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Moderna says booster dose of its Covid-19 vaccine appears protective vs Omicron 20 Dec 2021 - 01:11 pm

Moderna Inc said on Monday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine appeared to be protective against the fast-spreading Omicron variant in...

Omicron is fueling lockdowns in some countries just as others start to loosen restrictions 20 Dec 2021 - 12:18 pm

The Netherlands imposed a snap lockdown starting Sunday. Officials in Ireland imposed a nightly curfew from Monday. France banned New Year's Eve fireworks....

S.Africa's Ramaphosa back at work after COVID-19 self-isolation 20 Dec 2021 - 12:00 pm

JOHANNESBURG: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has returned to work after finishing a week of self-isolation due to testing positive for COVID-19, his...

'We did it!' Chile's Boric seals leftist revival with election win 20 Dec 2021 - 11:57 am

Santiago: Chilean leftist Gabriel Boric won the country's presidential runoff election on Sunday, capping a major revival for the country's progressive left that...

Germany may unveil tighter social contact rules to combat Omicron 20 Dec 2021 - 11:57 am

Germany is bracing for tighter contact restrictions after the government’s new panel of health experts called for "coordinated countermeasures” to tackle the fast-spreading...

Suspect of Japan deadly clinic fire bought gasoline in Nov -police 20 Dec 2021 - 11:23 am

TOKYO: A 61-year-old man suspected of starting a fire that killed 24 people last week in an Osaka clinic bought 10 litres of...

In a world-first, a woman gave birth in her Tesla, while it handled most of the driving 20 Dec 2021 - 10:50 am

Yiran Sherry woke up a September morning to do laundry at her Pennsylvania home and to prepare her 3-year-old son for school. But...

S.Korea's Moon urges more beds for coronavirus patients in a serious state 20 Dec 2021 - 10:44 am

SEOUL: South Korea's hospitals must dedicate more beds and resources for the treatment of coronavirus patients, President Moon Jae-in said on Monday, as...

Sydney shrugs off COVID-19 spike, resists calls to restore tough curbs 20 Dec 2021 - 10:15 am

SYDNEY: Australian authorities urged a "move away from fear" of the coronavirus on Monday, resisting calls to make masks mandatory indoors and limit...

Japanese space tourists safely return to Earth 20 Dec 2021 - 09:50 am

Moscow: A Japanese billionaire, his producer and a Russian cosmonaut safely returned to Earth on Monday after spending 12 days on the International...

Thailand reports first local Omicron case, eyes reinstating quarantine 20 Dec 2021 - 09:49 am

BANGKOK: Thailand is considering reinstating mandatory quarantine for foreign visitors due to concerns over the spread of Omicron, as the health ministry reported...

Philippine death toll from Typhoon Rai climbs to 208: Police 20 Dec 2021 - 08:46 am

Manila: The death toll in the Philippines caused byTyphoonRai has risen to 208, after the storm carved a trail of destruction in central...

Brazil's health regulator asks for protection as anti-vaccine threats mount 19 Dec 2021 - 11:21 pm

RIO DE JANEIRO- Brazil's federal health regulator Anvisa said on Sunday it had received a fresh torrent of threats and asked for greater...

Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes near Fiji - USGS 19 Dec 2021 - 09:27 pm

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck in the ocean near Fiji on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at...

Typhoon deaths in Philippines top 140; mayors plead for food 19 Dec 2021 - 09:14 pm

MANILA, Philippines- The death toll in the strongest typhoon to batter the Philippines this year has reached at least 146, and the governor...

New US push for vaccines, boosters to stem 'raging' Omicron -Fauci 19 Dec 2021 - 08:19 pm

WASHINGTON- The Omicron virus is raging across the world as the winter holiday season approaches, making COVID-19 vaccinations and booster shots more crucial...

No lockdown before Christmas, Germany says 19 Dec 2021 - 07:56 pm

BERLIN- Germany's health minister Karl Lauterbach ruled out a Christmas lockdown on Sunday but warned a fifth COVID-19 wave could no longer be...

Thousands in Brussels protest renewed COVID-19 restrictions 19 Dec 2021 - 07:31 pm

BRUSSELS- Thousands of peaceful protesters demonstrated in Brussels on Sunday for a third time against reinforced COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the Belgian government...