KARACHI: Authorities in Pakistan are investigating the first possible case of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in the South Asian nation, a provincial...
KARACHI: Authorities in Pakistan are investigating the first possible case of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in the South Asian nation, a provincial...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark: The Danish government has decided that school students up to the 10th grade must study remotely for the last few days...
BERLIN: Only 14% of European workers want to return to the office 9-5, and more than half say they have become more productive...
New Delhi: Global vaccine-sharing network COVAX is still seeing strong demand for India-made doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot, its co-lead GAVI said,...
HAVANA: Cuba has detected its first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant in a person who had traveled from Mozambique, Cuban state media...
LONDON: Britain's decision to impose restrictions to slow the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant will likely avoid the need to impose much...
TOKYO: Japan's COVID-19 infections are falling in contrast with rebounds in other parts of Asia, baffling experts. New daily infections have slowed to...
TheOmicronvariant of Covid-19 is 4.2 times more transmissible in its early stage than delta, according to a study by a Japanese scientist who...
SHENZHEN: China's major southern cities Guangzhou and Shenzhen have warned of severe water shortages lasting into next spring as the East River, a...
The U.S. drugs regulator said on Wednesday it had authorized AstraZeneca's antibody cocktail to prevent COVID-19 infections in individuals who have weak immune...
HELSINKI- Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin and two other ministers shrugged off recommendations over the weekend to avoid close contacts with other people...
TORONTO- Canada's ban on travelers from southern African countries and its refusal to recognize these countries' PCR tests, aimed at preventing the spread...
LONDON- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed tougher COVID-19 restrictions in England on Wednesday, ordering people to work from home, wear masks in...
NEW YORK- A New York judge has temporarily blocked New York City from enforcing its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for public-sector workers. In an...
GENEVA- Governments need to reassess national responses to COVID-19 and speed up vaccination programmes to tackle Omicron, though it is it too early...
STOCKHOLM- Sweden has asked Norway for assistance in fighting a fire that started on a cargo ship carrying timber off Sweden's west coast...
PRAGUE- Slovakia will on Friday re-open non-essential shops and some services for those vaccinated against COVID-19 while at the same time extending a...
LONDON- An adviser to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has quit after a video surfaced of her laughing and joking about a party...
