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Italy recommends fourth COVID vaccine dose for immunocompromised 20 Feb 2022 - 09:56 pm

MILAN- Italy's health ministry has recommended that people with a severely compromised immune system receive a fourth mRNA vaccine shot against COVID-19, provided...

Greece reports first fatality after blaze on ferry, 10 still missing 20 Feb 2022 - 08:48 pm

CORFU, Greece- Firefighters battling for a third day a blaze on a ferry sailing from Greece to Italy recovered on Sunday the body...

Blinken says all signs suggest Russia on the brink of invading Ukraine 20 Feb 2022 - 08:18 pm

WASHINGTON- All signs suggest Russia is on the brink of invading Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday, but still...

'God Save The Queen': messages pour in after Elizabeth catches COVID 20 Feb 2022 - 07:43 pm

WINDSOR, England- News that Britain's Queen Elizabeth had tested positive for COVID-19 drew shock, concern and messages of goodwill from across the country...

Canada's capital starts cleanup after weeks-long protest 20 Feb 2022 - 07:32 pm

OTTAWA- Canadian police on Sunday smashed the windows of vehicles abandoned in the downtown core of the capital to tow them away, and...

Harris acknowledges 'real possibility of war' in Europe 20 Feb 2022 - 04:06 pm

Munich: Acknowledging "the real possibility of war,” Vice President Kamala Harris wrapped up a weekend of outreach to European allies with a push...

Hong Kong says anti-virus controls might be tightened 20 Feb 2022 - 03:53 pm

HONG KONG: Stringent anti-virus controls that ban public gatherings in Hong Kong of more than two people might be tightened to stop a...

Russia, Belarus to continue military exercises, cite Ukraine 20 Feb 2022 - 03:53 pm

KYIV, Ukraine:The defense minister of Belarus says his country's joint exercises with Russian troops will continue because of rising tensions in Ukraine. The...

Britain's Queen Elizabeth catches COVID: Palace 20 Feb 2022 - 03:01 pm

LONDON: Queen Elizabeth, 95, has tested positive for COVID and is experiencing mild symptoms but expects to continue light duties this week, Buckingham...

Firefighters struggle to douse fire on luxury cars vessel 20 Feb 2022 - 02:11 pm

Lisbon: Firefighters are struggling to put out a fire that broke out on Wednesday on a vessel carrying thousands of luxury cars, which...

Floods death toll rises to 139 in Brazil 20 Feb 2022 - 01:05 pm

Brazil: The death toll from landslides and devastating floods that hit the Brazilian city of Petropolis has risen to 139. The city authorities...

Nepal police fire tear gas, water cannon to disperse protest against US funded projects 20 Feb 2022 - 01:05 pm

Kathmandu: Police in Kathmandu fired teargas and water cannon to disperse protesters opposed to a U.S.-funded infrastructure programme that was set to be...

'Fortress Australia' to welcome tourists for first time under COVID 20 Feb 2022 - 12:54 pm

MELBOURNE: Australia will welcome international tourists on Monday after nearly two years of sealing its borders, relying on high COVID-19 vaccination rates to...

Helicopter crashes into ocean near Miami Beach swimmers 20 Feb 2022 - 12:36 pm

MIAMI: A helicopter crashed Saturday into the ocean waters off Miami Beach, plummeting a few feet away from swimmers in a crowded stretch...

Explosions heard in rebel-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine: Reuters witness 20 Feb 2022 - 12:01 pm

Donetsk, Ukraine: Multiple explosions were heard on Sunday in the centre of the separatist-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, a Reuters witness...

Officer killed, another hurt in police helicopter crash 20 Feb 2022 - 11:10 am

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.: One officer was killed and another officer was critically injured after a Huntington Beach police helicopter crashed in water near...

UK to scrap all remaining Covid restrictions next week 20 Feb 2022 - 11:08 am

London: The British government confirmed Saturday that people with COVID-19 won't be legally required to self-isolate starting next week, as part of a...