Hanoi,   The Vietnamese capital Hanoi has allowed local restaurants, cafes and hair salons to reopen in-store services from Tuesday, as the latest wave of Covid-19 pandemic in the city has subsided, according to a government circular.

According to the circular released by the Hanoi Municipal People&

Beirut,  In a new report, the World Bank has called on the Lebanese government to quickly reform the country's education sector and increase investment.

Dubbed 'Foundations for Building Forward Better: An Education Reform Path for Lebanon', the report published on Monday said "change can

Washington,  At least 14 people were killed in the US state of Alabama after tropical storm Claudette made landfall with strong winds and heavy rains state Alabama.

Claudette had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph on Monday, the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory.

However, the we

Ottawa,  The Canadian government has announced that "fully vaccinated" citizens and permanent residents can enter the country without having to undergo quarantine starting from July 5.

The announcement on Monday came as more than 75 per cent of eligible Canadians have received one dose of vacci

Washington,  Three people were killed in a shooting in the US state of Colorado, authorities said, adding that the suspect was killed by the police.

The Arvada Police Department announced that that there was a shooting on Monday in Olde Town Arvada and described it as an "active situation" and

United Nations,  A new UN report has revealed that there were at least 26,425 grave violations against children in 2020.

The annual Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) report released on Monday said that of the violations, 23,946 were committed in 2020 and 2,479 were committed earlier but

Bujumbura,  The European Union (EU) had started the processes of lifting sanctions against Burundi that stops financial aid to the Burundian government, a top official said.

The announcement was made here on Monday by the EU Ambassador to Burundi Claude Bochu, Xinhua news agency reported.

Washington,  The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a drug manufactured by the Virginia-based Sarfez Pharmaceuticals, which is owned by Indian-American Salim Shah, a media report said.

According to the company, the drug called SoanzXR "provides a new treatment option to people suffer

London,  The European Commission on Tuesday opened a formal antitrust investigation against Google to assess whether the search giant has violated EU competition rules by favouring its own online display advertising technology services.

According to the EU watchdog, such a move would be detrimental to co

Nay Pyi Taw,  Eight armed men were arrested and eight others dead in Myanmar's Mandalay region on Tuesday, according to a statement issued by the military-run State Administration Council's Information Team.

Handmade mines, hand grenades and small weapons were seized along with the armed men, the