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Residents urged to close windows near chemical plant fire 15 Jan 2022 - 10:00 am

Passaic, N.J: A fire near a New Jerseychemicalplant with flames and smoke visible for miles in the night sky spread to multiple buildings...

Pilot, passenger presumed dead in Louisiana helicopter crash 15 Jan 2022 - 08:11 am

Thibodaux, La.:A pilot and passenger are presumed dead after the crash Friday of a helicopter in a south Louisiana marsh, a local government...

Avatar robot goes to school for ill German boy 14 Jan 2022 - 08:10 pm

BERLIN: Joshua Martinangeli, 7, is too ill to go to school. But the German student can still interact with his teacher and classmates...

COVID still a serious threat, warn German health officials 14 Jan 2022 - 08:01 pm

BERLIN: German health officials warned on Friday the coronavirus remained a serious threat as the Omicron variant is set to completely replace Delta...

Canada expects Omicron surge in coming weeks to strain healthcare system 14 Jan 2022 - 07:46 pm

OTTAWA: Canada will see a surge in cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in coming weeks which could put significant new strains...

France welcomes back British tourists after COVID-19 curbs eased 14 Jan 2022 - 07:05 pm

PARIS: France on Friday welcomed back its first British tourists after a partial travel ban, introduced over COVID-19 concerns, was lifted. One traveller,...

EMA lists rare spinal condition as side effect of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot 14 Jan 2022 - 05:38 pm

A safety panel of the European drug regulator on Friday recommended adding a rare spinal inflammation called transverse myelitis as a side effect...

WHO recommendation on Merck's oral pill likely in early February 14 Jan 2022 - 03:40 pm

The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently reviewing Merck's COVID-19 antiviral oral pill molnupiravir and a recommendation will likely be made by early...

Philippines bans unvaccinated from public transport as infections spike 14 Jan 2022 - 03:37 pm

MANILA: The Philippines will push through with its plan next week to ban from public transportation people who are not vaccinated against COVID-19,...

S.Korea court exempts teens, supermarkets from vaccine passes 14 Jan 2022 - 03:32 pm

SEOUL: A South Korean court on Friday ruled that large shops and teenagers should be temporarily excluded from COVID-19 vaccine pass mandates in...

Brazil reels as Omicron spreads, weighing on hospitals and economy 14 Jan 2022 - 03:24 pm

RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO: Brazil is suffering a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases as the Omicron variant spreads through the country, putting pressure...

Bhutan reports first cases of Omicron coronavirus variant 14 Jan 2022 - 03:15 pm

KATHMANDU: Bhutan has reported its first 14 cases of Omicron coronavirus variant, a health official said on Friday, amid a surge of the...

COVID-19 Omicron variant now dominant in Italy, health body says 14 Jan 2022 - 03:09 pm

MILAN: The highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant is now predominant in Italy, the National Health Institute (ISS) said on Friday, accounting for 81%...

Italy lifts COVID entry ban on eight southern African states 14 Jan 2022 - 02:31 pm

MILAN: Italy lifted on Friday an entry ban on people who had visited any of eight southern African states which it imposed in...

Strong quake shakes Indonesia’s capital; no tsunami alert 14 Jan 2022 - 02:28 pm

JAKARTA, Indonesia: A powerful earthquake shook parts of Indonesia’s main island of Java on Friday, causing buildings in the capital to sway, but...

S.African study suggests Omicron less severe even for unvaccinated 14 Jan 2022 - 02:23 pm

JOHANNESBURG: Unvaccinated people infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus may be less prone to severe illness and requiring hospital care or dying...

Swedish PM tests positive for COVID as fourth wave surges 14 Jan 2022 - 02:04 pm

STOCKHOLM- Swedish Social Democratic Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has tested positive for COVID-19, her spokesperson said on Friday, as a growing wave of...