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Australia building world's first platypus sanctuary 03 Mar 2021 - 11:06 am

SYDNEY: Australian conservationists on Wednesday unveiled plans to build the world's first refuge for the platypus, to promote breeding and rehabilitation as the...

Germany's Merkel set to agree to cautious easing of COVID-19 lockdown 03 Mar 2021 - 10:38 am

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel was poised on Wednesday to agree a gradual relaxation of coronavirus curbs with regional leaders, but the rules...

Germany to start easing COVID-19 lockdown next week, draft says, critics call for speedier reopening 03 Mar 2021 - 12:30 am

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel faced growing pressure to set out a clear roadmap to reopening German society from months of pandemic lockdown,...

Texas governor lifts state's mask mandate, business restrictions 03 Mar 2021 - 12:22 am

The governor of Texas lifted most of the state's coronavirus pandemic restrictions, allowing businesses to reopen at full capacity as of next week...

UK to receive 10 mln AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses from India's Serum Institute 03 Mar 2021 - 12:17 am

The UK will receive 10 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses made by the Serum Institute of India (SII), the UK government said in...

'Pawri' power: 5-second social media clip pulls India, Pakistan closer 03 Mar 2021 - 12:05 am

KARACHI, Pakistan - A 19-year-old Pakistani student who shot to fame after her five-second video went viral on social media across the subcontinent,...

US trial of COVID-19 blood plasma halted after no benefit found 02 Mar 2021 - 11:56 pm

The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) said on Tuesday that it has halted a trial of convalescent blood plasma in the treatment...

Saudi Arabia says COVID-19 vaccination required for 2021 haj - newspaper 02 Mar 2021 - 11:24 pm

LONDON - Saudi Arabia's health ministry has ruled that only people who have ‎been vaccinated against COVID-19 will be allowed to attend the...

India, Mexico top list of coronavirus-related attacks on health workers 02 Mar 2021 - 11:15 pm

MEXICO CITY - One-third out of almost 1,200 attacks on health workers globally last year were related to COVID-19, a coalition of healthcare...

Mexico pins hopes on US vaccine sharing after Biden's 100-day target 02 Mar 2021 - 10:56 pm

MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday he is hopeful the United States will be able to share...

Italy closes schools in worst-hit coronavirus areas 02 Mar 2021 - 09:53 pm

ROME - Italy's government on Tuesday ordered the closure of all schools in areas hardest hit by COVID-19 and extended curbs already in...

Turkey's reopening relieves restaurants but worries doctors 02 Mar 2021 - 09:07 pm

ISTANBUL - Turkish restaurants reopened and many children returned to school on Tuesday after the government announced steps to ease COVID-19 restrictions even...

Woman dies from brain haemorrhage in Japan days after vaccine, but link uncertain 02 Mar 2021 - 08:47 pm

TOKYO - A Japanese a woman in her 60s died from a brain haemorrhage three days after receiving a Pfizer coronavirus vaccination, the...

UK royal Meghan awarded 450,000 pounds in costs after court privacy win 02 Mar 2021 - 08:11 pm

LONDON - Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex, was awarded 450,000 pounds ($630,000) on Tuesday as a provisional payment towards her legal costs after...

FBI chief Chris Wray accuses Capitol attackers of domestic terrorism 02 Mar 2021 - 07:52 pm

WASHINGTON - FBI Director Chris Wray on Tuesday accused supporters of Donald Trump who carried out a deadly Jan. 6 attack on the...

Obey rules, PM warns, as Portugal turns corner in tough COVID-19 battle 02 Mar 2021 - 07:31 pm

LISBON - Portugal had its fewest COVID-19 patients in hospital in four months on Tuesday, data showed, as its prime minister warned that...

Nigeria takes delivery of its first COVID-19 vaccines 02 Mar 2021 - 02:49 pm

ABUJA: Nigeria received its first COVID-19 vaccines on Tuesday to kick off an inoculation programme in Africa's most populous nation, delivered under the...