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Czech government plans to end Covid passes, easing measures for unvaccinated 03 Feb 2022 - 10:56 am

Prague: The Czech Republic will stop requiring COVID passes for entry to restaurants and other service or entertainment venues starting next week, opening...

Streets of tsunami-hit Tonga empty on first day of Covid lockdown 03 Feb 2022 - 10:12 am

The streets of tsunami-hit Tonga were empty and silent on Thursday on the first full day of a lockdown imposed in the previously...

Bali to welcome first international tourist flight amid cautious reopening 03 Feb 2022 - 09:50 am

Denpasar, Indonesia: Indonesia's holiday island of Bali will welcome its first direct flight carrying foreign tourists for nearly two years on Thursday, but...

Anti-vaccine mandate protesters say they will block Ottawa for as long as necessary 02 Feb 2022 - 11:43 pm

OTTAWA- Truck drivers who have been blockading downtown Ottawa for six days on Wednesday said they had no intention of leaving the Canadian...

Italy set to ease Covid restrictions, Draghi says 02 Feb 2022 - 10:22 pm

ROME- Italy will soon announce a timetable to roll back its COVID-19 curbs, Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Wednesday, as a surge...

Germany to allow large events with up to 10,000 spectators 02 Feb 2022 - 09:15 pm

BERLIN- Germany will allow up to 10,000 spectators at major outdoor events such as Bundesliga soccer games, the 16 federal states agreed on...

Biden aims to reduce cancer deaths by 50% over next 25 years 02 Feb 2022 - 04:53 pm

President Joe Biden is committing to reduce the cancer death rate by 50% - a new goal for the "moonshot” initiative against the...

Foreign tourism to Spain soars in 2021, but far below pre-pandemic level 02 Feb 2022 - 03:13 pm

MADRID: Foreign tourism to Spain rebounded 64% last year from 2020's historic coronavirus crash but failed to reach half its pre-pandemic levels, data...

South African grid collapse concern prompts utility to resume power cuts 02 Feb 2022 - 03:07 pm

South Africa’s state-owned power utility is resuming power cuts to prevent a total collapse of the grid as its coal-fired plants remain prone...

Top German court sides with lawmaker over slurs on Facebook 02 Feb 2022 - 03:03 pm

Berlin: Germany's constitutional court on Wednesday sided with a politician seeking the personal data of several Facebook users to take legal action over...

Flights canceled as wide swath of US braces for winter storm 02 Feb 2022 - 02:06 pm

Austin, Texas: Airlines canceled hundreds of flights, governors urged residents to stay off roads and schools closed campuses as a huge swath of...

EU, US want faster progress in Serbia-Kosovo talks 02 Feb 2022 - 01:59 pm

PRISTINA, Kosovo:Envoys from the European Union and the United States on Wednesday urged Kosovo and Serbia to make concrete progress in EU-brokered negotiations...

New turning point? More countries easing Covid restrictions 02 Feb 2022 - 01:53 pm

Geneva: Late-night disco partying. Elbow-to-elbow seating in movie theaters. Mask-free bearing of faces in public, especially in Europe and North America: Bit by...

In heated meeting, India seeks tougher action from US tech giants on fake news 02 Feb 2022 - 12:41 pm

New Delhi: Indian officials have held heated discussions with Google, Twitter and Facebook for not proactively removing what they described as fake news...

Tokyo's daily COVID-19 infections exceed 20,000 for first time 02 Feb 2022 - 12:36 pm

TOKYO: Tokyo's new COVID-19 cases exceeded 20,000 for the first time on Wednesday, dimming hopes that an Omicron-fueled wave of infections is peaking...

Germany passes 10-million mark for COVID-19 infections 02 Feb 2022 - 11:54 am

BERLIN: Germany hit a new coronavirus record on Wednesday, with the 208,498 more cases reported within 24 hours carrying it past the 10-million...

Guinea-Bissau's President says situation 'under control' after attempted coup 02 Feb 2022 - 09:41 am

Bissau: Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo affirmed that the situation is under his government control after an attempted coup that left many security...