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UK's aviation regulator caps Heathrow plan to charge higher fees 19 Oct 2021 - 10:02 am

LONDON: Britain's aviation regulator said that Heathrow, the country's busiest airport, would not be permitted to increase passenger charges as much as it...

WHO-led programme aims to buy antiviral COVID-19 pills for $10: Document 19 Oct 2021 - 09:17 am

Brussels: A World Health Organization-led programme to ensure poorer countries get fair access to COVID-19 vaccines, tests and treatments aims to secure antiviral...

Northern Chinese city in soft lockdown amid latest Covid-19 outbreak 19 Oct 2021 - 07:48 am

Beijing: China reported nine new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases for Oct. 18, the highest daily tally since the end of September, with a...

Brisbane 2032 Games spend likely to exceed A$5bn - Minister 19 Oct 2021 - 07:35 am

Sydney: The cost of the 2032 Brisbane Olympics is likely to exceed the A$5 billion ($3.72 billion) estimate in the pitch document but...

Trump sues US House panel investigating Jan. 6 attack -court document 19 Oct 2021 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON - Former President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Monday against the House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on...

US schools begin to lift mask mandates as Covid transmission falls 18 Oct 2021 - 11:43 pm

Some U.S. schools are starting to lift mask mandates as the latest Covid-19 wave fades, and case trends suggest others may soon follow....

Latvia announces four weeks of lockdown as COVID-19 cases spike 18 Oct 2021 - 11:35 pm

RIGA - Latvia announced a COVID-19 lockdown from Oct. 21 until Nov. 15 to try to slow a spike in infections in one...

Germany's pandemic state of emergency to end Nov. 25 - Bild 18 Oct 2021 - 10:16 pm

BERLIN - German Health Minister Jens Spahn said special regulations relating to the coronavirus pandemic could end on November 25, though many indoor...

International travel searches spike after US moves to ease curbs 18 Oct 2021 - 10:09 pm

WASHINGTON - Travel website Kayak said on Monday searches related to international travel to the United States spiked 48% on Saturday, from the...

Czech president too ill to work, politicians discuss relieving him of duties 18 Oct 2021 - 09:21 pm

PRAGUE - Czech President Milos Zeman is too ill to work and parliament needs to start discussing when and how to trigger constitutional...

Health pass protest continues at Italian port despite police water cannon, tear gas 18 Oct 2021 - 08:44 pm

TRIESTE, Italy- Italian police used water cannon and tear gas on Monday in an attempt to clear a sit-in at the port of...

Britain reports highest number of COVID-19 cases since mid-July 18 Oct 2021 - 08:39 pm

LONDON - Britain reported the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in three months on Monday as the number of infections reached levels...

WHO says it 'cannot cut corners' in approving India's Covaxin shot 18 Oct 2021 - 07:52 pm

BENGALURU - The World Health Organization on Monday asked for further data from India's Bharat Biotech to consider the company's request for an...

Burundi launches COVID-19 vaccination drive 18 Oct 2021 - 07:48 pm

BUJUMBURA - Burundi on Monday rolled out its first COVID-19 vaccines, months after most African countries, the latest step in the East African...

EU plans to boost reach of Pfizer COVID-19 shot 18 Oct 2021 - 07:24 pm

Europe's drug regulator said on Monday it was evaluating use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in children as young as five, while also...

S.Korea commits to 'challenging goal' of cutting emissions to 40% of 2018 levels by 2030 18 Oct 2021 - 03:40 pm

SEOUL: South Korea on Monday officially committed to reducing national carbon emissions by 40% of 2018 levels by 2030 ahead of the upcoming...

South Africa regulator not authorising Russian COVID-19 vaccine for now 18 Oct 2021 - 03:33 pm

Johannesburg: South Africa's drugs regulator said on Monday that it was not approving an emergency use application for Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 shot...