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New Australian COVID-19 cases dip, but hospitalisations rise 02 Jan 2022 - 10:02 am

SYDNEY: New Australian COVID-19 cases dipped on Sunday as testing slowed over a holiday weekend, but remained well over 30,000 and hospitalisations rose...

Fire erupts at South African parliament building in Cape Town 02 Jan 2022 - 10:01 am

A fire erupted at the South African parliament in Cape Town on Sunday, with media coverage showing flames coming from the roof of...

Mali proposes five-year election delay to West African bloc 01 Jan 2022 - 10:15 pm

BAMAKO: Mali's interim authorities proposed to its West African neighbours that a transition back to democracy following a 2020 military coup be extended...

Jamaica to deport Colombian wanted in Haiti president assassination 01 Jan 2022 - 09:50 pm

Kingston: A former Colombian military member implicated in last year's assassination of Haiti President Jovenel Moise will be deported from Jamaica to his...

3 dead, 4 hurt in shooting at Mississippi New Year's party 01 Jan 2022 - 08:21 pm

Gulfport: Three people were killed and four others were wounded after several people started shooting at a Mississippi party just minutes before the...

England reports 162,572 new cases of COVID-19 01 Jan 2022 - 07:48 pm

LONDON: England reported 162,572 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, up from 160,276 the previous day, official data showed. The daily update also...

NYE's fireworks kill men in Germany, Austria 01 Jan 2022 - 06:27 pm

BERLIN:Exploding fireworks killed two men on New Year's Eve, one in Germany and the other in Austria, local media reported Saturday. A 37-year-old...

US and Russia face deep differences ahead of Ukraine talks 01 Jan 2022 - 06:24 pm

Wilmington: After tough talk between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin over the Russian troop buildup on the Ukraine border, both sides insist...

UAE to ban non-vaccinated citizens from traveling abroad 01 Jan 2022 - 04:44 pm

The United Arab Emirates will ban non-vaccinated citizens from traveling abroad from January 10, the state news agency WAM reported on Saturday, citing...

Novavax to submit COVID-19 vaccine EUA request to US FDA next month 31 Dec 2021 - 08:55 pm

Novavax Inc will submit a request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine next month, the company said...

Morocco's tough COVID restrictions hammer tourism sector 31 Dec 2021 - 08:43 pm

RABAT: Businesses working in Morocco's key tourism sector say the country's tough COVID-19 restrictions, including a full flight ban, are undermining its competitiveness...

Germany’s Scholz urges faster vaccinations to beat Covid 31 Dec 2021 - 08:12 pm

Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on his fellow Germans to get vaccinated against Covid-19 to beat the pandemic and open up opportunities for sweeping...

Omicron hospitalisation risk around one third of Delta, UK analysis shows 31 Dec 2021 - 08:06 pm

LONDON: The risk of hospitalisation with the Omicron variant of coronavirus is about one-third that of the Delta variant, according to British analysis...

Philippines limits mobility, business in capital area over Omicron threat 31 Dec 2021 - 07:53 pm

MANILA: The Philippines will impose tighter curbs in the capital region for the next two weeks, the acting presidential spokesperson said on Friday,...

Portugal's COVID-19 cases hit record, Omicron dominates at 83% 31 Dec 2021 - 07:19 pm

LISBON: Portugal reported on Friday a new daily record of 30,829 coronavirus cases, up from 28,659 the previous day, with the rapidly spreading...

Britain approves Pfizer's antiviral COVID-19 pill 31 Dec 2021 - 05:57 pm

Britain has approved Pfizer's COVID-19 pill for adults who have mild to moderate infection and are at high risk of their illness worsening,...

Wildfires burn hundreds of homes in Colorado, thousands flee 31 Dec 2021 - 05:49 pm

DENVER: Tens of thousands of Coloradans driven from their neighborhoods by wind-whipped wildfires anxiously waited to learn what was left standing of their...