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Botswana's president ends isolation after asymptomatic COVID-19 12 Jan 2022 - 10:57 am

GABORONE: Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi has left isolation just over a week after testing positive for COVID-19 without symptoms, the government said on...

Sweden to support households hit by high electricity prices 12 Jan 2022 - 10:49 am

STOCKHOLM: Sweden will compensate those households which have been worst hit by a surge in electricity prices, Finance Minister Mikael Damberg said on...

Tokyo, Osaka expect jump in COVID-19 cases to 4-month highs - media 12 Jan 2022 - 10:43 am

TOKYO: Tokyo's new coronavirus infections are expected to surge to 2,000 on Wednesday, the Fuji News Network reported, as the infectious Omicron variant...

About 70 S.Korean attendees of U.S. tech show test positive for COVID-19 12 Jan 2022 - 10:20 am

SEOUL/SAN FRANCISCO: About 70 South Korean nationals who attended the giant CES tech trade show in Las Vegas last week tested positive for...

Bulgaria's daily coronavirus infections at record high 12 Jan 2022 - 10:13 am

SOFIA: Daily coronavirus infections in Bulgaria reached a record high of 7,062 on Wednesday, largely fuelled by the highly contagious Omicron variant, official...

S.Korea authorises Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, imports Pfizer pills 12 Jan 2022 - 10:08 am

Seoul: South Korea is turning to additional pharmaceutical tools as it looks to pre-empt a surge of COVID-19 omicron infections, authorising the use...

Thailand to charge foreign tourists $9 to enter the country 12 Jan 2022 - 10:04 am

Thailand plans to start collecting a 300 baht ($9) entry fee from foreign holidaymakers as the tourism-reliant nation predicts a recovery for the...

Teen hacker claims to have taken control of 25 Teslas worldwide 12 Jan 2022 - 09:56 am

Owners of more than 25 Tesla Inc. cars in 13 countries around the world may be surprised to learn that their vehicles have...

Canada's Quebec plans health tax for residents who refuse COVID-19 vaccine -premier 11 Jan 2022 - 11:00 pm

Quebec, Canada's second-most populous province, is working on a plan to require a "health contribution" from adults who refuse to get a COVID-19...

Argentina capital hit by major power outage amid heat wave 11 Jan 2022 - 10:56 pm

BUENOS AIRES- Argentina's capital Buenos Aires was hit by a major power outage on Tuesday that left thousands of homes without electricity amid...

China blocks some flights from the US as Covid precautions rise 11 Jan 2022 - 09:04 pm

American Airlines Group Inc. and United Airlines Holdings Inc. said Chinese aviation regulators have blocked some of their flights from entry as the...

Mexican president's family, some government officials isolating after his COVID-19 diagnosis 11 Jan 2022 - 08:41 pm

MEXICO CITY- Some members of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's family and cabinet were isolating and taking COVID-19 tests on Tuesday after...

Slovenia and Serbia report record daily COVID-19 cases 11 Jan 2022 - 08:38 pm

SARAJEVO- Slovenia and Serbia reported record numbers of new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, amid the spread of the highly transmissible coronavirus Omicron variant....

Biden says US is on the right track in fight against COVID-19 11 Jan 2022 - 08:29 pm

WASHINGTON- President Joe Biden on Tuesday expressed confidence the United States was on the right track in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Central American bank funds Cuban COVID-19 vaccine drive 11 Jan 2022 - 07:43 pm

HAVANA- The Central American Bank for Economic Integration said it would give Cuba a loan of 46.7 million euros ($53.1 million) to help...

South African studies suggest Omicron has higher 'asymptomatic carriage' 11 Jan 2022 - 07:28 pm

JOHANNESBURG- Preliminary findings from two South African clinical trials suggest the Omicron coronavirus variant has a much higher rate of "asymptomatic carriage" than...