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Thailand considering regulating its AstraZeneca vaccine exports 14 Jul 2021 - 12:08 pm

BANGKOK: Thailand is considering regulating the volume of locally manufactured AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for export, a health official said on Wednesday, a move...

China to start giving COVID-19 shots to teenagers this month 14 Jul 2021 - 12:02 pm

BEIJING: Several areas in China will start vaccinating teenagers this month against COVID-19, state media and local authorities said, as the country steps...

Tourism not contributing to surge of COVID-19 infections in Greece 14 Jul 2021 - 11:42 am

ATHENS: Tourism is not to blame for a surge of COVID-19 infections in Greece, the tourism minister said on Wednesday after the government...

Azerbaijan raises alarm at transboundary pollution of Okhchuchay River 14 Jul 2021 - 11:13 am

Baku, Azerbaijan: The total length of the Okhchuchay River is up to 83km and it is the left tributary of the Araz River....

Pakistan bus blast kills eight, including six Chinese - sources 14 Jul 2021 - 10:03 am

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: At least eight people, including at least six Chinese nationals and one Pakistani soldier, were killed in a blast targeting a...

Bahrain bans entry from 16 new countries including Iran, Tunisia and Indonesia -BNA 14 Jul 2021 - 12:06 am

CAIRO - Bahrain civil aviation affairs said on Tuesday that entry will be banned from 16 new countries including Tunisia, Iran, Iraq, Mexico,...

At least 8 dead in hotel collapse in eastern China 14 Jul 2021 - 12:02 am

BEIJING - Authorities say at least eight people have died and nine remained missing in a hotel collapse in Suzhou city in eastern...

Searchers find another Florida condo collapse victim, raising toll to 95 13 Jul 2021 - 11:54 pm

Searchers at a partially collapsed condominium near Miami found another victim, raising the number of confirmed deaths to 95 on Tuesday as heavy...

WHO warns individuals against mixing and matching COVID vaccines 13 Jul 2021 - 11:49 pm

GENEVA - The World Health Organization's chief scientist has advised individuals against mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines from different manufacturers, saying such decisions...

Mexico reports biggest jump in COVID-19 cases since February 13 Jul 2021 - 11:41 pm

MEXICO CITY - Mexico's health ministry on Tuesday reported 11,137 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, the largest daily jump reported in the country...

US calls for calm in Cuba, concerned by images of violence 13 Jul 2021 - 11:25 pm

WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department on Tuesday called for calm in Cuba and said it was concerned by images of violence it...

US officials say vaccinated don't need booster right now 13 Jul 2021 - 09:48 pm

WASHINGTON - U.S. health officials, after meeting with vaccine maker Pfizer, reiterated on Monday that Americans who have been fully vaccinated do not...

Delta variant hits Pakistan amid 4th COVID wave worries 13 Jul 2021 - 08:50 pm

ISLAMABAD - Concerns of a fourth wave of coronavirus in Pakistan have grown amid the emergence of the Delta variant, a strain of...

Italy approves GSK-Vir antibody to treat COVID-19 13 Jul 2021 - 08:08 pm

MILAN - Italy approved the temporary distribution of a coronavirus antibody treatment by Britain's GlaxoSmithKline and U.S. company Vir Biotechnology , the health...

Zimbabwe targets 1 million people in COVID-19 vaccine blitz 13 Jul 2021 - 07:58 pm

HARARE - Zimbabwe is aiming to vaccinate 1 million people against COVID-19 in the next two weeks, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Tuesday...

Anger mounts after 92 die in fire on Iraq COVID ward 13 Jul 2021 - 07:41 pm

NASSIRIYA, Iraq - The death toll from a fire that tore through a coronavirus hospital in southern Iraq rose to 92, health officials...

Gaza cafe complex serves up lessons in recycling alongside drinks 13 Jul 2021 - 03:53 pm

Gaza: As a model of creative recycling in one of the most densely populated places on earth, a Gaza Strip cafe is serving...

Vietnam to mix doses of Pfizer, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines 13 Jul 2021 - 03:22 pm

HANOI: Vietnam will offer the coronavirus vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech as a second dose option for people first inoculated with...