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Biden calls for tighter gun control measures after Colorado shooting 23 Mar 2021 - 08:21 pm

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday called for a ban on assault weapons and tighter gun control measures as he stepped...

Spain lifts ban on UK arrivals from March 30 23 Mar 2021 - 08:14 pm

MADRID - Spain said on Tuesday it was lifting a ban on travel from Britain, three months after suspending flights for all but...

Prince Harry named chief impact officer at mental health company 23 Mar 2021 - 08:01 pm

Britain's Prince Harry will become the first chief impact officer of BetterUp Inc, a San Francisco-based start-up that provides employee coaching and mental...

COVID-19 surging dangerously in Brazil, WHO Americas branch warns 23 Mar 2021 - 07:45 pm

BRASILIA - The coronavirus is surging "dangerously" across Brazil, the World Health Organization's (WHO) regional director for the Americas, Carissa Etienne, warned on...

World gets "failing" grade for COVID-19 preparedness, OECD says 23 Mar 2021 - 07:35 pm

LONDON - Tensions between Britain and the European Union over the supply of COVID-19 vaccines show how the world deserves a "failing" grade...

Brazil Supreme Court to resume voting on Lula corruption cases 23 Mar 2021 - 06:51 pm

SAO PAULO: Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday is set to resume voting on a judgment that could throw out evidence in corruption cases...

Photos of migrant detention highlight Biden's border secrecy 23 Mar 2021 - 06:15 pm

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden's administration has tried for weeks to keep the public from seeing images like those released Monday of immigrant children...

Japan asks IAEA support for Fukushima tank water release 23 Mar 2021 - 04:17 pm

TOKYO: Japan on Tuesday asked the International Atomic Energy Agency for support carrying out the future release of massive amounts of treated but...

Russia tests one-dose 'light' version of Sputnik V shot in UAE, Ghana 23 Mar 2021 - 04:03 pm

MOSCOW: Russian developers of the Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 said on Tuesday they have applied for domestic approval of a single-dose "light"...

Navalny's allies call for major rally across Russia 23 Mar 2021 - 03:44 pm

MOSCOW: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's allies on Tuesday called for a new massive protest across the country to demand his release from...

As floods rise, government insurance shores up Bangladesh farmers 23 Mar 2021 - 03:33 pm

KURIGRAM, Bangladesh: Last year, Hafizur Rahman's entire rice crop drowned in floodwaters that followed heavy rain in northern Bangladesh. The loss forced the...

Colorado marks latest mass tragedy after 10 killed 23 Mar 2021 - 01:04 pm

BOULDER, Colo.:A shooting at a crowded Colorado supermarket that killed 10 people, including the first police officer to arrive, sent terrorized shoppers and...

COVAX to set aside 5% of vaccine doses for emergency stockpile 23 Mar 2021 - 12:53 pm

GENEVA: The COVAX vaccine-sharing scheme will set aside 5% of the vaccine doses it procures for a "buffer" to be used in humanitarian...

Denmark plans further reopening reliant on corona 'passport' 23 Mar 2021 - 12:34 pm

COPENHAGEN: Denmark has agreed to further ease COVID-19 curbs next month by letting hairdressers, spas and other services reopen, while restaurants and cinemas...

One year on from first lockdown, Britain grieves for COVID-19 dead 23 Mar 2021 - 12:10 pm

LONDON: A year to the day after they were first ordered to stay at home to contain the spread of COVID-19, Britons will...

Lego collector recreates Vietnam street scenes in miniature 23 Mar 2021 - 12:01 pm

HO CHI MINH CITY: In a room crammed from ceiling to floor with boxes, cabinets and drawers of Lego bricks, Hoang Dang intently...

Vietnam approves Russia's Sputnik V vaccine for use, RDIF says 23 Mar 2021 - 11:45 am

MOSCOW: Vietnam has approved Russia's Sputnik V vaccine for use against COVID-19, Russia's RDIF sovereign wealth fund, which promotes the shot globally, said...