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India schools cautiously reopen even as COVID warnings grow 01 Sep 2021 - 10:24 am

New Delhi: More students in India will be able to step inside a classroom for the first time in nearly 18 months Wednesday,...

Philippines health workers protest neglect as Covid-19 strains hospitals 01 Sep 2021 - 09:45 am

Manila: Scores of healthcare workers protested in the Philippine capital on Wednesday to demand an end to what they called government neglect and...

Australia aims to 'live with virus' instead of eliminating it 01 Sep 2021 - 09:43 am

Sydney: Australian authorities on Wednesday extended the COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne for another three weeks, as they shift their focus to rapid vaccination...

Japan finds another Moderna vial suspected to contain foreign substance 01 Sep 2021 - 09:39 am

Tokyo: Japan's Kanagawa prefecture said it has found another vial of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine suspected of containing a foreign substance and has...

US adds Canada to 'reconsider travel' advisory list amid COVID-19 01 Sep 2021 - 12:06 am

WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department has raised its travel advisory alert for Canada to a "level  3 - reconsider travel" status amid...

Thousands displaced as wildfire threatens California's Lake Tahoe resort area 31 Aug 2021 - 11:45 pm

TRUCKEE, Calif - Firefighters battled to protect homes on the fringe of tinder-dry forests near Lake Tahoe on Tuesday as a wildfire chased...

Italy’s Di Maio denounces 'climate of hatred' against vaccination campaign 31 Aug 2021 - 10:12 pm

ROME - Italy's foreign minister Luigi Di Maio on Tuesday denounced a "climate of hatred" against the COVID-19 vaccination campaign after receiving death...

Mauritius reaches 60% vaccination goal a month ahead of schedule 31 Aug 2021 - 09:35 pm

Mauritius vaccinated 60% of its population a month ahead of target and now plans to halve the number of days tourists will need...

Brazilian viper venom may become tool in fight against coronavirus, study shows 31 Aug 2021 - 09:23 pm

SAO PAULO - Brazilian researchers have found that a molecule in the venom of a type of snake inhibited coronavirus reproduction in monkey...

Floods, outages stall energy firms' restart efforts after Ida 31 Aug 2021 - 08:17 pm

HOUSTON - Widespread flooding from Hurricane Ida and power outages on Tuesday slowed efforts by energy companies to assess damages at oil production...

Russian Olympic medallists made to quarantine before meeting Putin, athlete says 31 Aug 2021 - 08:10 pm

MOSCOW - Russian Olympic medallists are being made to quarantine for a week after returning from the Tokyo Games so that they can...

Two FDA vaccine officials to step down after Covid clearances 31 Aug 2021 - 07:56 pm

Two key vaccine officials are preparing to step down from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which raced to clear Covid shots to...

Nigeria prioritising four COVID-19 vaccines, not including Sinopharm 31 Aug 2021 - 07:42 pm

ABUJA - Nigeria is prioritising the AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, the official heading Nigeria's COVID-19 vaccination campaign said on...

Louisiana left without power, Mississippi highway collapses in Ida's wake 31 Aug 2021 - 07:21 pm

Two people were killed and 10 injured in a road collapse on a Mississippi highway likely triggered by heavy rains unleashed by Hurricane...

Singapore reports most coronavirus cases in nearly 6 weeks 31 Aug 2021 - 03:47 pm

SINGAPORE: Singapore on Tuesday reported 156 new local coronavirus cases, its highest number in almost six weeks. Singapore had fully vaccinated 80% of...

Geronimo the alpaca euthanised in Britain despite public outcry 31 Aug 2021 - 03:31 pm

London: British vets have killed an eight-year-old alpaca, whose fate triggered an outcry against Prime Minister Boris Johnson after the government ordered the...

Oman says only vaccinated travelers to be allowed in - state media 31 Aug 2021 - 02:53 pm

Dubai: Oman said on Monday only vaccinated people will be allowed to travel to the sultanate in an effort to stop the spread...

EU says it has reached goal of vaccinating 70% of adults 31 Aug 2021 - 02:46 pm

BRUSSELS: The European Commission said on Tuesday that 70% of the European Union's adult population had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, hitting a...