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India asks Facebook's WhatsApp to withdraw privacy policy update 19 Jan 2021 - 11:44 pm

NEW DELHI - India's technology ministry has asked WhatsApp to withdraw changes to its privacy policy the messaging platform announced earlier this month,...

Brazilian firm plans to export Russian COVID vaccine to South America 19 Jan 2021 - 11:35 pm

BRASILIA - Brazilian pharmaceutical company União Quimica plans to press ahead with production of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine with a view to exporting...

US hits 400,000 Covid deaths as Biden pledges to boost fight 19 Jan 2021 - 11:20 pm

The U.S. has recorded 400,000 Covid-19 deaths, a sobering milestone that comes as the nation prepares to inaugurate a new president who has...

US Senate Republican leader McConnell says Trump 'provoked' Jan. 6 riot 19 Jan 2021 - 09:04 pm

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday accused President Donald Trump, a fellow Republican, of provoking the Jan. 6 riot...

Pandemic could be WHO's Chernobyl moment for reform - review panel 19 Jan 2021 - 08:37 pm

GENEVA/LONDON - The COVID-19 pandemic could be the catalyst for much-needed reform of the World Health Organization just as the Chernobyl nuclear disaster...

Italy police recover stolen painting; museum unaware of theft 19 Jan 2021 - 08:13 pm

ROME - A 500-year-old painting, stolen from a Naples' church museum, has been discovered in an apartment on the outskirts of the southern...

Bells and candlelight to honor 400,000 COVID dead on eve of US presidential handover 19 Jan 2021 - 08:01 pm

WASHINGTON - Hours before they are set to take the helm of a country in crisis, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect...

European countries struggle to make most of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses 19 Jan 2021 - 07:51 pm

ZURICH/PARIS - Some European countries are drawing fewer than the approved six doses from Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine vials, meaning shots are...

Spain to extend COVID furlough scheme until May 19 Jan 2021 - 07:43 pm

MADRID - Spain said on Tuesday it will extend a support scheme for hundreds of thousands of workers furloughed due to COVID-19 until...

Already in lockdown, Dutch to toughen COVID-19 measures 19 Jan 2021 - 07:31 pm

AMSTERDAM - The Dutch government will announce further measures to fight the coronavirus this week amid fears that the "British variant" and other...

Portugal in 'tough marathon', says PM, as COVID-19 deaths hit new daily record 19 Jan 2021 - 07:05 pm

LISBON - Portugal is living "one of the saddest moments", the prime minister said on Tuesday, as doctors warned of a healthcare system...

India’s homegrown vaccine developer warns some to avoid shot 19 Jan 2021 - 03:37 pm

New Delhi: India’s homegrown coronavirus vaccine developer Bharat Biotech on Tuesday warned people with weak immunity and other medical conditions including allergies, fever...

Iraq delays general election to Oct. 10 19 Jan 2021 - 03:34 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraq's cabinet decided on Tuesday to postpone the general election to Oct. 10 from June, the state news agency INA said. The...

Malaysia expands lockdown measures to most states as virus spreads 19 Jan 2021 - 03:33 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Tuesday said it would extend lockdown restrictions across most of the country as it grappled with a rise in...

India to start COVID-19 vaccine exports as soon as Wednesday: Sources 19 Jan 2021 - 03:07 pm

NEW DELHI: India, one of the world's biggest drugmakers, will start exports of COVID-19 vaccines as early as Wednesday, government sources said, paving...

After seeing floods, Indonesian leader visits quake zone 19 Jan 2021 - 02:55 pm

MAMUJU, Indonesia: Relief workers struggled Tuesday to clear the rubble of collapsed buildings on an Indonesian island where a strong earthquake killed at...

Russia's second vaccine '100% effective', watchdog tells media 19 Jan 2021 - 02:38 pm

Moscow: A candidate COVID-19 vaccine known as EpiVacCorona, Russia's second to be registered, proved "100% effective" in early-stage trials, Russian consumer health watchdog...