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Australia to continue AstraZeneca vaccination despite blood clotting case 03 Apr 2021 - 02:37 pm

MELBOURNE: Australia will continue its inoculation programme with AstraZeneca PLC, health officials said on Saturday, after a blood clotting case raised concern about...

Al Shabaab militants attack two army bases in Somalia 03 Apr 2021 - 02:36 pm

MOGADISHU: Al Shabaab Islamist militants attacked two Somali National Army bases on Saturday and the army said there had been casualties on both...

Philippines extends coronavirus curbs in Manila, nearby provinces 03 Apr 2021 - 02:11 pm

MANILA: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has extended a strict lockdown in the capital region and adjacent provinces by at least one week to...

Myanmar death toll mounts amid protests, military crackdown 03 Apr 2021 - 01:51 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: Security forces in central Myanmar opened fire on anti-coup protesters on Saturday, killing at least two people according to local media....

Kenya stops private importation of COVID-19 vaccines 03 Apr 2021 - 01:44 pm

NAIROBI, Kenya: Kenya has ordered an immediate suspension on private importations of vaccines citing fears that it may lead to counterfeit inoculations getting...

Rutte's prospects of forming new government wane as coalition partner quits 03 Apr 2021 - 12:46 pm

Amsterdam: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's prospects of forming a new government waned on Saturday as a coalition partner seen as vital for...

Taiwan releases train crash suspect on bond, prosecutors to appeal 03 Apr 2021 - 10:55 am

HUALIEN, Taiwan: A Taiwan court on Saturday released on bond the manager of a construction site whose truck authorities believe to have caused...

Iran's foreign ministry rejects 'step-by-step' lifting of sanctions - Press TV 03 Apr 2021 - 10:50 am

Iran's foreign ministry rejects any "step-by-step" lifting of sanctions imposed against it, Press TV reported on Saturday. "The definitive policy of the Islamic...

India braces for Covid-19 curbs as infections hit 6-month high 03 Apr 2021 - 10:38 am

Mumbai: India's biggest cities braced for stricter lockdowns and other COVID-19 curbs on Saturday as infections hit a six-month high, as a month-long...

Travel guidance eased as CDC says vaccinated people at low risk 03 Apr 2021 - 08:42 am

Federal authorities said fully vaccinated people can resume recreational travel in the U.S. at "low risk,” and signaled a relaxation of operational guidelines...

One officer dead after man rams Capitol barricade; suspect fatally shot by police, officials say 03 Apr 2021 - 07:32 am

WASHINGTON: One Capitol Police officer was killed and another injured Friday when a man crashed his vehicle into them near the U.S. Capitol,...

India's Maharashtra state warns of full lockdown amid second wave of coronavirus 02 Apr 2021 - 08:07 pm

NEW DELHI: The chief minister of India's Maharashtra state warned on Friday of a full lockdown to curb coronavirus infections if people did...

U.S. CDC: Vaccinated people can resume travel at 'low risk' 02 Apr 2021 - 07:31 pm

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday said fully vaccinated people can safely travel at "low risk", after the...

Moderna gets nod to speed up virus vaccine output with bigger vials 02 Apr 2021 - 07:00 pm

The U.S. drug regulator gave Moderna Inc clearance to speed up output of its COVID-19 vaccine by letting it fill a single vial...

Ecuador declares state of exception in eight provinces as COVID-19 infections spike 02 Apr 2021 - 06:46 pm

QUITO: Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno has declared a 30-day state of exception in eight of the country's 24 provinces, which includes a curfew,...

Daredevil free climber scales one of Europe's highest skyscrapers 02 Apr 2021 - 05:01 pm

BARCELONA: George King, the man who free-climbed The Shard in London, took his life in his hands again when he scaled one of...

Vietnam to vaccinate 20% of population against COVID-19 by end of year 02 Apr 2021 - 03:28 pm

HANOI: Vietnam aims to have 20% of its 98 million people vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of the year, its health ministry...

Turkey begins administering Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 shots 02 Apr 2021 - 03:26 pm

ANKARA: Turkey on Friday began administering Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 shots, introducing a second vaccine in its campaign that began in mid-January, as...