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Blinken casts doubt on methodology of coronavirus lab-leak report 08 Jun 2021 - 09:43 pm

WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken cast doubt on Tuesday on the methodology of a report on the origins of COVID-19...

Fauci urges US vaccinations as harmful variant spreads in UK 08 Jun 2021 - 09:03 pm

U.S. health officials said Tuesday that the more harmful Covid-19 variant known as Delta has surged in the U.K., a country with high...

Duchess Meghan releases debut children's book 'The Bench' 08 Jun 2021 - 08:38 pm

LONDON - Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex, released her debut children's book on Tuesday, dedicating it to her husband Prince Harry and their...

US CDC eases travel recommendations on 61 countries including Japan 08 Jun 2021 - 08:29 pm

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has eased its travel recommendations for 61 countries including Japan from its...

EU regulator to give verdict on Moderna COVID-19 shot for teens in July 08 Jun 2021 - 07:57 pm

Europe's drug regulator said on Tuesday it expects to give a verdict on the use of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine in 12- to...

Shots on wheels: Malaysia goes mobile with mass vaccine rollout 08 Jun 2021 - 07:48 pm

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia went mobile with its mass immunisation drive on Tuesday, with the rollout of the first of 40 vaccine trucks...

Harris meets Mexico president in effort to lower migration from Central America 08 Jun 2021 - 07:44 pm

MEXICO CITY - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris met Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday as part of her first trip...

Starbucks to reintroduce reusable cups in US stores 08 Jun 2021 - 07:39 pm

Starbucks Corp said on Tuesday it would start accepting reusable cups from customers in the United States later this month, more than a...

White House urges states to seek longer shelf life for J&J shots as millions near expiration 08 Jun 2021 - 07:25 pm

A top White House official on Tuesday urged state governors to work with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to extend the shelf...

Global crackdown on organised crime after high-tech US-Australia sting 08 Jun 2021 - 07:20 pm

CANBERRA: US and Australian authorities hacked into an app used by criminals to read millions of encrypted messages, leading to hundreds of arrests...

Turkey launches 'sea snot' clean-up to save Sea of Marmara 08 Jun 2021 - 06:22 pm

ISTANBUL: Turkey vowed to save the Sea of Marmara on Tuesday by launching a disaster management programme meant to clean up a slimy...

UN chief Guterres wins Security Council backing for second term 08 Jun 2021 - 05:51 pm

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres won support from the UN Security Council on Tuesday for a second five-year term at the organization he’s...

Genocide conviction upheld against former Bosnian Serb military commander Mladic 08 Jun 2021 - 05:26 pm

THE HAGUE: U.N. war crimes judges on Tuesday upheld a genocide conviction and life sentence against former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic,...

Two arrested after French President Macron slapped during crowd walkabout 08 Jun 2021 - 04:06 pm

PARIS: Two people were arrested after French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped by a man during a walkabout session with a crowd in...

Aspirin doesn’t help covid patients survive in large UK study 08 Jun 2021 - 03:43 pm

Aspirin doesn’t improve chances of survival for patients hospitalized with Covid-19, according to a large study. The 120-year-old drug, which is widely used...

Harris meets Mexican President with goal of lowering migration from Central America 08 Jun 2021 - 03:28 pm

MEXICO CITY: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will meet Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday, after mid-term elections in the country...

EU regulator does not expect approval for CureVac vaccine before August 08 Jun 2021 - 03:22 pm

FRANKFURT: The European Medicines Agency (EMA) does not expect to make a decision on the approval of German biotech group CureVac's COVID-19 vaccine...