prospects of the upcoming Dubai Expo,...

WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden rolled up his shirt sleeve for a COVID-19 vaccine booster inoculation on Monday, hoping to provide a powerful example for Americans on the need...

MADRID - The eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands is expected to last between 24 and 84 days, the Volcanology...

Controversial conduit under Baltic Sea will transport fuel right into Germany Quoting Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, Interfax said the final section of the $11-billion Nord Stream 2 has been...

Oil extended losses after Saudi Arabia slashed crude prices for Asian buyers, raising the prospect of fierce competition among sellers as the resurgence of Covid-19 continues to cloud the demand...

LONDON - Britain reported another 207 coronavirus-related deaths, the highest number of fatalities recorded in one day since 231 were recorded on March 9, according to official figures released Wednesday....

NEW YORK - New York State Governor Kathy Hochul declared her first state of emergency early Thursday as remnants of Hurricane Ida brought torrential rain and heavy flooding to the...

To better prepare and protect the world from global disease threats, H.E. German Federal Chancellor Dr Angela Merkel and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization Director-General, will today inaugurate...