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White House to Florida, Texas leaders: Help on COVID-19 or 'get out of the way' 03 Aug 2021 - 11:39 pm

WASHINGTON - The White House on Tuesday urged Republican leaders in Florida and Texas to follow public health guidelines on the pandemic or...

Officer dead, suspect killed in violence outside Pentagon 03 Aug 2021 - 09:58 pm

WASHINGTON - An officer died after being stabbed Tuesday during a burst of violence at a transit station outside the Pentagon, and a...

Foreign tourism to Spain surges from year ago in June, 75% below 2019 03 Aug 2021 - 09:35 pm

MADRID: The number of foreign tourists visiting Spain jumped to 2.2 million in June, rising nearly tenfold from a year earlier when global...

Bangladesh extends lockdown with worsening pandemic situation 03 Aug 2021 - 09:29 pm

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Bangladesh on Tuesday extended the existing COVID-19 lockdown restrictions to be effective until Aug. 10 as the prevailing situation across...

Scotland to lift almost all COVID-19 restrictions next week 03 Aug 2021 - 09:08 pm

LONDON – Scotland’s first minister announced on Tuesday that almost all remaining COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted from next Monday. Addressing the Scottish...

UAE expands provision of COVID booster shots 03 Aug 2021 - 08:40 pm

DUBAI - The United Arab Emirates will start providing a booster shot against COVID-19 to all fully vaccinated individuals in the Gulf Arab...

Spain's infection rate continues to recede after last month's Delta peak 03 Aug 2021 - 08:39 pm

MADRID: Spain's COVID-19 contagion rate continues to fall, with the two-week rate dropping 19 points on Tuesday compared with the previous day. The...

WHO's pandemic project faces cash crunch amid vaccine, oxygen shortages 03 Aug 2021 - 08:35 pm

BRUSSELS: The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking $11.5 billion in urgent funding to fight the more infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus,...

As Delta surges, U.S. military braces for mandatory COVID-19 vaccines 03 Aug 2021 - 08:27 pm

WASHINGTON: During his last days before dying from COVID-19, 26-year-old Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Cody Myers played a breathing game with himself...

India's worst-hit Maharashtra eases COVID curbs as infections abate 03 Aug 2021 - 08:11 pm

MUMBAI - India's industrial hub of Maharashtra state eased COVID-19 restrictions in most districts on Tuesday, including in the financial capital of Mumbai,...

Spanish, Croatian planes join battle against Turkish wildfires 03 Aug 2021 - 07:53 pm

MARMARIS, Turkey - Firefighting planes from Spain and Croatia joined the battle against wildfires raging for a seventh day near Turkey's southern resorts...

Multiple injuries as gunshots fired at Pentagon transit stop 03 Aug 2021 - 07:40 pm

WASHINGTON: Gunshots were fired Tuesday morning near the entrance of the Pentagon, resulting in multiple injuries. The facility, the headquarters of the U.S....

New York becomes first US city to mandate COVID vaccines to enter restaurants, gyms 03 Aug 2021 - 06:29 pm

NEW YORK: New York City will become the first major U.S. city to require proof of COVID vaccination for customers and staff at...

Gov Cuomo harassed multiple women, probe finds 03 Aug 2021 - 06:23 pm

NEW YORK: An investigation into New York Gov Andrew Cuomo found that he sexually harassed multiple current and former state government employees, state...

Tougher terms: why the EU is paying more for new COVID shots 03 Aug 2021 - 05:26 pm

BRUSSELS: The European Union has agreed to pay a premium on new orders of COVID-19 vaccines because it is requiring tougher terms to...

More than 110M COVID vaccines sent to 60 countries, US says 03 Aug 2021 - 04:54 pm

WASHINGTON: The U.S. has donated and shipped more than 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to more than 60 countries, ranging from Afghanistan...

People flee homes as wildfire burns near Athens industrial zone 03 Aug 2021 - 04:42 pm

ATHENS: People were fleeing their homes on Tuesday as a large wildfire raged near an industrial area outside Athens, prompting authorities to evacuate...