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Russian President Putin says hopes meeting with U.S. Biden will be productive 16 Jun 2021 - 03:05 pm

GENEVA: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he hoped a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in Geneva would be productive. "Mr...

De Beers Unit discovers 1,098 carat diamond, its largest yet 16 Jun 2021 - 02:53 pm

Debswana Diamond Co., a unit of De Beers Plc, unearthed a 1,098 carat stone in Botswana on June 1, the largest since the...

Israeli airstrikes target Gaza sites 16 Jun 2021 - 02:49 pm

Israeli aircraft carried out a series of airstrikes at sites in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday, the first such raids since a shaky...

Biden meets Putin in Geneva for summit 16 Jun 2021 - 02:44 pm

GENEVA: U.S. President Joe Biden shook hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in Geneva ahead of a summit, Reuters TV footage...

Regeneron drug reduces Covid patient deaths in study 16 Jun 2021 - 02:38 pm

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s antibody cocktail reduced the risk of death by 20% among hospitalized Covid-19 patients who don’t have a natural antibody response...

NY lifts more Covid-19 rules as it hits vaccination mark 16 Jun 2021 - 01:04 pm

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that 70% of adults in New York have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, a...

Philippine minister aims to deploy more nurses, healthcare staff overseas 16 Jun 2021 - 12:02 pm

Manila: The Philippines' labour minister said on Wednesday he will ask for government approval to allow 5,000 more healthcare workers to be deployed...

China says no leak at nuclear plant, no change to detection standards 16 Jun 2021 - 11:45 am

Beijing: China said on Wednesday that there had been no leak at the Taishan nuclear power station and it had not raised the...

EU set to add United States to safe travel list 16 Jun 2021 - 11:35 am

Brussels: European Union governments agreed on Wednesday to add the United States to their list of countries from which they will allow non-essential...

Shocked by Covid deaths, young Indians rush for life insurance 16 Jun 2021 - 11:16 am

Bengaluru: Like many other twenty-somethings in India, Beverly Coutinho kept postponing buying a life insurance policy, until a surge in COVID-19 cases and...

Wide disagreements, low expectations as Biden, Putin meet 16 Jun 2021 - 11:02 am

Geneva: US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin square up on Wednesday for their first meeting since Biden took office with...

Southwest Airlines reels with 1,000 flights canceled or delayed 16 Jun 2021 - 12:16 am

Southwest Airlines Co. canceled or delayed about 1,000 flights, hours after a glitch at a weather-data provider forced the carrier to temporarily ground...

'Pure insanity': Justice Dept. rebuffed Trump bid to overturn election 15 Jun 2021 - 11:50 pm

WASHINGTON - Former President Donald Trump pressed the Justice Department during his waning weeks in office to join his failed effort to overturn...

J&J to send 2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to South Africa by end-June -President Ramaphosa 15 Jun 2021 - 09:59 pm

JOHANNESBURG - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday that Johnson & Johnson would send 2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the...

US seeks $25.6 million fine from Air Canada for refund delays 15 Jun 2021 - 09:23 pm

The U.S. Department of Transportation is seeking $25.6 million in fines from Air Canada for allegedly failing to provide timely refunds to U.S....

Donated US vaccines arrive for Mexican border cities 15 Jun 2021 - 09:06 pm

MEXICO CITY - Mexico received 1.35 million doses of Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccines donated by the United States Tuesday and Mexican officials...