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India's COVID-19 daily cases hold close to record, another state imposes lockdown 02 May 2021 - 12:41 pm

NEW DELHI - India's new coronavirus cases dipped marginally on Sunday but deaths due to the infection jumped by a record 3,689, with...

Taiwan's first batch of COVID-19 aid leaves for India 02 May 2021 - 11:54 am

TAIPEI - Taiwan's first batch of aid to India to help it fight a surging increase in COVID-19 infections left for New Delhi...

Australia's Perth at risk of second snap-lockdown with three new COVID-19 infections 02 May 2021 - 11:51 am

SYDNEY - Australia's fourth-largest city faces prospects of its second snap lockdown in two weeks, officials said on Sunday, after a hotel quarantine...

Iranian foreign minister apologizes for leaked comments 02 May 2021 - 10:47 am

TEHRAN, Iran: Iran’s foreign minister apologized Sunday for recorded comments that were leaked to the public last week, creating a firestorm in Iran...

Ukraine to buy extra 10 mln doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine 01 May 2021 - 04:29 pm

KYIV: Ukraine has signed a contract with Pfizer for an additional 10 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine, brining the total number of...

WHO gives emergency use listing to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine 01 May 2021 - 04:09 pm

Zurich: The World Health Organization has listed Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, the agency said on Friday, the fifth to be given...

Portugal extends COVID-19 air travel curbs until mid-May 01 May 2021 - 03:41 pm

Lisbon: Portugal said on Saturday it was extending until May 16 flight restrictions that stop non-essential travel from countries with high coronavirus incidence...

Indian scientists flag virus mutations that could 'evade immune response' 01 May 2021 - 02:37 pm

NEW DELHI: A forum of scientific advisers set up by the Indian government has told authorities about minor mutations in some samples of...

Netherlands won't ease lockdown further until at least mid May 01 May 2021 - 02:32 pm

AMSTERDAM: The Netherlands has postponed a further easing of lockdown measures until at least May 18 as COVID-19 infections remain high and hospitals...

A baby was born midflight over the Pacific; a viral TikTok video captured the crisis and first cries 01 May 2021 - 02:00 pm

It was already an eventful day for friends Julia Hansen, 23, and Siearra Rowlan, also 23, before they boarded their flight from Salt...

Kabul on high alert amid 'deadline' for U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan 01 May 2021 - 01:50 pm

Kabul: Kabul security was ramped up on Saturday as the city braced for reaction from the insurgent Taliban as U.S. troops still present...

Soaring food prices make Ramadan meals a luxury in Lebanon 01 May 2021 - 01:04 pm

This Ramadan, the pleas reaching the Lebanese Food Bank have taken on a new resonance. Among the emails and calls it receives each...

Philippines receives first batch of Russia's Sputnik V vaccines 01 May 2021 - 12:55 pm

MANILA: The Philippines received its first batch of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, the presidential office said. The 15,000 doses of...

Former Italian PM Berlusconi returns home after 24 days in hospital 01 May 2021 - 12:44 pm

MILAN: Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been discharged from Milan's San Raffaele hospital, where he had been since April 6 for...

Hospital fire kills 18 virus patients as India steps up jabs 01 May 2021 - 12:27 pm

NEW DELHI: A fire in a COVID-19 hospital ward in western India killed 18 patients early Saturday, as the country grappling with the...

Hungary reopens for people holding COVID-19 immunity cards 01 May 2021 - 12:16 pm

BUDAPEST, Hungary: Hungary on Saturday loosened several COVID-19 restrictions for people with government-issued immunity cards, the latest in a series of reopening measures...

Japan jolted by magnitude 6.8 earthquake; no serious injuries reported, no tsunami alert 01 May 2021 - 11:54 am

Tokyo: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8, revised up from an earlier estimate of 6.6, jolted northeast Japan on Saturday, shaking buildings...

Tanzania installs oxygen production plants as demand increases 01 May 2021 - 11:08 am

Nairobi: Tanzania has installed medical oxygen production plants in its biggest national hospitals to serve intensive care ward patients, including those ill with...