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Heavy rains kill 18 in India, dozens feared trapped in landslides 23 Jul 2021 - 11:06 am

MUMBAI: At least 18 people have died in the western Indian state of Maharashtra after torrential monsoon rains caused landslides and flooding that...

CDC guidance on masking unchanged as Delta variant sweeps US: Walenksy 22 Jul 2021 - 08:12 pm

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not revised its masking guidance, even as the infectious Delta variant of COVID-19 continues...

Saudi Arabia reports 1,162 COVID-19 cases, 15 deaths 22 Jul 2021 - 08:08 pm

Riyadh: The Saudi Ministry of Health announced Thursday 1,162 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in...

UK's government is working closely with sectors hurt by COVID isolation rules 22 Jul 2021 - 03:01 pm

LONDON: Britain's government is working closely with those sectors impacted by an increased number of workers being forced to self-isolate at home after...

Merkel says German COVID rise worrying, urges vaccination 22 Jul 2021 - 02:54 pm

BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that new coronavirus infections in Germany are once again rising at a worrying pace. She appealed to...

More than 90% of adult Beijing residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19 22 Jul 2021 - 02:49 pm

BEIJING: China's capital Beijing has fully vaccinated nearly 91% of its adult residents against COVID-19, data from the municipal government showed, as the...

Jill Biden leads U.S. delegation to Tokyo Games amid pandemic fears 22 Jul 2021 - 02:01 pm

TOKYO: U.S. First Lady Jill Biden is leading her country's diplomatic delegation to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, sending a message of support to...

U.S. donates 3 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses to Vietnam 22 Jul 2021 - 01:53 pm

WASHINGTON: The U.S. government will send 3 million more doses of the Moderna Inc COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam on Thursday, bringing total donations...

Spain's Prado overhauls collection to highlight women artists 22 Jul 2021 - 01:40 pm

MADRID: Seeking to breathe new life into Madrid's Prado museum after the long months of the pandemic, curators have overhauled the collection to...

Samoan seasonal workers sing during Australian hotel quarantine 22 Jul 2021 - 01:32 pm

CANBERRA: Australia's strict hotel quarantine requirements leaves most people frustrated and angry, but a group of quarantined seasonal workers from Samoa sang from...

Africa to start receiving 400 mln J&J COVID-19 vaccine doses next week 22 Jul 2021 - 01:07 pm

NAIROBI: Africa, battling a severe third wave of COVID-19 infections, will start to receive the first batch of 400 million doses of vaccines...

Coastal erosion threatens Senegal's rock climbing clique 22 Jul 2021 - 12:59 pm

DAKAR: Dangling from umber cliffs that tower over Africa's westernmost shoreline, a crew of Senegalese climbers hunt for footholds that they say are...

S.Korea reports highest daily increase in COVID-19 cases 22 Jul 2021 - 12:23 pm

SEOUL: South Korea on Thursday reported another daily record of 1,842 coronavirus cases, as it struggles to tame its worst-ever wave of outbreaks...

Gamma coronavirus variant detected in Russia, Ifax reports 22 Jul 2021 - 12:11 pm

MOSCOW: The Gamma variant of the novel coronavirus, first found in Brazil, has been detected in small quantities in Russia, the Interfax news...

Lightning found to have ignited Oregon's mammoth Bootleg fire 22 Jul 2021 - 12:04 pm

A destructive Oregon wildfire that ranks as the largest among dozens raging across the drought-parched Western United States in recent weeks was ignited...

Delta variant taking hold of Indonesia's Papua as hospitals near capacity 22 Jul 2021 - 11:36 am

JAKARTA: Hospitals in Indonesia's easternmost region of Papua are nearing full capacity amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, with health officials bracing for...

Australian PM apologises for COVID-19 vaccine delays as cases spike 22 Jul 2021 - 11:28 am

SYDNEY: Australia's prime minister apologised for a sluggish COVID-19 vaccination programme on Thursday, while the country's most populous state reported its biggest one-day...