Africa's top public health body plans to talk to Merck about obtaining supplies of its molnupiravir treatment pill for COVID-19, although talks with...
Africa's top public health body plans to talk to Merck about obtaining supplies of its molnupiravir treatment pill for COVID-19, although talks with...
Philippine vice-presidential candidate Sara Duterte said she will push mandatory military service for the young people if elected, signaling she would continue with...
WELLINGTON: A 57-year-old Tongan man who said he swam around 27 hours after getting swept out to sea during Saturday’s devastating tsunami has...
London-focused office-space provider Workspace Group said on Thursday customer demand has remained strong despite sector-wide concerns about the impact from the recent surge...
TOKYO: Japan's western prefecture of Osaka and two neighbouring regions are expected to join in a widening declaration of COVID-19 prevention measures, Osaka's...
The first aircraft carrying humanitarian supplies arrived in Tonga on Thursday, five days after the South Pacific island nation was hit by a...
Madrid: When the coronavirus pandemic was first declared, Spaniards were ordered to stay home for more than three months. For weeks, they were...
The Indian drug regulator's subject expert committee on Wednesday recommended full approval for Covishield and Covaxin, the two COVID-19 vaccines that have dominated...
BERLIN- Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has turned down the offer of a job at the United Nations, her office said on Wednesday,...
BRASILIA- COVID-19 infections are reaching new peaks in the Americas with 7.2 million new cases and more than 15,000 COVID-related deaths in the...
Two New Zealand navy vessels will arrive in Tonga on Friday carrying critical water supplies for the Pacific island nation reeling from a...
LONDON:Face masks will no longer be mandatory in public places and schools in England and COVID-19 passports will be dropped for large events...
ZURICH: Switzerland will extend until the end of February coronavirus quarantine and work-from-home rules and plans to keep until the end of March...
CAPE TOWN: South African-American businessman Patrick Soon-Shiong opened a new vaccine plant in Cape Town on Wednesday, intended to help his local NantSA...
GENEVA: The number of new coronavirus cases globally rose by 20% last week to more than 18 million, marking a slowdown in the...
London: A lawmaker quit Boris Johnson's Conservative Party on Wednesday to join the opposition, describing the British prime minister's behaviour over lockdown parties...
Vietnam has recorded its first cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the community, state media reported on Wednesday, as health...
SYDNEY: Telephone links between Tonga and the wider world began to be reconnected on Wednesday, though restoring full internet connectivity is likely to...
