Colombia says the full reopening of the border with Venezuela will take place sooner rather than later but it depends on legal conditions and the overall restoration of bilateral ties between the two estranged neighbors.

For the first time since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August, secondary and high schools have reopened for girls in the western province of Herat.

Iran and Turkmenistan will reopen a main land border crossing on Thursday after 20 months of closure.

Iran is to resume using electricity supplies from its only nuclear power plant in Bushehr after repairs.

Italians have held sit-in protests in a number of cities, urging the government to re-open the education sector across the country.

The United States faces a possible third surge of COVID-19, and yet some areas are controversially reopening.

Iraq reopens its borders to Iranian passengers just two days after a ban was imposed over virus fears.