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Bolsonaro dismisses vaccination requirement for entry into Brazil 08 Dec 2021 - 12:41 am

BRASILIA- President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday criticized Brazil's health regulator Anvisa for proposing a vaccination requirement for travelers arriving in the country to...

Delta variant cases rising in Canada's Ontario, Omicron to hit 'hard and fast' 07 Dec 2021 - 09:23 pm

Cases of COVID-19 are on the rise across Canada's most populous province of Ontario, thanks to the Delta variant, while Omicron "will hit...

Road congestion returns, but work-from-home leaves downtowns empty 07 Dec 2021 - 09:11 pm

Empty roads and cleaner air at the start of the pandemic have given way to a gradual return of traffic congestion in many...

Saudi Arabia and Oman open first direct land link 07 Dec 2021 - 08:36 pm

Saudi Arabia and Oman on Tuesday opened the first direct land crossing between the two Gulf neighbours, they said in a joint statement....

Hardest hit German state Saxony to give COVID-19 shot to younger children early 07 Dec 2021 - 08:26 pm

FRANKFURT- The German state of Saxony, among the hardest hit by surging COVID-19 infections, will start vaccinating at-risk children under 12 years of...

Hope, sadness as volunteers search for victims of Indonesian volcano 07 Dec 2021 - 08:02 pm

CURAH KOBOKAN, Indonesia- At the foot of Indonesia's Mount Semeru, what is left of the houses along the main village road are covered...

EU considers negative tests for incoming travellers, flight curbs still in place 07 Dec 2021 - 07:57 pm

BRUSSELS- EU health ministers discussed measures to try to halt the spread of the Omicron variant on Tuesday, with the Netherlands calling for...

Kuwait to ‘filter’ driving licences of expatriates; revokes 32,000 till Oct 2021 07 Dec 2021 - 07:02 pm

Doha: Kuwait will start “filtering” driving licences issued for expatriates, according to local media reports. Kuwaiti newspaper Alanba revealed, according to a security...

Danish health minister isolates in Brussels hotel after testing COVID-19 positive 07 Dec 2021 - 03:52 pm

COPENHAGEN: Denmark's Health Minister Magnus Heunicke on Tuesday tested positive for COVID-19 and is now self-isolating in a hotel in Brussels, the ministry...

Japan to provide $2.8 bln worth of aid for better nutrition: PM Kishida 07 Dec 2021 - 03:45 pm

TOKYO: Japan will provide aid worth more than $2.8 billion in next three years aimed at combatting malnutrition exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic,...

Confusion on social media over UAE weekend change 07 Dec 2021 - 02:52 pm

Doha: Today UAE had announced that they will shift to a four and half days and shift weekend to Saturday-Sunday. Soon a clipping...

Biden to warn Putin of economic pain if he invades Ukraine 07 Dec 2021 - 01:44 pm

WASHINGTON:President Joe Biden is ready to warn Vladimir Putin during a video call Tuesday that Russia will face economy-jarring sanctions if it invades...

Explosion kills four, wounds 20 in Iraq's Basra: Police, hospital sources 07 Dec 2021 - 01:06 pm

Basra:At least four people were killed and 20 wounded in an explosion inIraq's southern city of Basra, police and hospital sources told Reuters...

Truck collides with minibus in northern Ukraine, at least 10 killed 07 Dec 2021 - 12:42 pm

KYIV: A truck collided with a minibus on a highway in northern Ukraine on Tuesday morning, killing at least ten people and injuring...

Japan billionaire Maezawa to fulfil childhood dream with space flight 07 Dec 2021 - 12:34 pm

Baikonur, Kazakhstan: Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said he could barely contain his excitement a day ahead of blasting off to the International Space...

UAE moves to Saturday-Sunday weekend, four and half day working week 07 Dec 2021 - 11:37 am

ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates has announced a new four and a half day working week, effective from January 1, 2022. The...

Mexico's capital rolls out first COVID-19 booster shots 07 Dec 2021 - 11:01 am

MEXICO CITY: Mexico City officials will begin offering a third COVID-19 vaccine dose to residents over the age of 60 on Tuesday, officials...

New data shows GSK-Vir drug works against all Omicron mutations 07 Dec 2021 - 10:57 am

British drugmaker GSK said on Tuesday its antibody-based COVID-19 therapy with U.S. partner Vir Biotechnology is effective against all mutations of the new...