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Italy reports 44 COVID-19 deaths on Sunday, lowest daily tally since October 30 May 2021 - 11:23 pm

MILAN - Italy reported 44 coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday, down from 83 the day before and the lowest figure since mid-October, while the...

Brazilians stage nationwide protests against President Bolsonaro's COVID response 30 May 2021 - 09:51 pm

RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA - Brazilians staged protests against President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in at least 16 cities across the...

South Africa extends nightly curfew as COVID cases surge 30 May 2021 - 09:24 pm

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa has extended its nightly curfew and limited the number of people at gatherings to slow the spread of COVID-19...

Find Covid origin or face another pandemic, US experts warn 30 May 2021 - 09:07 pm

The world needs the cooperation of the Chinese government to trace the origins of Covid-19 and prevent future pandemic threats, two leading U.S....

Taiwan signs local deals for up to 20 mln COVID shots 30 May 2021 - 08:34 pm

TAIPEI - Taiwan's government has signed deals with two local companies to provide up to 20 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccines, the...

UK may require NHS workers to take COVID-19 vaccine 30 May 2021 - 08:10 pm

LONDON - The British government may require National Health Service workers to be inoculated against COVID-19 - a contentious proposal that was immediately...

German health ministers to discuss control mechanisms for coronavirus test centres 30 May 2021 - 07:50 pm

BERLIN - German Health Minister Jens Spahn and his counterparts in the 16 federal states will on Monday discuss control mechanisms for coronavirus...

Search continues for one still missing after Indonesian ferry fire 30 May 2021 - 04:31 pm

JAKARTA: Search and rescue teams are looking for a person still missing after hundreds were rescued from a passenger ferry that caught fire...

Two dead, more than 20 injured in Florida shooting 30 May 2021 - 04:15 pm

Two people have died and more than 20 were injured in a shooting outside a billiards club in Hialeah, a town to the...

Kenya extends COVID-19 curfew by 60 days 30 May 2021 - 03:40 pm

NAIROBI: Kenya has extended its nightly curfew by 60 days to slow the spread of COVID-19, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday. The...

Ethiopians protest US sanctions over brutal Tigray war 30 May 2021 - 03:04 pm

KAMPALA, Uganda: Thousands of Ethiopians gathered in the nation's capital Sunday to protest outside pressure on the government over its brutal war in...

Decision on lifting England's lockdown will be driven by data, minister says 30 May 2021 - 02:23 pm

London: The decision to lift final lockdown measures in England on June 21 will be made after data on infection, hospitalisation, vaccination and...

Italy judge releases three held in jail over cable car crash, one under house arrest 30 May 2021 - 01:17 pm

Milan: An Italian judge ruled late on Saturday that three men detained over a cable car crash that killed 14 people in northern...

Iran removes central bank head who is running for president 30 May 2021 - 01:01 pm

Dubai: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has dismissed the central bank governor, Abdolnaser Hemmati, one of the few moderates running in a June 18...

UK PM Boris Johnson marries fiancee in private ceremony 30 May 2021 - 11:33 am

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancée Carrie Symonds married Saturday in a small private ceremony in London, his Downing Street...