A survey by the central bank, Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) showed that the number of tourist arrivals to Maldives in the third quarter of 2020 saw a decline of 95 percent compared to the same per...
LONDON (AP) — Drugmaker AstraZeneca said Monday that late-stage trials showed its COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective, buoying the prospects of a relatively cheap, easy-to-store product that may beco...
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Thousands massed Thursday in Armenia’s capital to protest the terms of a cease-fire agreement that gave territorial concessions to Azerbaijan in the long-running conflict over...
NEW YORK (AP) — The late Whitney Houston has earned her third diamond-certified album, becoming the first Black artist to achieve the feat.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Leg...
Maldivian Supreme Court Justice Aisha Shujune Muhammad has been elected to the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (SPT).
The electio...
The Parliament is scheduled to reconvene for the first sitting of the third session of the year on October 5.
The Parliament held its last sitting of the second session of the year and went into reces...
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has today ratified the third amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act (Law No. 12/2016). The legislation had been earlier passed by the People’s Majlis at the 33rd sitti...
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has recorded 60-plus COVID-19 cases for a third consecutive day, a continuation of a virus spread beyond the greater Seoul area.
The Korea Centers for Disease Control...
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Anti-India protests and clashes continued for a third day in disputed Kashmir on Friday following the killing of a top rebel leader by government forces.
Rebel commander Riyaz N...
Health Protection Agency (HPA), on Tuesday, announced a Maldivian national who travelled back to Maldives from the UK has tested positive for COVID-19.
According to HPA, the new virus patient has been...
