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Lights out: Brexit shuts off market for English cheese truckles 02 Feb 2021 - 10:21 am

Matlock, England: An English company that has long been selling its wax-coated mini barrels of cheese directly to European consumers says it can...

Myanmar generals tighten grip on power as U.S. threatens sanctions 02 Feb 2021 - 08:29 am

The United States threatened to reimpose sanctions on Myanmar's generals after they seized power and detained elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, whose...

UNHCR winterisation plan to support 3.8 million refugees, IDPs 02 Feb 2021 - 08:14 am

Civil wars and political turmoil in some Middle Eastern countries during past many years have forced millions of people to become refugees in...

Australia falls back to zero COVID-19 cases after hotel infection 02 Feb 2021 - 08:13 am

Canberra: Fears of a new cluster of COVID-19 cases in Australia eased on Tuesday, as the city of Perth maintained a strict lockdown...

Biden to keep tariffs on aluminum imports from UAE, reversing Trump 02 Feb 2021 - 07:51 am

Washington: US President Joe Biden will maintain a tariff of 10% on aluminum imports from the United Arab Emirates, reversing Donald Trump's move...

Canada confirms 1st case of South African virus variant 02 Feb 2021 - 12:17 am

TORONTO - Canada on Monday reported its first case of a coronavirus variant that emerged in South Africa that is believed to be...

Early US data indicates Blacks, Hispanics lagging in COVID-19 vaccinations 01 Feb 2021 - 11:47 pm

Early data on U.S. coronavirus vaccinations released on Monday suggests that Blacks and Hispanics received a smaller proportion of shots than their representation...

Merkel vows to offer all Germans COVID-19 vaccine by end-summer 01 Feb 2021 - 11:28 pm

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel defended her government against criticism that Germany's vaccine roll-out was too slow, saying that there had been good...

Italians flock back to coffee bars as COVID-19 restrictions eased 01 Feb 2021 - 09:40 pm

ROME - The familiar tinkling of ceramic cups and chatter returned to coffee bars across most of Italy on Monday, as rigid COVID-19...

WHO team in China's Wuhan visits provincial CDC 01 Feb 2021 - 09:23 pm

WUHAN, China - A World Health Organization-led team investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday visited the Center for Disease Control...

Germany sends doctors and ventilators to help Portugal with COVID-19 crisis 01 Feb 2021 - 09:15 pm

BERLIN - Germany's military will send more than 20 doctors and nurses to Portugal, where space in hospital intensive care units is running...

Austria to loosen lockdown, allowing shops and schools to reopen 01 Feb 2021 - 08:57 pm

VIENNA - Austria will loosen its coronavirus lockdown next week, switching to a nighttime curfew from all-day restrictions on movement and letting non-essential...

South Africa gets first vaccine doses, bringing relief to health workers 01 Feb 2021 - 08:37 pm

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's first coronavirus vaccine doses arrived by airplane on Monday, offering some relief for health workers who have been stretched...

US Northeast pummeled by one of worst winter storms in years 01 Feb 2021 - 08:30 pm

NEW YORK - The U.S. Northeast on Monday awoke under a blanket of snow as a powerful winter storm pummeled a vast swath...

Pakistan military airlifts first COVID-19 vaccine consignment from China 01 Feb 2021 - 08:18 pm

ISLAMABAD - A Pakistan military aircraft brought back the country's first consignment of COVID-19 vaccines from China on Monday, the country's health adviser,...

As pandemic worsens, Portugal reports nearly half of all its COVID-19 deaths in January 01 Feb 2021 - 08:09 pm

LISBON - Portugal reported close to half of all its COVID-19 deaths in January, highlighting the severe worsening of the pandemic in a...

BioNTech says back on schedule to deliver COVID-19 vaccine doses to EU 01 Feb 2021 - 08:03 pm

BioNTech and Pfizer Inc are on-track to meet the delivery deadline for their coronavirus vaccine to the European Union, the Germany-based company said...