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Canada Omicron infections past peak, hospitalizations rising: Health official 28 Jan 2022 - 09:16 pm

Canada has moved past the worst of the Omicron variant of coronavirus on some parameters, but Canadians still need to be prudent as...

Omicron subtype has apparent transmission advantage: UKHSA 28 Jan 2022 - 07:50 pm

LONDON: The BA.2 subtype of the Omicron coronavirus variant appears to have a substantial growth advantage over the currently predominant BA.1 type, Britain's...

Tsunami models underestimated shockwave from Tonga eruption 28 Jan 2022 - 07:38 pm

LONDON: The volcanic eruption in Tonga this month unleashed an atmospheric shockwave that radiated out at close to the speed of sound, pushing...

Britain to start rolling out Pfizer COVID pill next month 28 Jan 2022 - 07:32 pm

LONDON: Britain will start rolling out Pfizer's COVID-19 pill to vulnerable people next month, the health ministry said on Friday, targeting the treatment...

Staying put but splurging: China's hotels, restaurants to see Lunar New Year boost 28 Jan 2022 - 07:27 pm

BEIJING: Hotels and restaurants in China's big cities are bracing for a rush of guests over the Lunar New Year as people forced...

Winter storm to blast US Northeast with blizzard-like conditions 28 Jan 2022 - 07:12 pm

A powerful Nor'easter storm is expected to hammer parts of New England and the Middle Atlantic region this weekend with blizzard-like conditions that...

US consumer sentiment drops to decade low on omicron fears 28 Jan 2022 - 06:48 pm

U.S. consumer sentiment deteriorated further in late January to the lowest in more than a decade as concerns over inflation and the omicron...

Pittsburgh bridge collapses before Biden visits to tout infrastructure needs 28 Jan 2022 - 06:41 pm

WASHINGTON: A bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed on Friday hours before U.S. President Joe Biden was due to arrive in the former steel city...

Australia suffers deadliest day of pandemic, expands booster eligibility 28 Jan 2022 - 04:23 pm

SYDNEY: Australia suffered its deadliest day of the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday with nearly 100 deaths, but several large states said they expect...

Delhi lifts weekend curfew, reopens restaurants as India COVID cases drop 28 Jan 2022 - 04:16 pm

NEW DELHI: India's capital Delhi lifted a weekend curfew and allowed restaurants and marketplaces to reopen on Friday, following a sharp drop in...

Elusive whale stranded near beach in coastal Athens 28 Jan 2022 - 03:42 pm

ATHENS: Rescuers on Friday were trying to free a beaked whale which has surfaced in Greek waters, trapped near a beach on the...

Merck's COVID-19 pill active against Omicron in lab studies 28 Jan 2022 - 03:36 pm

Merck & Co Inc and partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics said on Friday six lab studies showed their experimental oral COVID-19 drug molnupiravir was active...

Storm Ana deaths rise to 88 as second storm brews to Africa's east 28 Jan 2022 - 03:32 pm

JOHANNESBURG: Tropical Storm Ana has killed at least 88 people across southern and eastern Africa, with recovery operations still ongoing as another storm...

Trial in Germany's Green Vault jewel heist opens in Dresden 28 Jan 2022 - 03:06 pm

BERLIN: Six men accused of involvement in a 2019 jewel heist at a museum housing one of Europe's greatest art collections appeared in...

Thailand adopts guidelines for declaring COVID-19 endemic 28 Jan 2022 - 03:00 pm

BANGKOK: Thai health authorities approved new guidelines Friday outlining the parameters for declaring the coronavirus pandemic an endemic disease. Official figures show that...

Germany says omicron surge 'under control' despite records 28 Jan 2022 - 02:48 pm

BERLIN: Germany's coronavirus surge fueled by the omicron variant remains "under control” despite a string of new infection records, the country's health minister...