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Germany to limit public life for the unvaccinated 18 Nov 2021 - 08:11 pm

BERLIN- Germany will limit large parts of public life in areas where hospitals are becoming dangerously full of COVID-19 patients to those who...

Czech Republic and Slovakia tighten COVID-19 curbs for unvaccinated 18 Nov 2021 - 07:22 pm

PRAGUE- The Czech Republic and Slovakia tightened restrictions on people who have not had COVID-19 shots on Wednesday to try to encourage more...

Putin says Lukashenko should start dialogue with Belarusian opposition 18 Nov 2021 - 06:17 pm

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to start a dialogue with his opponents, who swiftly poured...

Dutch weigh options to slow rising Covid-19 infections among children 18 Nov 2021 - 03:25 pm

Amsterdam: Virologists in the Netherlands have proposed extending holidays over Christmas to slow a surge in COVID-19 cases among children that has forced...

Greece calls up private doctors as COVID-19 cases surge 18 Nov 2021 - 02:05 pm

ATHENS: Greece on Thursday ordered private sector doctors in five regions in the north of the country to assist its health system as...

'People will be harmed' as Lebanon cuts medicine subsidies 18 Nov 2021 - 01:11 pm

Beirut: Christine, a 28-year-old nurse in the Lebanese army, used to spend about a quarter of her salary on life-saving medication for her...

Thousands of S.Koreans take gruelling college exam in pandemic's shadow 18 Nov 2021 - 01:00 pm

Seoul: More than half a million South Koreans sat for the annual national college entrance exams on Thursday, pandemic rules adding stress to...

UK study suggests Delta subvariant less likely to cause symptoms 18 Nov 2021 - 12:33 pm

London: A subvariant ofDeltathat is growing in Britain is less likely to lead to symptomatic COVID-19 infection, a coronavirus prevalence survey found, adding...

German disease control head warns of 'terrible Christmas' 18 Nov 2021 - 12:02 pm

Berlin: The head of Germany's disease control agency has warned that the country faces a "really terrible Christmas” unless steps are taken to...

British Columbia sees death toll rising from massive flood; Ottawa pledges aid 18 Nov 2021 - 08:12 am

Abbotsford, British Columbia: The death toll from massive floods and landslides that devastated parts of British Columbia is set to rise, with the...

US plans to invest billions in manufacturing COVID-19 vaccine 17 Nov 2021 - 11:47 pm

WASHINGTON- The United States plans to invest billions of dollars in expanding COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing capacity and make available an additional one billion...

Canada sends air force to help flood-hit province, farmers rescue cows 17 Nov 2021 - 10:22 pm

ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia- Canada deployed the air force on Wednesday to help British Columbia deal with massive floods that killed one person, with...

Merkel warns of dramatic situation before talks to curb COVID-19 in Germany 17 Nov 2021 - 10:05 pm

BERLIN- Germany's coronavirus situation is dramatic, Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Wednesday, calling for an extra push on vaccinations a day before federal...

Belgium extends mask use, enforces home working as COVID-19 spikes 17 Nov 2021 - 09:37 pm

BRUSSELS- Belgium tightened its coronavirus restrictions on Wednesday, mandating wider use of masks and enforcing work from home, as cases spiked in the...

Judge sentences U.S. Capitol rioter 'QAnon Shaman' to 41 months in prison 17 Nov 2021 - 08:26 pm

WASHINGTON: A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced the U.S. Capitol rioter nicknamed the "QAnon Shaman" for his horned headdress to 41 months in...

British fighter crashes in Mediterranean, pilot ejects 17 Nov 2021 - 08:01 pm

LONDON- An F35 fighter from Britain's biggest aircraft carrier crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday, though the pilot ejected and was safely...