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Tiny Pacific nation beats the world with 99% COVID vaccination, says Red Cross 14 Oct 2021 - 10:13 am

SYDNEY: The tiny Pacific nation of Palau has the world's highest percentage of people vaccinated against COVID-19, the Red Cross said on Thursday,...

Danish man suspected of killing five in bow-and-arrow attack in Norway 14 Oct 2021 - 10:07 am

OSLO: A 37-year-old Danish citizen is suspected of killing five people in a bow-and-arrow attack in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg in a...

J&J shot performs best with paired with booster dose from Moderna or Pfizer, NIH study suggests 14 Oct 2021 - 12:05 am

People who got Johnson & Johnson Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine as a first shot had a stronger immune response when boosted with vaccines from...

FDA scientists' analysis of J&J COVID-19 booster data raises red flags 13 Oct 2021 - 11:23 pm

U.S. Food and Drug Administration scientists said on Wednesday they did not receive enough data in time to do their own analysis of...

WHO says approval process for Russia's Sputnik V vaccine 'still on hold' 13 Oct 2021 - 09:40 pm

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday the Emergency Use Listing process for Russia's Sputnik-V COVID-19 vaccine was on hold pending some missing...

India resumes vaccine exports as domestic stocks build up - officials 13 Oct 2021 - 09:21 pm

NEW DELHI - India has resumed a small amount of exports of COVID-19 vaccines and will increase exports significantly in the next few...

Moldova to enact state of emergency due to natural gas shortage 13 Oct 2021 - 08:27 pm

CHISINAU - Moldova will introduce a state of emergency in the energy sector due to a supply shortage of natural gas and the...

Covid cases dropping in North, South America, health agency says 13 Oct 2021 - 08:14 pm

BRASILIA - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday that COVID-19 cases are dropping overall in North America but remain high...

Biden's vaccine mandate for companies nears as proposed rule sent to White House 13 Oct 2021 - 07:44 pm

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Labor Department on Tuesday submitted to the White House the initial text of President Joe Biden's plan to require...

Mexico cheers November opening of US border, frets over WHO vaccines rules 13 Oct 2021 - 07:38 pm

MEXICO CITY - Mexico's president on Wednesday cheered a U.S decision to open their shared border in November after more than 18 months...

Hurricane Pamela makes landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast 13 Oct 2021 - 07:22 pm

MEXICO CITY - Hurricane Pamela made landfall on Mexico’s Pacific coast just north of Mazatlan Wednesday, bringing high winds and rain to the...

WHO says it may be 'last chance' to find COVID origins 13 Oct 2021 - 07:16 pm

GENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday its newly formed advisory group on dangerous pathogens may be "our last chance"...

Israeli minister meets Sudanese minister in Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2021 - 04:06 pm

An Israeli minister tweeted a photograph of a rare public meeting with a Sudanese official on Wednesday. Esawi Frej, Israel’s minister for regional...

'Virtually painless' needle-free injections developed in Netherlands 13 Oct 2021 - 03:29 pm

AMSTERDAM: Researchers in the Netherlands are developing laser technology to enable "virtually painless" injections without needles in what they call a breakthrough that...

Putin says Russia ready to discuss additional action on gas market 13 Oct 2021 - 02:36 pm

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday electric power shortages were behind the gas price rise in Europe, and that Moscow was...

Volkswagen CEO warns shift to electric vehicles could cost 30,000 jobs: Sources 13 Oct 2021 - 02:22 pm

Berlin: Volkswagen's CEO Herbert Diess told a supervisory board meeting in September that the company could lose 30,000 jobs if it transitioned too...

Philippines eases capital’s curbs, allows quarantine-free entry 13 Oct 2021 - 01:26 pm

The Philippines is easing virus restrictions, allowing more businesses in the capital to reopen from Oct. 16 and loosening quarantine rules for vaccinated...