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EU regulator backs mRNA vaccine booster for people with weak immunity 05 Oct 2021 - 10:37 am

The European Union's drugs regulator said on Monday people with weakened immune systems should get a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine from...

Japan's dip in Covid-19 cases baffles experts; winter 'nightmare' still a risk 05 Oct 2021 - 10:06 am

Tokyo: Japan's COVID-19 case numbers have plummeted to the lowest in nearly a year just as other parts of Asia are struggling with...

Son of late Philippines strongman Marcos to run for presidency - report 05 Oct 2021 - 09:57 am

Manila: The son and namesake of late Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos will file his candidacy for president in next year's elections, local media...

Oman announces end of direct impacts of cyclone 05 Oct 2021 - 09:09 am

Muscat: The National Multi Hazard Early Warning System (NMHEWS) in the Sultanate of Oman announced the end of direct impacts of the tropical...

Senegal records fewest daily COVID-19 cases since outbreak began 04 Oct 2021 - 03:56 pm

DAKAR: Senegal on Monday logged only two new daily COVID-19 infections, the lowest number since the pandemic reached the country and two months...

Thailand kicks off vaccinations for school students 04 Oct 2021 - 03:49 pm

BANGKOK: Thailand rolled out COVID-19 vaccines to high school students for the first time on Monday, as it seeks to boost its immunisation...

Seven more killed in Oman following tropical storm Shaheen 04 Oct 2021 - 03:38 pm

DUBAI: Seven more people were killed in Oman as heavy winds and rain swept through the country after tropical storm Shaheen made landfall,...

Sitting pretty? Indian shop workers win the right to a chair 04 Oct 2021 - 03:37 pm

Chennai: On her feet at work for 10 hours each day, Indian shop assistant S. Lakshmi lumbers home at the end of her...

Indian town on edge after 9 die during farm protest 04 Oct 2021 - 03:28 pm

LUCKNOW, India: Indian authorities suspended internet services and barred political leaders from entering a northern town Monday to calm tensions after nine people...

Duterte's daughter rebuffs offer, but door open in Philippines presidential race 04 Oct 2021 - 02:14 pm

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's daughter has no intention of joining her father's party or being its flag-bearer, her spokesperson said on Monday,...

J&J to seek U.S. FDA authorization of booster shot this week - NYT 04 Oct 2021 - 01:24 pm

Johnson & Johnson is planning to ask U.S. federal regulators this week to authorize a booster shot of its COVID-19 vaccine, the New...

Australia sees COVID-19 outbreak levelling off 04 Oct 2021 - 01:02 pm

MELBOURNE: Australia's Delta outbreak appears to have levelled off, with more than half the country in extended lockdowns and vaccination rates starting to...

Americans Julius and Patapoutian win 2021 Nobel Prize in Medicine 04 Oct 2021 - 12:47 pm

STOCKHOLM: American scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of receptors for...

Indonesia's Bali to reopen to some foreign tourists from mid-October 04 Oct 2021 - 12:37 pm

JAKARTA: Indonesia will reopen its tourist island Bali for some international travellers, including those from China, New Zealand, and Japan, among others, from...

Hungary's COVID-19 deaths rise to highest since start of fourth wave 04 Oct 2021 - 12:22 pm

BUDAPEST: Hungary's COVID-19 deaths and new infections jumped over the weekend to their highest level since the start of the fourth wave of...

Thailand in talks with Merck for 200,000 courses of anti-COVID pills 04 Oct 2021 - 12:00 pm

BANGKOK: Thailand's government is in talks with U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co to purchase 200,000 courses of the company's experimental antiviral pill for...