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Fauci urges Americans to get any of the three COVID-19 vaccines available 28 Feb 2021 - 07:26 pm

WASHINGTON - Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease official, said on Sunday he would take the newly approved Johnson & Johnson...

London wants retail expansion despite pandemic slump 28 Feb 2021 - 04:52 pm

London’s main financial district expects demand for stores from workers and visitors to increase even as retailers go bust because more consumers are...

Hungarian PM receives Chinese vaccine as govt ramps up rollout 28 Feb 2021 - 03:34 pm

BUDAPEST: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been vaccinated with a coronavirus vaccine developed by China's Sinopharm, Orban announced on his official Facebook...

Russia sends Navalny to notorious penal camp feared by inmates 28 Feb 2021 - 03:17 pm

Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, who survived a chemical poisoning last year that he called a Kremlin attempt to kill him, has begun...

Jordan's King accepts resignation of ministers for violating Covid-19 precautionary measures 28 Feb 2021 - 02:40 pm

Amman: Jordan's King Abdullah II accepted on Sunday the resignation of Justice Minister Bassam Talhouni and Interior Minister Ibrahim Mubaideen from their positions...

Russia launches satellite to monitor climate in Arctic 28 Feb 2021 - 02:24 pm

MOSCOW: Russia launched its space satellite Arktika-M on Sunday on a mission to monitor the climate and environment in the Arctic amid a...

Rooster kills Indian man during banned cockfight 28 Feb 2021 - 02:01 pm

HYDERABAD, India: A man was killed by a rooster with a blade tied to its leg during an illegal cockfight in southern India,...

Russian helicopter makes emergency landing in Syria - Defence Ministry 28 Feb 2021 - 01:58 pm

AMMAN/MOSCOW: A Russian Mi-35 helicopter made an emergency landing due to technical problems during a flight over Syria's northern Hasaka province, state agencies...

Philippines receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccine, doses donated by China 28 Feb 2021 - 12:50 pm

MANILA: The Philippines received on Sunday its first batch of COVID-19 vaccine doses in a shipment donated by China, a day before it...

Japan's Mizuho halts service at card-eating ATMs 28 Feb 2021 - 12:37 pm

Tokyo: Japan's Mizuho Bank stopped service at some of its automated teller machines (ATMs) on Sunday after the machines devoured customers' cash cards...

Dozens of leading Hong Kong democrats charged with subversion in major national security crackdown 28 Feb 2021 - 12:06 pm

Hong Kong: Forty-seven Hong Kong democrats and activists were charged on Sunday with conspiracy to commit subversion, in the largest single crackdown on...

U.S. authorizes J&J's COVID-19 vaccine, making it third available 28 Feb 2021 - 11:43 am

The U.S. government on Saturday authorized Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, enabling millions more Americans to be vaccinated in the coming weeks...

Myanmar police crack down on protests for second day; at least five dead 28 Feb 2021 - 11:30 am

Myanmar police opened fired on Sunday on protests against military rule, killing at least four people and wounding several on the second day...

Thailand starts COVID-19 vaccination campaign 28 Feb 2021 - 11:24 am

BANGKOK: Thailand kicked off its COVID-19 inoculation campaign on Sunday, with cabinet ministers, health officials and medical professionals among the first in the...

Australia receives AstraZeneca vials as it ramps up vaccination drive 28 Feb 2021 - 11:13 am

MELBOURNE: Australia received 300,000 doses of the AstraZeneca PLC vaccine on Sunday, more than doubling the amount of all vaccines shipped to the...

As Mexico's largest migrant camp empties, new tents spring up along border 27 Feb 2021 - 08:43 pm

MEXICO CITY: Mexican authorities hope most of the asylum seekers living in a major encampment on the border will be allowed to enter...

Ethiopia criticizes Amnesty report on massacre in Tigray town 27 Feb 2021 - 06:31 pm

Ethiopia’s government criticized a report by Amnesty International that alleged war crimes in the northern town of Axum last year. Amnesty said on...

Myanmar police arrest hundreds in crackdown, rights group says 27 Feb 2021 - 06:12 pm

Myanmar police arrested hundreds of protesters on Saturday in their most extensive crackdown on demonstrations against the Feb. 1 military coup, the Assistance...