MOSCOW- Russia has overtaken Brazil to have the world's second-highest death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic, behind the United States, data from Russia's...
MOSCOW- Russia has overtaken Brazil to have the world's second-highest death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic, behind the United States, data from Russia's...
MOSCOW- The Russian government extended on Thursday its approval for drugmaker Pharmasyntez to produce a generic version of U.S. anti-COVID-19 drug remdesivir without...
BEIRUT:Lebanese authorities on Wednesday intercepted nine million pills of the recreational drug captagon inside a shipment of lemons, foiling an attempt to smuggle...
MEAUX: French doctor Christian Allard has noted a side-effect from the record numbers of COVID-19 infections sweeping the country - some people are...
NEW YORK: Within weeks, the Omicron variant has fueled thousands of new COVID-19 hospitalizations among U.S. children, raising new concerns about how the...
TOKYO: A 61-year-old man suspected of setting fire to a psychiatry clinic in the Japanese city of Osaka this month that killed 25...
LONDON: England’s National Health Service is building temporary structures at hospitals around the country to prepare for a possible surge of COVID-19 patients...
SYDNEY: Australia sought to relieve pressure on overrun COVID-19 testing facilities on Thursday by narrowing its definition of close contacts of infected people...
TEHRAN, Iran: Iran on Thursday announced it launched a satellite carrier rocket bearing three devices into space, though it's unclear whether any of...
The Philippines will be kept under the second-lowest level of movement restrictions as the government held back on further easing amid an uptick...
UK shares were subdued on Thursday, after hitting 22-month highs in the previous session, as a surge of COVID-19 cases offset optimism around...
BEIJING: China's industrial and tech hub of Xian reported on Thursday more than 100 new cases of COVID-19, taking its tally of locally...
Italy has eased coronavirus quarantine rules and imposed a vaccine mandate for most activities in a bid to keep essential services running, after...
Two doses of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine slashed hospitalizations caused by the omicron variant in South Africa by up to 85%, a...
Mumbai: Indian authorities started to impose stringent rules on Thursday to prevent mass gatherings at parties and public venues ahead of new year...
BRUSSELS- The Belgian government reversed course on Wednesday by allowing theatres to reopen after a court suspended their closure ordered a week ago...
CALGARY, Alberta- Healthcare unions are opposing Quebec's decision to allow some asymptomatic workers infected with COVID-19 to stay on the job, even as...
HAVANA- Cuba will give booster shots to its entire population in January, according to a report in state-run media, in a bid to...
