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EU hails Gaza cease-fire, calls for peace talks 21 May 2021 - 01:26 pm

BRUSSELS - The European Union’s top diplomat is welcoming the Gaza cease-fire, but he says only a revival of long-term peace talks can...

India and Pfizer at impasse over vaccine indemnity demand -sources 21 May 2021 - 01:12 pm

NEW DELHI/NEW YORK - Pfizer and the Indian government are at loggerheads over a demand by the U.S. drugmaker for legal protection from...

UK media minister says BBC governance may need further reform 21 May 2021 - 01:01 pm

LONDON - Britain's media minister Oliver Dowden said the government would consider whether further reform of governance at the publicly-funded BBC was needed...

Greek firefighters battle forest blaze near Athens 21 May 2021 - 12:51 pm

ATHENS - Greek firefighters battled for a third day on Friday a wind-driven blaze that burned through pine forests about 60 km (37...

Turkey says WhatsApp will drop data collection update after probe 21 May 2021 - 12:46 pm

ISTANBUL - Turkey's Competition Board said on Friday it had been informed by WhatsApp that it would not implement a messaging app update...

Thailand sees first local cases of Indian COVID-19 variant 21 May 2021 - 12:43 pm

BANGKOK - Thailand has detected its first 15 domestically transmitted cases of the highly infectious COVID-19 variant first found in India, authorities said...

Taiwan presses US health secretary on COVID vaccines 21 May 2021 - 12:29 pm

TAIPEI - Taiwan's health minister said on Friday he had spoken to his U.S. counterpart to ask for help in obtaining COVID-19 vaccines...

COVID-19 death tolls are likely a "significant undercount", WHO says 21 May 2021 - 12:06 pm

GENEVA - Official tolls showing the number of deaths directly or indirectly attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to be a "significant...

Hamas, Israel agree on Gaza ceasefire 21 May 2021 - 11:35 am

Israel and Hamas will cease fire across the Gaza Strip border as of 2 am on Friday, an official with the Palestinian faction...

Britain to work with WHO on 'pandemic radar' to track diseases 21 May 2021 - 12:53 am

LONDON - Britain will work with the World Health Organization (WHO) to develop a "pandemic radar" system to identify new coronavirus variants quickly...

Prince William says BBC failed Diana with interview deceit 21 May 2021 - 12:46 am

LONDON - Britain's Prince William accused the BBC of failing his mother Princess Diana and poisoning her relationship with Prince Charles after an...

'Vax & Scratch' lottery scheme aims to up New York COVID-19 shots 20 May 2021 - 11:48 pm

NEW YORK - You gotta get poked to win, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday, unveiling a $5 million lottery prize...

Egypt helps broker ceasefire in Gaza to start early Friday - state TV 20 May 2021 - 11:40 pm

CAIRO - Egyptian efforts to broker a ceasefire between Israelis and Palestinians have succeeded, Egyptian state TV reported on Thursday. It said a...

Journalist lied to get Diana interview, BBC covered it up - report 20 May 2021 - 09:38 pm

LONDON - A BBC journalist used deceit to win a sensational 1995 interview with Princess Diana in which she disclosed intimate details of...

Panda cub to get his first peek at visitors as US National Zoo reopens 20 May 2021 - 09:35 pm

WASHINGTON - A giant panda cub born during the pandemic and so far only seen by the public on a virtual "Panda Cam"...

UK daily COVID cases highest in a month, Indian variant rising sharply 20 May 2021 - 09:29 pm

LONDON - Britain reported its highest daily total of new coronavirus infections in a month while cases of a variant of concern first...

G20 leaders to back COVID-19 vaccine voluntary licensing, no patent waiver 20 May 2021 - 09:18 pm

BRUSSELS - Leaders of the world's largest economies will adopt on Friday a declaration recommending voluntary actions to boost COVID-19 vaccine production, snubbing...