New York: The United Nations is marking 2021 as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, spotlighting their vital role in human nutrition and food security, as well as urging effo ...

Cairo/Sputnik: Saudi Arabia is closing its land borders and suspending international flights for one week following the discovery of a new coronavirus strain in the United Kingdom, the of ...

Rome/UNI: The new coronavirus strain with mutations has been detected in Italy in a person who recently returned from the United Kingdom, the Italian Health Ministry said on Sunday.

London: The World Health Organization (WHO) has said it is maintaining a 'close contact' with UK officials over the emergence of a new variant of coronavirus.

Dhaka: Bangladesh has registered 1267 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours,media reports said on Saturday.

Washington: The United States has approved Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, paving the way for the release of millions of doses.

Washington/Sputnik: The US authorities reported 3,656 coronavirus-related deaths, representing a new daily record since the beginning of the pandemic, data compiled by Johns Hopkins Unive ...

Dhaka: Bangladesh has reported 36 more deaths related to the novel coronavirus within 24 hours in between Wednesday and Thursday.

Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing a spike in COVID-19 cases and in the past 24 hours  105 new deaths due to the virus have been reported from the nation, media reports said.