The coronavirus tally passed the 8 million mark in Latin America, the region with the most infections in the world, while India reported another record daily jump of 96,551 cases. AMERICAS * The Brazilian state of Bahia has signed an agreement to conduct Phase 3 clinical trials for...

Syrian air defences thwarted an Israeli attack on Aleppo city, Syrian state television said on Friday. Later, the broadcaster said the army downed several Israeli missiles before they reached their targets in the latest attack Syria said was conducted by Israel. Israeli defence...

The regime's General Organization of Forensic Medicine declared that it recorded 116 suicides since the beginning of this year, confirming that the numbers exceeded last year’s number, where Syria recorded 124 cases. The state-run Al-Watan newspaper quoted the commission’s director...

The IMF is ready to "redouble its efforts" to help Lebanon once a new government is in place as the country reels following a massive explosion at Beirut's port, a fund official said Thursday. The country is facing a severe economic crisis after a neglected warehouse full of fertilizer...