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Fiji reopens to foreign tourists for first time in nearly two years 01 Dec 2021 - 11:08 am

Canberra: Fiji reopened its border to international travellers for the first time in nearly two years on Wednesday, as the Pacific Island country...

Canada to require people arriving by air to take COVID-19 tests; measure excludes US flights 01 Dec 2021 - 12:52 am

OTTAWA- Canada, seeking to halt the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, will require people arriving by air from all nations except the...

Too soon to say if Omicron variant will lead to severe disease: Fauci 30 Nov 2021 - 11:55 pm

It is too early to know whether Omicron variant of COVID-19 will lead to severe disease, but preliminary information from South Africa indicates...

Canada's flood-hit British Columbia braces for more heavy rain 30 Nov 2021 - 11:42 pm

OTTAWA- The Canadian province of British Columbia is facing more heavy rains as it tries to recover from massive floods and mudslides, Public...

Lisbon hospital shuts children services due to Omicron COVID-19 case 30 Nov 2021 - 11:31 pm

LISBON- A large hospital near Lisbon, the Portuguese capital, said on Tuesday it has temporarily shut two of its pediatric departments after a...

Ireland to require COVID-19 tests for all arrivals 30 Nov 2021 - 09:50 pm

DUBLIN- Ireland will require all arrivals to have proof of a negative COVID-19 test - regardless of their vaccination status - to slow...

Slovenia set to ban Janssen vaccine after woman's death 30 Nov 2021 - 09:30 pm

ZAGREB- Slovenia said on Tuesday it may ban Johnson & Johnson's Janssen COVID-19 vaccine except when people request it, after concluding a young...

BioNTech CEO says vaccine likely to protect against severe COVID from Omicron 30 Nov 2021 - 08:15 pm

FRANKFURT- BioNTech and Pfizer's established COVID-19 vaccine will likely offer strong protection against any severe disease from the new Omicron virus variant, BioNTech's...

Omicron variant could outcompete Delta, South African disease expert says 30 Nov 2021 - 08:00 pm

JOHANNESBURG- The Omicron coronavirus variant detected in southern Africa could be the most likely candidate to displace the highly contagious Delta variant, the...

US FDA panel weighs Merck's COVID-19 antiviral drug 30 Nov 2021 - 07:32 pm

A panel of expert advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will vote later on Tuesday on whether to recommend authorization of...

Putin gives government a week to prepare Omicron action plan 30 Nov 2021 - 03:57 pm

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the government to prepare an action plan within the next week to fight the Omicron variant...

Far-right figure Zemmour announces presidential run to 'save' France 30 Nov 2021 - 03:56 pm

Paris: Far-right French pundit Eric Zemmour announced his candidacy for president on Tuesday with a video in which, to ominous music and footage...

Indian student's fight against caste discrimination raises Dalit hopes 30 Nov 2021 - 03:43 pm

Chennai, India: Bullied by academic staff, barred from the university laboratory and even denied a chair, Deepa P. Mohanan despaired of ever being...

India advises states to step up COVID testing; Mumbai delays school reopening 30 Nov 2021 - 03:32 pm

BENGALURU: India's health ministry said on Tuesday states should ramp up COVID-19 testing as the world battles the new coronavirus variant Omicron, while...

Chinese border cities limit rail imports amid COVID outbreak in the north 30 Nov 2021 - 03:09 pm

BEIJING: A few Chinese border cities are halting some non-container commodity imports by rail to reduce the risk of COVID-19 clusters caused by...

Regeneron says its COVID-19 drug could be less effective against Omicron 30 Nov 2021 - 03:00 pm

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc's COVID-19 antibody cocktail, and similar drugs, could be less effective against the Omicron coronavirus variant, the company said on Tuesday....