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The U.S. State Department said on Thursday that "some hopeful progress" has been made toward a ceasefire in Yemen, but more commitment was needed from the parties to the civil war.

The United States plans to double its order of the singleshot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine with an additional 100 million doses, the White House said on Wednesday, building up supply in a bid to inoculate the full country soon.

The school provided milk and eggs, but no other animal-derived foods such as meat and fish which is against the government's nutrition guidelines for schools

Another woman is accusing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of workplace misconduct, a newspaper reported Tuesday.

A bill that would make South Carolina the 48th state in the nation to pass a hate crime law started its journey through the Statehouse on Tuesday.

The Republicandominated Tennessee House is sparking fears of an unprecedented breach of judicial independence by moving forward with a proposal to remove a judge for expanding absentee voting in 2020 due to the COVID19 pandemic.

Frustrated by a stalled peace process and escalating violence, the U.S. has presented an eightpage draft peace agreement to Afghanistan's warring sides for review.

The United States and South Korea have reached agreement in principle on a new arrangement for sharing the cost of the American troop presence, which is intended as a bulwark against the threat of North Korean aggression.

Videos uploaded on several websites show a different picture: peaceful citizens arguing with police and suddenly being thrown to the ground and attacked with batons.

The letter also states that Uyghur and Turkic women are forced to marry Han Chinese men.

The Milan fashion house Dolce&Gabbana has filed a multimilliondollar defamation suit in an Italian court against U.S. fashion bloggers who reposted antiAsian comments attributed to one of the designers that led to a boycott by Asian consumers.

Merck decided to focus on therapeutics after its two COVID-19 vaccines failed to generate desired immune responses

The Japanese government plans to extend a state of emergency for Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures to combat COVID19 until March 21, two weeks longer than originally scheduled, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Friday.

A Dallas police officer has been arrested and charged with two counts of capital murder, authorities said Thursday.

Earthquake in New Zealand: Tsunami waves were possible within 300 km (180 miles) of the quake's epicentre, the PTWC said.