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Fire near Greece's Samos migrant camp under control, three detained

ATHEN: Greek authorities have brought under control a fire that broke out near a migrant camp on the northeastern Aegean island of Samos late on Tuesday, fire brigade and police officials said. The fire, which broke out at a forest near the camp,

Afghan refugees hope peace talks will finally take them ‘home’

With talks to end decades of armed conflict in Afghanistan currently underway in Doha, refugees at the New Saranan camp in Pakistan’s Balochistan province gathered on Sunday to discuss the repatriation process for nearly 5,000 displaced Afghan

Indonesia reports 3,046 new coronavirus cases, 100 deaths

Indonesia reported 3,046 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, bringing the national total to 200,035, data from the country’s health ministry website showed. There were also 100 deaths in Indonesia overnight, taking the total number to 8,230,

Google services down for users around the world

Popular Google services including Gmail and Drive were down for many users around the world on Thursday, with the US technology giant telling

Beijing residents rush coronavirus test clinics as emergency rules expand

China’s capital has mandated coronavirus tests for hundreds of thousands of people as it widens measures against a new outbreak of the disease

Bangladesh loses doctors to COVID-19

Dr. Sabrina Arif Chaudhury says working with fear was not something she ever expected as a heart surgeon in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Everything changed in

Coronavirus: Oman confirms 811 new cases, tally at 9,820

Oman Friday confirmed 811 new cases of the novel coronavirus, taking to 9,820 the country's overall infections, the Omani news agency ONA reported. The newly diagnosed cases include 315 Omanis and 496 foreigners, the Health Ministry said

"Saw Fire Everywhere, No One Was Visible": Pakistan Plane Crash Survivor

One of the two people to survive a plane crash in Pakistan that killed 97 people has described jumping from the burning wreckage of the aircraft after it hurtled into a residential neighbourhood. The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane came

UK Muslims urged to stay home for Eid

The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has warned people to avoid large gatherings to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr, telling Muslims in the UK to maintain social distancing measures instead. Traditionally, Eid is observed at the end of the holy month of

UAE company develops rapid COVID-19 testing technology

A UAE company has developed a laser-based testing equipment that identifies coronavirus patients in seconds, further enabling the country’s aggressive screening program. QuantLase Imaging Lab, the medical-research arm of International