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Denmark says Moderna vaccine remains available to under-18s 08 Oct 2021 - 06:10 pm

COPENHAGEN: The Danish Health Agency said on Friday that it was continuing to offer Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine to under-18s, and that a statement...

Philippines' registration for president closes without Duterte's daughter 08 Oct 2021 - 05:15 pm

MANILA: The Philippines' week-long registration for candidates in the 2022 election closed on Friday without an application from President Rodrigo Duterte's daughter, disappointing...

More than 100 killed and wounded in mosque blast in northeastern Afghanistan - UN 08 Oct 2021 - 05:04 pm

KABUL: A suicide bomb tore through a mosque in Afghanistan's northeastern Kunduz province on Friday, killing or wounding more than 100 people, a...

As Sydney readies to exit lockdown, doctors fret re-opening is moving too fast 08 Oct 2021 - 04:50 pm

SYDNEY: Australian doctors warned a too-rapid easing of COVID-19 curbs in Sydney could put pressure on health systems and risk lives, as the...

S.Korea to raise emissions reduction goal to 40% by 2030 08 Oct 2021 - 04:29 pm

Seoul: South Korea's government on Friday said it would raise its greenhouse gas reduction goal from 26.3 percent to 40 percent by 2030,...

UK to offer extra COVID shots to trial participants for travel 08 Oct 2021 - 04:23 pm

LONDON: Britain will offer additional COVID-19 shots to participants in clinical trials for coronavirus vaccines that have not yet been approved in order...

La Palma volcanic ash cloud disrupts Tenerife flights 08 Oct 2021 - 04:09 pm

LA PALMA: Ash cloud from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain's La Palma disrupted air traffic on the neighbouring island of Tenerife, airport...

Tata wins bid to take over troubled state-run Air India 08 Oct 2021 - 03:15 pm

New Delhi: Tata Sons has been selected as the winning bidder to take over state-run carrier Air India, the government said on Friday,...

Denmark’s richest man pays 17,000 staff a month’s wage in bonus 08 Oct 2021 - 02:59 pm

Anders Holch Povlsen, Denmark’s richest man, will give his employees one month of wages as a bonus after profits at his clothing company...

Explosion in Afghan mosque leaves casualties, witnesses say 08 Oct 2021 - 01:02 pm

Kabul: A powerful explosion in a mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday has left several casualties, witnesses said. The explosion occurred in a...

Hong Kong airport worker is first local Covid case in 2 months 08 Oct 2021 - 12:25 pm

Hong Kong said its coronavirus policy will become increasingly tethered to China’s, as the financial hub recorded its first local Covid-19 case since...

Journalists in the Philippines and Russia win 2021 Nobel Peace Prize 08 Oct 2021 - 12:00 pm

Oslo: Philippines journalist Maria Ressa and Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. "Ms Ressa and Mr Muratov...

Britain says exact date on US travel reopening still not known 08 Oct 2021 - 11:16 am

London: Britain's transport minister Grant Shapps said on Friday there was still no exact date for when the United States would open for...

UK eases travel rules for arrivals more countries 07 Oct 2021 - 09:10 pm

LONDON: Britain will scrap tough COVID-19 quarantine requirements for 47 destinations including South Africa on Monday and make it easier for people to...

United States to stay in Syria, top Kurdish politician says 07 Oct 2021 - 06:26 pm

LONDON: A leading Syrian Kurdish politician said on Thursday the United States will stay on in Syria to destroy Islamic State, build infrastructure...

UNESCO warns of widening educational gap in India 07 Oct 2021 - 05:55 pm

Paris: India's school closures and its children's lack of smartphone and internet facilities amidst the COVID-19 pandemic have worsened an educational divide, the...

Indonesia approves COVID-19 vaccine of China's Zhifei unit 07 Oct 2021 - 03:50 pm

JAKARTA: Indonesia has approved a COVID-19 vaccine produced by a unit of China's Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products for emergency use, its food and...