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Covid disrupts health services in over 90% of countries -WHO 07 Feb 2022 - 09:26 pm

GENEVA- Disruptions in basic health services such as vaccination programmes and treatment of diseases like AIDS were reported in 92% of 129 countries,...

Philippines shifts election battle to social media as COVID-19 curbs campaigning 07 Feb 2022 - 09:07 pm

MANILA- Campaigning for the Philippines' general election gets underway officially on Tuesday, with COVID-19 curtailing the traditional fanfare and big rallies and turning...

Senegal welcomes home Nations Cup heroes after historic victory 07 Feb 2022 - 08:57 pm

DAKAR - Some swung from a billboard frame. Others danced on the tarmac. As Senegal's national soccer team touched down in the capital...

India approves Sputnik Light COVID shot for unvaccinated - local manufacturer 07 Feb 2022 - 08:32 pm

NEW DELHI- India has approved Russia's one-shot Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine for people who have not yet received a vaccine, the shot's Indian...

Germany's states prepare to open up despite rising COVID-19 infections 07 Feb 2022 - 07:52 pm

BERLIN- Several German states are planning to loosen coronavirus restrictions despite rising infections, officials said on Monday, as worries fade about the strain...

Gun salutes mark Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee year 07 Feb 2022 - 07:35 pm

LONDON- Gun salutes rang out in London and Edinburgh on Monday to mark the official start of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee year,...

Ukraine crisis talks move to Moscow and Washington 07 Feb 2022 - 05:05 pm

Moscow: International efforts to defuse the standoff over Ukraine intensified Monday, with French President Emmanuel Macron holding talks in Moscow and German Chancellor...

Hard-hit Iran reports more than 100 new deaths from COVID-19 07 Feb 2022 - 04:42 pm

TEHRAN, Iran:Hard-hit Iran on Monday registered more than 100 new deaths from COVID-19 over a 24-hour period as the aggressive omicron variant spreads...

Nepal to reopen schools, other venues as virus cases fall 07 Feb 2022 - 04:11 pm

KATHMANDU, Nepal: Nepal's capital on Monday announced it would ease strict pandemic measures, with plans to reopen schools and sports venues and slowly...

Indonesia to tighten COVID-19 curbs as infections climb 07 Feb 2022 - 04:08 pm

JAKARTA: Indonesia will tighten social restrictions in Jakarta and Bali, as well as in two other cities on Java island, in a bid...

Japan PM Kishida calls for doubling booster shots to 1 million a day 07 Feb 2022 - 03:17 pm

TOKYO: Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday he wants to speed up the country's COVID-19 booster shot programme to 1 million...

Dubai to charge for plastic bags, aims to outlaw in 2 years 07 Feb 2022 - 03:00 pm

Dubai: The city-state of Dubai announced Monday it would begin charging a fee on plastic bags with an aim of outlawing them entirely...

France's Macron flies to Moscow in bid to ease Ukraine tensions 07 Feb 2022 - 02:51 pm

MOSCOW:French President Emmanuel Macron flies to Moscow on Monday in bid to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to dial down tensions with Ukraine,...

Mali asks West African monetary union to lift "inhumane" sanctions 07 Feb 2022 - 02:48 pm

BAMAKO: Mali's government has asked the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) to lift sanctions that will have severe consequences for the...

China locks down city on Vietnam border as COVID cases rise 07 Feb 2022 - 12:12 pm

Beijing: Authorities in China's southwestern city of Baise ordered residents to stay at home from Monday and avoid unnecessary travel as they enforced...

Australia reopens to international visitors after two years 07 Feb 2022 - 09:43 am

Australia will allow international travelers to enter the country once again, ending around two years of some of the world’s toughest border controls...