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Hong Kong bans passenger flights from UK to curb Delta variant infections 28 Jun 2021 - 02:19 pm

HONG KONG: Hong Kong will ban all passenger flights from the United Kingdom from landing in the city from July 1 in order...

Malaysia PM announces $36 bln aid package amid extended lockdown 28 Jun 2021 - 01:58 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday announced a 150 billion ringgit ($36.22 billion) aid package, including cash aid and wage...

Moscow cafes turn away the unvaccinated as COVID cases surge 28 Jun 2021 - 01:50 pm

MOSCOW: Customers had to start showing QR-codes to get their coffees in Moscow on Monday, under new rules requiring cafes to only serve...

Sweden's PM resigning, calls for parliament to form new govt 28 Jun 2021 - 01:22 pm

STOCKHOLM: Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven is resigning after losing a confidence vote last week and he called on the country’s parliament on...

Greece offers cash reward to boost vaccination rates in young people 28 Jun 2021 - 01:14 pm

ATHENS: Greece will offer young people a cash reward for receiving their first shot against COVID-19 as part of a government drive to...

Indonesia recommends Sinovac vaccine for children aged 12-17 28 Jun 2021 - 12:56 pm

JAKARTA: Indonesia's food and drug agency has recommended the COVID-19 vaccine made by China's Sinovac Biotech for children aged 12-17, the country's COVID-19...

Spain tightens COVID rules on access to Balearic Islands for Britons 28 Jun 2021 - 12:27 pm

MADRID: Spain will demand a negative COVID-19 test or proof of vaccination from British tourists who want to enter Mallorca, Ibiza and other...

Policeman stabbed to death in Kuwait: Media 28 Jun 2021 - 12:07 pm

Doha: A policeman in Kuwait was stabbed to death by a traffic violator early this morning. Kuwait media reported that the policeman, from...

China starts Baihetan hydro project, biggest since Three Gorges 28 Jun 2021 - 11:51 am

SHANGHAI: The giant Baihetan hydropower plant on the upstream branch of China's Yangtze river has begun generating electricity for the first time on...

AstraZeneca on track to meet Southeast Asia vaccine orders 28 Jun 2021 - 11:34 am

BANGKOK: Drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Monday it was on schedule to meet its commitments for supplying coronavirus vaccines in Southeast Asia, after some...

Taiwan's COVID-19 cases fall to month-and-a-half low 28 Jun 2021 - 11:08 am

TAIPEI: Taiwan reported on Monday its lowest daily rise in domestic COVID-19 infections in 1-1/2 months, as the island's outbreak stabilises, although the...

Portugal to quarantine unvaccinated British tourists for 14 days 28 Jun 2021 - 10:41 am

LISBON: Passengers arriving in Portugal from Britain must quarantine for 14 days from Monday if they are not fully vaccinated against the coronavirus,...

Luxembourg premier tests positive for COVID-19 27 Jun 2021 - 11:58 pm

BRUSSELS - Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel has tested positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms and will self-isolate for 10 days, the government...

South Africa to tighten COVID-19 restrictions for 14 days 27 Jun 2021 - 11:49 pm

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa will tighten COVID-19 restrictions for 14 days as current containment measures are insufficient to cope with the speed and...

Saudi Arabia to inoculate those aged 12 to 18 with Pfizer vaccine - ministry 27 Jun 2021 - 10:06 pm

CAIRO - Saudi Arabia will start inoculating young people aged 12 to 18 against COVID-19 with the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine after it was approved...

Seven killed, many injured in blast in Bangladesh 27 Jun 2021 - 09:48 pm

DHAKA - At least seven people were killed and more than 50 people were injured in an explosion in the Bangladeshi capital late...

Hurricane Enrique to weaken on Monday, Mexico at risk of flash floods 27 Jun 2021 - 09:32 pm

MEXICO CITY - The hurricane Enrique barrelling northwards off Mexico's Pacific coast may strengthen slightly overnight before weakening on Monday, the U.S. National...