Japan has seen 267,000 cases and nearly 3,900 deaths

Australia has detected several cases of the new variant

The closings were implemented to help stem a new COVID-19 wave

There is optimism that the rollout of coronavirus vaccines will be better coordinated under the new government

Europe is now under strictest restrictions

Outgoing US president while refusing to concede, reiterates allegations of election fraud

Singapore has so far only approved Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine

Amid a prolonged gridlock in negotiations aimed at dismantling N.Korea’s nuclear and missile programmes

A handful of Republicans joined calls for Trump’s removal

Demonstrators also battle a social media campaign by the Hindu-nationalist BJP of PM Modi

Scams include emails, robocallers promising entry to supposedly secret lists for early vaccine

Riyadh is accelerating trials of dissidents, who fear becoming bargaining tools in a potential showdown with Biden

Yet there was no snow and little ice as the atmosphere over the city was extremely dry

Hundreds of pro-Trump supporters stormed the Capitol and occupied the building for hours

Authorities in Shijiazhuang, home to 11 million people, have launched mass testing drives and banned gatherings

FM discusses regional, bilateral cooperation with Saudi, Qatari, Bahraini counterparts

A US president can be removed from office through 25th Amendment of US Constitution and impeachment by Senate

Former Indian army chief says rules of game have changed.... China is now primary front

The move intents to silence US president for at least next two weeks until presidential transition is completed

Musk had a net worth of more than $188.5 billion, $1.5 billion more than Bezos, according to Bloomberg

The infection rate has vacillated, with many hundreds dying each day

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman says US electoral system 'does not meet modern democratic standards'

Tens of thousands of farmers have held sit-ins on key roads into New Delhi over laws deregulating their industry