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California to keep mask mandate in place for another month 17 May 2021 - 11:22 pm

California will keep its mask mandate in place until it fully reopens its economy on June 15 in an effort to persuade more...

Brazil's pandemic-weary Manaus flooded by rising Amazon rivers 17 May 2021 - 09:58 pm

MANAUS: Heavy rains in the Amazon rainforest have caused rivers to rise to near record levels, flooding small Brazilian towns and threatening the...

Italy shortens COVID curfew, eases other restrictions -sources 17 May 2021 - 09:46 pm

ROME: Italy's ruling parties on Monday agreed to shorten a nightly curfew to 11 p.m. from 10 p.m. with immediate effect and ease...

Qatar Red Crescent Society headquarters in Gaza hit by Israeli forces 17 May 2021 - 08:48 pm

Doha: The headquarters of the Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) located in the Gaza Strip was hit in shelling by Israeli forces today. ...

Paris museum gets ready to welcome visitors after COVID shutdown 17 May 2021 - 08:28 pm

PARIS - At the Musee d'Orsay in Paris on Monday, workers were hanging a priceless Renoir painting in preparation for the museum's re-opening...

India's Gujarat state evacuates over 200,000 people as cyclone hits 17 May 2021 - 08:23 pm

AHMEDABAD - More than 200,000 people were evacuated from their homes in the Indian state of Gujarat and authorities shut ports and major...

Thrill of the silver screen returns to England as lockdown eases 17 May 2021 - 08:03 pm

LONDON: Londoner Sam Poch was anticipating the thrill of the big screen lighting up as he waited on Monday to enter a cinema...

Tanzanian experts say COVID-19 vaccines safe, recommend joining COVAX 17 May 2021 - 07:54 pm

NAIROBI - Experts appointed by Tanzania's new president have declared COVID-19 vaccines to be effective and recommended joining the COVAX facility that shares...

Biden to announce U.S. will send 20 mln vaccines abroad by end of June 17 May 2021 - 07:45 pm

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden plans to announce on Monday that he will send at least 20 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to...

New York ends COVID-19 mask requirements for vaccinated people 17 May 2021 - 07:30 pm

NEW YORK - New York state will no longer require people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to wear masks in many public...

World has entered stage of "vaccine apartheid" - WHO head 17 May 2021 - 07:08 pm

ZURICH: The world has reached a situation of "vaccine apartheid", World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday, and was no...

J&J cuts vaccine deliveries to EU by half this week - EU source 17 May 2021 - 06:55 pm

BRUSSELS: Johnson & Johnson has cut by half expected deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines to the European Union this week, an EU official told...

Indian variant not affecting vaccinated older people: UK health minister 17 May 2021 - 06:53 pm

LONDON: Early indications are that vaccines are protecting the elderly against the variant of concern first found in India and most of the...

More forced power outages in Taiwan as demand spikes amid heatwave, drought 17 May 2021 - 06:07 pm

TAIPEI: Taiwan imposed power cuts on Monday evening following a spike in demand amid a heatwave and drought and failure at a power...

World Economic Forum cancels 2021 annual meeting in Singapore 17 May 2021 - 05:51 pm

The World Economic Forum cancelled its 2021 annual meeting scheduled for Singapore in three months' time on Monday, saying it was not possible...

EU regulator backs month-long storage of Pfizer vaccine in fridges 17 May 2021 - 05:42 pm

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended extending the storage time for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at normal fridge temperatures to 31 days...

Germany mulls making vaccines free for all from June 7 17 May 2021 - 05:26 pm

BERLIN: Health Minister Jens Spahn has proposed to colleagues that Germany should stop restricting coronavirus vaccines to more vulnerable groups from June 7,...