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UAE approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for ages 5-11 01 Nov 2021 - 10:26 am

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has approved for emergency use the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11, the health ministry said in...

Bangkok welcomes first tourists for quarantine-free holiday 01 Nov 2021 - 10:08 am

BANGKOK: Hundreds of vaccinated foreign tourists are scheduled to arrive in Bangkok on Monday, the first wave of visitors to Thailand in 18...

Global climate talks open to cries of betrayal, blame 01 Nov 2021 - 10:00 am

Glasgow: A UNconference seen critical to averting the most disastrous effects of climate change launches amid acrimony on Monday after major industrialised nations...

Shanghai Disneyland tests 33K, closes 2 days over 1 contact 01 Nov 2021 - 09:47 am

Taipei, Taiwan:Fireworks boomed as the visitors at Shanghai Disneyland waited for their COVID-19 test results, surrounded by healthcare workers dressed from head to...

New Zealand keeps pandemic curbs for another week in Auckland 01 Nov 2021 - 09:42 am

WELLINGTON: New Zealand will extend coronavirus curbs for another week in its largest city of Auckland, but ease some after that, Prime Minister...

S.Korea eases curbs, imposes vaccine passports in 'living with COVID-19' campaign 01 Nov 2021 - 09:28 am

Seoul: New rules aimed at moving South Koreans toward "living with COVID-19" came into effect on Monday, with the easing of a range...

Thailand, Australia ease international border curbs spurred by pandemic 01 Nov 2021 - 09:10 am

Bangkok/Sydney: Australia and Thailand eased international border curbs significantly on Monday for the first time in 18 months, offering an early litmus test...

Indonesian researchers breed 'good' mosquitoes to combat dengue 01 Nov 2021 - 08:56 am

Yogyakarta: Researchers in Indonesia have found a way to fight disease-bearing mosquitoes by breeding a species of the insect which carries a kind...

Train collision in southwest England injures several people 01 Nov 2021 - 01:07 am

LONDON- Two trains were involved in a collision on Sunday in the southwestern English city of Salisbury, injuring a number of people, police...

Biden spokeswoman Psaki diagnosed With Covid after skipping trip 01 Nov 2021 - 01:03 am

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has been diagnosed with Covid-19, sidelining President Joe Biden’s top spokesperson. "While I have not had close...

Draghi says G20 a success, made progress on climate goals 31 Oct 2021 - 09:30 pm

ROME - Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies made important progress towards tackling the growing threat of global warming, Italian Prime...

UK's Johnson says "the whole thing" fails on climate if COP26 flops 31 Oct 2021 - 08:48 pm

ROME - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday global efforts to tackle climate change, which go back decades, would fail if...

Moderna says FDA needs more time to complete review of its COVID-19 shot for adolescents 31 Oct 2021 - 08:01 pm

Moderna Inc said on Sunday it has been told that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will require additional time to complete its...

American blames weather on 1,000-plus canceled flights 31 Oct 2021 - 07:53 pm

American Airlines Group Inc. canceled more than 1,000 flights this weekend and blamed weather, particularly high winds earlier this week in Dallas, for...

One killed, 15 injured in Pemex pipeline blast in central Mexico 31 Oct 2021 - 07:22 pm

MEXICO CITY - At least one person was killed and over a dozen were injured when a pipeline of state oil firm Petroleos...

Russia hits new high daily coronavirus cases 31 Oct 2021 - 04:22 pm

MOSCOW: Russia has recorded a new daily high number of coronavirus cases as much of the country's businesses remain closed in an effort...

US gives 1.5 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan 31 Oct 2021 - 03:40 pm

Washington: The United States is delivering an additional 1.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan, a senior U.S. administration official told Reuters, increasing...

S.Africa's Transnet shuts down fuel pipeline after fire, three dead 31 Oct 2021 - 03:35 pm

Johannesburg: South Africa's state-owned logistics firm Transnet said on Sunday its petroleum pipeline in Durban has been shut down after a fire that...