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US considers eased travel restrictions with Southern African countries-Fauci 21 Dec 2021 - 12:17 am

The Biden administration is considering easing travel restrictions to Southern African countries as U.S. infection rates of the fast-spreading Omicron variant of the...

Sputnik V due to submit vaccine data to WHO by end December 20 Dec 2021 - 11:50 pm

GENEVA- The Russian maker of the COVID-19 Sputnik V vaccine is due to submit its latest clinical data by the end of December,...

French health regulator approves Pfizer vaccine for 5-11 year olds 20 Dec 2021 - 10:08 pm

PARIS- France's Haute Autorite de Sante (HAS) health regulator approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for all children aged 5-11 on Monday. The vaccine,...

Queen Elizabeth to spend Christmas at Windsor amid Omicron outbreak 20 Dec 2021 - 09:50 pm

LONDON- Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will celebrate Christmas at Windsor instead of her usual choice of Sandringham, a palace source said on Monday, as...

Austria hits two-month low in virus cases as country reopens 20 Dec 2021 - 09:20 pm

VIENNA- Austria reported fewer than 2,000 new coronavirus cases, the lowest number since October, as the last few regions in the country reopened...

Omicron-fueled COVID wave crashes into New York days before Christmas 20 Dec 2021 - 09:05 pm

NEW YORK- Coronavirus cases surged in New York City and around the United States over the weekend, dashing hopes for a more normal...

Royal Caribbean says 48 passengers test positive for COVID-19 on ship 20 Dec 2021 - 08:48 pm

Royal Caribbean Group said on Monday 48 people on its Symphony of the Seas cruise ship tested positive for COVID-19, fueling concerns that...

Omicron spreading and infecting the vaccinated - WHO 20 Dec 2021 - 08:28 pm

GENEVA- The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading faster than the Delta variant and is causing infections in people already vaccinated or...

UK's Johnson says: we're looking all kinds of things to tackle Omicron 20 Dec 2021 - 08:23 pm

LONDON- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that he was looking at all kinds of things to keep the Omicron variant...

Truck rams US Army vehicles in German motorway accident 20 Dec 2021 - 07:54 pm

BERLIN- A truck crashed into several U.S. army vehicles, including two fuel tankers, that had pulled over to the side of a highway...

Russia expels two German diplomats in tit-for-tat move 20 Dec 2021 - 07:28 pm

Moscow: Russia on Monday said it was expelling two German diplomats in retailiation for similar expulsions by Germany. Berlin last week expelled two...

UK set to bring in new COVID restrictions after Christmas -media 20 Dec 2021 - 07:20 pm

LONDON- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson may introduce new restrictions to slow the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant after Christmas, the Times...

Kuwait to make COVID-19 vaccine booster compulsory for incoming travellers 20 Dec 2021 - 06:26 pm

Updated: Corrects headline and first paragraph to show that booster is compulsory only for travellers arriving into the country, not for everyone. Kuwait...

EU approves 5th COVID-19 vaccine for bloc, one by Novavax 20 Dec 2021 - 05:36 pm

THE HAGUE, Netherlands:The European Union’s drugs regulator gave the green light Monday to a fifth COVID-19 vaccine for use in the 27-nation bloc,...

World Economic Forum defers Davos meeting amid pandemic 20 Dec 2021 - 04:07 pm

ZURICH:The World Economic Forum (WEF) postponed until mid-2022 its annual meeting that had been due to take place in the Swiss mountain resort...

Weekend shopper numbers on UK high streets suffer Omicron hit 20 Dec 2021 - 03:40 pm

LONDON: Shopper numbers across Britain's high streets fell 2.6% over the Dec. 18-19 weekend versus the previous weekend as the highly contagious Omicron...

UN chief lays wreath at Beirut port, urges accountability for blast 20 Dec 2021 - 01:52 pm

BEIRUT: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on MondayLebanonneeded proper accountability for the August 2020 Beirut port explosion on the second day of a...