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UK court to rule on request to send Assange to US for trial 10 Dec 2021 - 12:58 pm

London: Britain’s High Court is set to rule Friday on whether to overturn an earlier decision and allow WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to...

Unvaccinated health staff 'unacceptable', German health minister says 10 Dec 2021 - 12:38 pm

Berlin: German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach defended restrictions on the unvaccinated and mandatory COVID-19 jabs for medical and nursing staff due to be...

South Korea to cut COVID-19 booster shot interval again as infections rise 10 Dec 2021 - 12:36 pm

Seoul: South Korea will further cut the interval for coronavirus booster vaccines for all adults from four to five months to three, officials...

UK PM Johnson loses poll lead after lockdown party revelations 10 Dec 2021 - 12:25 pm

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives have lost their poll lead over the opposition Labour Party after revelations about alleged lockdown parties...

France threatens EU legal action if UK sticks to fishing licence stance 10 Dec 2021 - 12:04 pm

Paris: France will ask the European Union to start legal action against Britain if it fails to issue more fishing licences by a...

'No warning': Indonesian village caught off guard in volcano disaster 10 Dec 2021 - 11:32 am

PENANGGAL, Indonesia: In the wake of the deadly Semeru eruption on Indonesia's Java island, the entwined bodies of a mother and daughter encased...

Rise of solar rooftops to accelerate coal’s exit in Australia 10 Dec 2021 - 08:58 am

Australia’s accelerating energy transition will see half of all homes installed with rooftop solar in the early 2030s, helping to spur a faster...

Tesla's Musk says he is 'thinking of' quitting his jobs 10 Dec 2021 - 08:46 am

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is "thinking of" leaving his jobs and becoming an influencer, the world's richest man tweeted on...

Former US senator, presidential candidate Bob Dole lies in state in Capitol 09 Dec 2021 - 09:38 pm

WASHINGTON- A casket bearing the remains of former U.S. Senator Bob Dole, a three-time Republican presidential candidate and decorated World War Two veteran,...

South Africa approves Pfizer vaccine booster amid COVID wave 09 Dec 2021 - 09:26 pm

JOHANNESBURG- South Africa’s regulatory authority has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine as a booster shot, opening the way for third doses to be administered...

Brazil to quarantine unvaccinated airline visitors 09 Dec 2021 - 09:21 pm

BRASILIA, Brazil: Brazil will require international travelers who aren't vaccinated against COVID-19 to quarantine for five days in their city of destination after...

Severe illness in S.Africa's Omicron outbreak lower than in past waves-initial data 09 Dec 2021 - 09:06 pm

JOHANNESBURG- Early hospital data from South Africa shows less than a third of patients admitted for COVID-19 during the latest wave linked to...

Indonesian clowns bring some cheer to children displaced by eruption 09 Dec 2021 - 08:18 pm

LUMAJANG, Indonesia- Clowns brought a few moments of cheer to displaced children in Indonesia on Thursday, putting on a special show after a...

US FDA authorizes Pfizer/BioNTech booster for 16- and 17-year-olds 09 Dec 2021 - 07:40 pm

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE those aged...

WHO warns against vaccine hoarding as poorer countries go without 09 Dec 2021 - 07:30 pm

GENEVA- The World Health Organization warned wealthy countries on Thursday against hoarding COVID-19 vaccines for booster shots as they try to fight off...

Macron says EU must define new defence strategy 09 Dec 2021 - 06:50 pm

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday the European Union needed to define a new defence strategy that would strengthen its ability...

Germany records higher number of excess deaths since September 09 Dec 2021 - 03:56 pm

BERLIN: Germany has seen significantly more deaths than usual since the start of September in part due to the fourth wave of the...

Dozens of camels barred from Saudi beauty contest over Botox 09 Dec 2021 - 03:46 pm

DUBAI: Saudi authorities have conducted their biggest-ever crackdown on camel beauty contestants that received Botox injections and other artificial touch-ups, the state-run Saudi...