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Top Navalny associates detained ahead of protests 21 Apr 2021 - 12:21 pm

Moscow: Two close associates of Alexei Navalny were detained Wednesday ahead of protests planned to support the imprisoned Russian opposition leader, who has...

Return the favour: South Korea looks to US for COVID-19 vaccine aid 21 Apr 2021 - 12:04 pm

SEOUL - South Korea hopes the United States will help it tackle a shortage of coronavirus vaccine in return for test kits and...

Protesters gather as German lawmakers vote on lockdown rules 21 Apr 2021 - 11:57 am

Berlin: Protesters began gathering in central Berlin early Wednesday as lawmakers prepared to vote on a proposal by Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet that...

Chauvin convicted of murdering George Floyd in landmark U.S. racial justice case 21 Apr 2021 - 11:28 am

MINNEAPOLIS - Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted on Tuesday of murdering George Floyd, a milestone in the fraught racial history...

Four crew dead, 9 missing after cargo ship runs aground in Philippines 21 Apr 2021 - 11:14 am

Manila: Four crew members from a cargo ship that ran aground off the southern Philippines have died, while seven have been rescued and...

Sri Lanka reports six cases of blood clots among AstraZeneca vaccine recipients, 3 dead 21 Apr 2021 - 11:10 am

New Delhi: Sri Lanka has found six cases of blood clots among recipients of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, three of whom have died,...

Japan eyes state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka regions amid virus surge 21 Apr 2021 - 10:41 am

Tokyo: Japan's government is considering a state of emergency for Tokyo and Osaka as new COVID-19 case numbers surge, broadcaster NHK reported on...

Argentina produces Russia's Sputnik V vaccine in regional first 20 Apr 2021 - 10:28 pm

MOSCOW/BUENOS AIRES: An Argentine firm has produced test batches of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, the first in Latin America, with aims to...

J&J to resume roll out of COVID-19 vaccine in Europe after regulatory review 20 Apr 2021 - 09:35 pm

Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday it will resume rolling out its COVID-19 vaccine in Europe after the region's medical regulator said the...

Mexico president receives AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 20 Apr 2021 - 06:34 pm

Mexico CITY: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador received the AstraZeneca shot against COVID-19 on Tuesday, urging trust in vaccines after several countries...

EU regulator backs J&J vaccine despite finding possible link to blood clots 20 Apr 2021 - 05:19 pm

Europe's drug regulator has found a possible link between Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine and rare blood clotting issues in adults who received...

Thailand floats hydro-solar projects for its dams as fossil fuel supplement 20 Apr 2021 - 05:15 pm

UBON RATCHATHANI, Thailand: Thailand is close to completing one the world's biggest floating hydro-solar hybrid projects on the surface of a dam, a...

Thailand seeks 5-10 mln doses of Pfizer vaccines 20 Apr 2021 - 04:52 pm

BANGKOK: Thailand is seeking between five and 10 million doses of Pfizer and BioNtech's coronavirus vaccine, its prime minister said on Tuesday, as...

Philippines to start clinical trials on ivermectin, other drugs for COVID-19 20 Apr 2021 - 04:45 pm

MANILA: The Philippines will begin clinical trial of several drugs, including the anti-parasite medication ivermectin, in patients with COVID-19 to determine their efficacy...

India's Maharashtra to impose stringent lockdown this week 20 Apr 2021 - 04:17 pm

MUMBAI: India's western state of Maharashtra, home to the financial capital Mumbai, plans to impose a stringent lockdown this week to try to...

Russia will soon have over 120,000 troops on Ukraine's borders, Kyiv says 20 Apr 2021 - 03:59 pm

KYIV/BRUSSELS: Russia will soon have more than 120,000 troops on Ukraine's border, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Tuesday, calling for new...

Chad President Idriss Deby dies on frontline, son to take over 20 Apr 2021 - 03:06 pm

N'DJAMENA: Chad's President Idriss Deby has died while visiting troops on the frontline of a fight against northern rebels, the army said on...

Philippines approves emergency use of J&J, Bharat BiotechCOVID-19 vaccines 20 Apr 2021 - 02:00 pm

MANILA: The Philippines' Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has allowed the emergency use of COVID-19 vaccines made by Johnson & Johnson and India's...