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Al Jazeera says Sudan releases bureau chief 16 Nov 2021 - 05:25 pm

KHARTOUM, Sudan: The Qatar-based satellite news network Al Jazeera said that Sudanese authorities on Tuesday released its bureau chief, two days after he...

Dubai starts issuing five-year entry permits for foreign workers 16 Nov 2021 - 03:25 pm

Dubai started issuing five-year multi-entry permits for employees of international companies, the latest in a series of moves aimed at attracting foreigners and...

Duterte's daughter says teaming-up with Marcos for Philippine elections 16 Nov 2021 - 03:22 pm

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's daughter agreed on Tuesday to be running mate of Ferdinand Marcos Jr in next year's presidential election, her...

Triple suicide bombers in Uganda capital kill three civilians, wound dozens 16 Nov 2021 - 03:18 pm

Kampala: Three suicide bombers in the heart of Uganda's capital killed at least three civilians and sent parliamentarians rushing for cover as nearby...

Pfizer agrees to let other companies make its COVID-19 pill 16 Nov 2021 - 02:47 pm

London: Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. has signed a deal with a U.N.-backed group to allow other manufacturers to make its experimental COVID-19 pill, a...

Japan confirms H5N8 strain in third bird flu outbreak in the country 16 Nov 2021 - 02:45 pm

TOKYO: Japan has confirmed the highly pathogenic bird flu subtype H5N8 was detected at a poultry farm in the third outbreak of avian...

Poland turns water cannon on rock-throwing migrants at border 16 Nov 2021 - 02:20 pm

Warsaw: Polish security forces turned water cannon on migrants who threw rocks from across the Belarusian border, where thousands have gathered in chaotic...

Ollie the dog helps US kids with vaccine hesitancy one jab at a time 16 Nov 2021 - 02:16 pm

San Diego: There is no vaccine hesitancy like that of a 9-year-old girl staring down the glint of a hypodermic needle. And there...

Pfizer to conduct trials of antiviral Covid-19 pill in Russia 16 Nov 2021 - 11:56 am

Moscow: Russia has granted approval for Pzifer Inc to conduct clinical trials in Russia of its experimental antiviral pill to treat COVID-19, a...

Choppers rescue travelers on Canada highway after mudslides 16 Nov 2021 - 11:14 am

VANCOUVER, British Columbia: Nearly 300 people trapped overnight in their vehicles by mudslides on a highway in British Columbia were being flown to...

Face shield use in Philippines dropped as Covid cases fall 16 Nov 2021 - 10:57 am

President Rodrigo Duterte said face shields will no longer be required in many areas in the Philippines, easing the mandate more than a...

China pet killings spark fear among quarantined Covid patients 16 Nov 2021 - 10:40 am

Video of a dog in China whose owner was in quarantine being beaten to death has shocked the nation and terrified pet owners...

US CDC raises COVID-19 travel warnings for Czech Republic, Hungary 15 Nov 2021 - 11:16 pm

WASHINGTON- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advised against travel to the Czech Republic, Hungary and Iceland because of a...

Canadian town told to evacuate as massive rains prompt landslides, shut roads 15 Nov 2021 - 11:13 pm

OTTAWA- Massive rainstorms lashed the western Canadian province of British Columbia on Monday, triggering landslides and floods, shutting highways and prompting the evacuation...

Germany could make COVID test or vaccine mandatory for public transport 15 Nov 2021 - 10:58 pm

BERLIN- Want to take the bus or train in Germany? You may soon have to provide a negative COVID-19 test or proof of...

UK police carry out controlled explosion after Liverpool blast 15 Nov 2021 - 10:29 pm

LONDON- British police said on Monday they had conducted a controlled explosion after a blast in a taxi outside a hospital in Liverpool...

Austria enters hard-to-enforce COVID-19 lockdown for the unvaccinated 15 Nov 2021 - 09:24 pm

VIENNA- Austria entered a lockdown for people not vaccinated against the coronavirus on Monday, with reinforced police checks to ensure compliance, though city...