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Protesters in France denounce COVID health pass rules for fifth weekend 14 Aug 2021 - 05:54 pm

PARIS: Protesters marched in cities across France for a fifth consecutive weekend in what could the biggest demonstration yet against rules compelling them...

Spain flirts with record heat; 16 Italy cities on red alert 14 Aug 2021 - 05:06 pm

MADRID: Spain endured what it expected to be its hottest day of the year Saturday, with temperatures topping 45 degrees Celsius (113 F),...

One dead, two missing as torrential rains slam Japan, risk alerts broadened 14 Aug 2021 - 03:26 pm

Tokyo: One woman was dead and two people were missing on Saturday after torrential rains touched off a landslide and engulfed at least...

Iran orders travel ban and shutdown amid COVID surge 14 Aug 2021 - 12:57 pm

Dubai: Iran is to impose a one-week lockdown and a ban on road travel amid a fifth COVID-19 surge in the worst-hit country...

At least 40 killed in Turkey flood as search for missing continues 14 Aug 2021 - 12:51 pm

BOZKURT, Turkey: Families of those missing after Turkey's worst floods in years anxiously watched rescue teams search buildings on Saturday, fearing the death...

Afghan president: 'Consultations' ongoing amid Taliban blitz 14 Aug 2021 - 12:33 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says he will not give up the "achievements” of the last 20 years and that "consultations” are...

Musicians at Serbian trumpet festival play on despite pandemic 14 Aug 2021 - 12:30 pm

Guca, Serbia: The sound of trumpets filled the air as thousands of people crowded into a small Serbian town late on Friday for...

Russia releases worst pandemic death numbers to date 14 Aug 2021 - 12:13 pm

MOSCOW: Russia's daily COVID-19 deaths hit a new record of 819 on Saturday, a day after Moscow's health department reported the highest number...

Taliban take key city close to Kabul as US troops arrive to assist evacuations 14 Aug 2021 - 12:04 pm

Kabul: The Taliban pushed closer to Kabul on Saturday, capturing a key city near Afghanistan's capital as American troops flew in to help...

Nobody running Lebanon, says central bank boss 14 Aug 2021 - 11:53 am

Beirut: Lebanon's central bank governor said nobody was running the country as he defended his decision to halt fuel subsidies that have drained...

Sydney lockdown extended statewide, fines hiked as Australia faces 'worst' COVID episode 14 Aug 2021 - 11:09 am

Sydney: Australian police hiked fines for people breaking lockdown rules in Sydney and the rest of its home state on Saturday and strict...

Philippine health ministry says no corruption in $1.3 bln pandemic funds 14 Aug 2021 - 10:31 am

Manila: The Philippine health minister, facing questions over more than $1 billion in COVID-19 spending, denied on Saturday that any money was "stolen",...

Canada to require COVID-19 vaccines for federal government workers 13 Aug 2021 - 08:44 pm

OTTAWA: Canada on Friday said it will soon require all federal public servants be vaccinated against COVID-19 and will also extend its vaccine...

Reluctant French get Covid vaccination as health pass closes doors 13 Aug 2021 - 08:13 pm

PARIS: Reluctant French people lined up to get vaccinated as authorities were set to get tougher on the mandatory health pass for entering...

Peru study finds Sinopharm COVID vaccine 50.4% effective against infections 13 Aug 2021 - 07:28 pm

LIMA/BEIJING: A two-dose COVID-19 vaccine from China's Sinopharm was 50.4% effective in preventing infections in health workers in Peru when it was seeing...

'Pretty devastating': Sydney councillor delivers food in lockdown districts 13 Aug 2021 - 07:22 pm

SYDNEY: Bilal El-Hayek and friend and volunteer Amer Yassine carry boxes of packaged meals onto the front porch of Darlene, a single mother...

Morocco reinforces vaccine campaign with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccinations 13 Aug 2021 - 06:50 pm

RABAT: Morocco received on Friday a shipment of 600,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine as it expands its inoculation campaign to younger people...