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Russia's COVID-19 daily death toll climbs to new pandemic high 02 Jul 2021 - 03:56 pm

MOSCOW: Russia registered a record number of daily COVID-19-related deaths on Friday amid a surge in cases across the world's largest country that...

UK PM Johnson meets Germany's Merkel with COVID travel rules in focus 02 Jul 2021 - 03:45 pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Angela met on Friday with COVID-19 travel restrictions high on the agenda as cases...

J&J's COVID-19 vaccine shows promise against Delta variant 02 Jul 2021 - 03:33 pm

Johnson & Johnson said late Thursday that its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine showed strong promise against the Delta variant and other emerging strains and...

Indonesia to boost social, health spending amid virus battle 02 Jul 2021 - 03:11 pm

JAKARTA: Indonesia will increase social assistance and healthcare spending in response to a spike in COVID-19 cases and to soften the economic blow...

S.Korea's COVID-19 cases spike as Delta variant spreads 02 Jul 2021 - 02:54 pm

SEOUL: South Korea's daily count of coronavirus cases has topped 800, the highest in nearly six months, due to new cluster infections and...

Ireland to speed up vaccinating younger people in Delta battle 02 Jul 2021 - 02:01 pm

DUBLIN - Ireland will give 18- to 34-year-olds the option of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine one to two months earlier than scheduled in...

Singapore eyes mid-July easing, leisure travel by year-end 02 Jul 2021 - 01:12 pm

Singapore is slated to announce a further easing of Covid-19 restrictions in mid-July as part of a strategy for reopening the economy that...

Swiss hope for holidaymakers from Europe as Asian tourists stay away 02 Jul 2021 - 01:09 pm

JUNGFRAUJOCH, Switzerland - It's a quiet day at Jungfraujoch, the Swiss tourist attraction dubbed "Top of Europe", a mountain saddle connecting two 4,000-metre...

Number of foreign tourists to Spain jumps in May as restrictions eased 02 Jul 2021 - 01:00 pm

MADRID - The number of foreign tourists visiting Spain rose to 1.36 million in May, up from virtually zero who came in May...

India's death toll from coronavirus crosses 400,000; vaccination drive falters 02 Jul 2021 - 12:53 pm

MUMBAI/AHMEDABAD - India's official death toll from the coronavirus topped 400,000 on Friday, though experts say the actual number of dead could have...

Sydney braces for rise in COVID-19 cases as Delta outbreak worsens 02 Jul 2021 - 12:49 pm

SYDNEY - Australia's most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), on Friday warned residents to brace an increase in COVID-19 infections over the...

Thailand needs Sinovac to meet vaccine goal with AstraZeneca shots slated for export 02 Jul 2021 - 12:20 pm

Thailand won’t be able to meet its monthly vaccination target of 10 million doses as deliveries from AstraZeneca Plc, the backbone of its...

Delta variant sweeps Asia, prompting curbs as vaccination remains tepid 02 Jul 2021 - 12:12 pm

SEOUL/SYDNEY - The highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus is surging through Asia this week, with record numbers of infections in Australia...

One trapped, several hurt in Washington, D.C. building collapse 02 Jul 2021 - 12:08 am

WASHINGTON - Search and rescue crews were attempting on Thursday to free a construction worker trapped inside a Washington D.C., building after it...

White House prepares for COVID-19 outbreaks due to highly contagious Delta variant 01 Jul 2021 - 11:12 pm

WASHINGTON - The White House on Thursday said it would send out special teams to hot spots around the United States to combat...

Kuwait resumes flights with 12 countries after year long suspension 01 Jul 2021 - 09:34 pm

ISTANBUL - Kuwait announced the resumption of flights with 12 countries on Thursday after a year-long suspension because of the coronavirus pandemic. The...

Portugal imposes night-time curfew in areas to curb COVID-19 spike 01 Jul 2021 - 08:42 pm

LISBON - A night-time curfew will be imposed in several Portuguese municipalities, including the capital Lisbon and the city of Porto, as authorities...

Greece to vaccinate teenagers once experts give go-ahead 01 Jul 2021 - 08:27 pm

ATHENS - Greece will start vaccinating teenagers once it gets the go-ahead from medical experts and will require vaccination certificates or negative tests...