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Is it all Greek to you? Coronavirus variants get new names 01 Jun 2021 - 12:22 am

GENEVA - Coronavirus variants with clunky, alphanumeric names have now been assigned the letters of the Greek Alphabet in a bid to simplify...

Long lines and confusion as Venezuela begins COVID-19 vaccination 01 Jun 2021 - 12:19 am

CARACAS - Hundreds of senior citizens and health workers stood in long lines on Monday to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as part...

Peru revises pandemic death toll, now worst in the world per capita 31 May 2021 - 11:14 pm

LIMA - Peru on Monday almost tripled its official COVID-19 death toll to 180,764, following a government review, making it the country with...

Jordan, Canada discuss Gaza ceasefire, rebuilding effort 31 May 2021 - 09:52 pm

Amman - Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and his Canadian counterpart Marc Garneau discussed over the phone on Monday the international efforts to...

Turkey eases COVID-19 measures, partly re-opens restaurants 31 May 2021 - 08:56 pm

ANKARA - Turkey further eased measures meant to curb coronavirus infections on Monday including partially lifting a weekend lockdown and opening restaurants to...

Philippines extends COVID-19 curbs in capital, ban on inbound travel from several countries 31 May 2021 - 08:38 pm

MANILA - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday prolonged partial coronavirus curbs in the capital and nearby provinces until mid-June to contain infections...

Saudi minister defends order to turn down the volume on mosques 31 May 2021 - 08:25 pm

Saudi Arabia's Islamic Affairs minister on Monday defended an order to lower the volume on mosque loudspeakers, saying families had been complaining that...

London rugby stadium offers walk-in COVID-19 vaccines to any adult 31 May 2021 - 08:09 pm

LONDON - A mass walk-in vaccine clinic at London's Twickenham stadium, the home of English rugby, on Monday was offering COVID-19 vaccines to...

Sinovac shot controlled Covid in Brazil town after 75% covered 31 May 2021 - 08:02 pm

The vaccine developed by Sinovac Biotech Ltd. was effective in controlling Covid-19 in a mass-inoculation study in a small Brazilian town after 75%...

Russia's Navalny asks court to end prison security checks 31 May 2021 - 07:52 pm

MOSCOW: Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny asked a court Monday to halt the hourly night-time checks he has been subjected to in...

'Time has come' for pandemic treaty as part of bold reforms - WHO's Tedros 31 May 2021 - 07:39 pm

GENEVA - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called on Monday for launching negotiations this year on an international treaty to...

Portuguese PM responds to critics over Champions League fans 31 May 2021 - 07:28 pm

LISBON - Portugal's government said on Monday authorities must learn from their mistakes after a decision to allow thousands of English soccer fans...

Study blames climate change for 37% of global heat deaths 31 May 2021 - 06:43 pm

More than one-third of the world’s heat deaths each year are due directly to global warming, according to the latest study to calculate...

Lebanon receives French report regarding Beirut port blast 31 May 2021 - 06:20 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanon on Monday received a preliminary report from France regarding last year’s massive port blast in Beirut that killed and wounded thousands,...

Qatar's Ambassador to China reviews World Cup 2022 projects 31 May 2021 - 03:02 pm

Beijing: Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the People's Republic of China HE Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Dehaimi hosted members of the...

Court case of 47 Hong Kong democracy activists to resume on July 8 31 May 2021 - 02:02 pm

Hong Kong: The widely-monitored national security case of 47 Hong Kong opposition figures charged with conspiracy to commit subversion, most of whom have...

German court demands pension reform to avoid double taxation in future 31 May 2021 - 01:48 pm

Munich: Germany's federal fiscal court on Monday demanded changes to the taxation of pensions to avoid the double taxation of retirement savings in...

India accelerates vaccine supplies in fight against COVID-19 31 May 2021 - 01:35 pm

NEW DELHI: India's Serum Institute will increase production of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines by nearly 40% in June, officials said on Monday, in the...