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Strong typhoon near Tokyo disrupts some flights, trains 01 Oct 2021 - 05:00 pm

TOKYO: A powerful typhoon pounded Japan and some of its eastern islands Friday with gusts and downpours of rain, grounding some domestic flights...

Get someone jabbed against COVID-19 and get a gift token, Swiss say 01 Oct 2021 - 03:50 pm

ZURICH: Switzerland is offering gift certificates to people who persuade others to be jabbed against COVID-19, the government said on Friday, part of...

More destruction feared in La Palma as lava pours from new volcano vent 01 Oct 2021 - 03:41 pm

MADRID: Lava flowed from a newly opened crack in the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain's La Palma on Friday, carving a different path...

Pakistan bans unvaccinated from domestic flights 01 Oct 2021 - 01:35 pm

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan banned unvaccinated adults from flights Friday as it tries to push vaccinations and avoid further lockdowns to contain the coronavirus....

Sri Lanka lifts 6-week virus lockdown amid economic worries 01 Oct 2021 - 01:05 pm

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka lifted a six-week lockdown Friday as COVID-19 cases and deaths decline but will restrict people's movement for...

Fire at COVID-19 hospital in Romania kills nine people 01 Oct 2021 - 12:55 pm

BUCHAREST - Nine people died on Friday when a fire broke out in an intensive care unit at a Romanian hospital treating COVID-19...

Australian state makes COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for athletes 01 Oct 2021 - 12:47 pm

MELBOURNE - Australia's Victoria state has included professional athletes in a vaccination mandate that will require about 1.25 million "authorised workers" to have...

Australia to ease international travel curbs - sources 01 Oct 2021 - 12:37 pm

CANBERRA/SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday announced an 18-month ban on Australians travelling abroad will be lifted from next month,...

S.African president Ramaphosa eases COVID-19 restrictions to lowest level 30 Sep 2021 - 11:14 pm

CAPE TOWN - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has eased restrictions aimed at combating the coronavirus pandemic to the country's lowest alert level,...

New York City teachers ask US Supreme Court to lift vaccine mandate 30 Sep 2021 - 11:07 pm

New York City public school employees are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the city’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate, which will be enforced...

Facebook research shows company knew of Instagram harm to teens, senators say 30 Sep 2021 - 09:52 pm

U.S. senators on Thursday grilled Facebook Inc on its plans to better protect young users on its apps, drawing on leaked internal research...

Africa lags on COVID-19 vaccination, healthcare workers at risk - WHO, nurses say 30 Sep 2021 - 09:20 pm

GENEVA/NAIROBI - Only 15 of Africa's 54 nations have fully vaccinated 10% of their populations against COVID-19 and many frontline health workers remain...

United says some workers facing termination got vaccinated 30 Sep 2021 - 08:27 pm

United Airlines says the number of employees facing termination for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19 has dropped nearly by half, to 320,...

One boy badly hurt in Memphis school shooting, student shooter in custody 30 Sep 2021 - 08:11 pm

A boy was wounded and in critical condition after being shot by another boy, an elementary school in Memphis, Tennessee, early on Thursday,...

Greece imposes COVID restrictions for its second largest city 30 Sep 2021 - 07:45 pm

ATHENS - Greece will impose a nighttime curfew and ban music at cafes and restaurants in Thessaloniki, its second biggest city, following an...

Major EU airlines agree to refund passengers after pandemic flight cancellations 30 Sep 2021 - 07:34 pm

BRUSSELS - A group of European airlines agreed on Thursday to refund passengers whose flights were cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic, and committed...