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India asks utilities to import coal, warns states not to sell power on exchanges 12 Oct 2021 - 03:47 pm

Bengaluru: India has asked power producers to import up to 10% of their coal needs amid fuel shortages and has warned states that...

CureVac to drop COVID-19 vaccine candidate, focus on next-gen shot 12 Oct 2021 - 03:17 pm

BERLIN: CureVac will withdraw its first-generation COVID-19 vaccine candidate and focus on collaborating with GSK to develop second-generation mRNA vaccine technology instead, the...

Lockdown ends for 3,000 La Palma residents as volcano cloud passes 12 Oct 2021 - 01:59 pm

LA PALMA, Spain: More than three thousand residents of La Palma were told on Tuesday they can leave their homes after authorities ended...

India recommends emergency use of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 shot in kids 12 Oct 2021 - 12:52 pm

BENGALURU: An expert panel of India's drug regulator on Tuesday recommended vaccine maker Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 shot for emergency use in children aged...

Bali surf school owner eagerly awaiting imminent return of foreign tourists 12 Oct 2021 - 12:08 pm

Bali, Indonesia: Surf school owner Halfia Londa is pinning all her hopes on Indonesia's plan to reopen the island of Bali to some...

Japan working on starting COVID-19 booster shots by year-end 12 Oct 2021 - 11:31 am

TOKYO: The Japanese government is working on starting COVID-19 booster shots by year-end, deputy chief cabinet secretary Yoshihiko Isozaki said at a news...

Beirut blast judge issues arrest warrant for ex finance minister Khalil 12 Oct 2021 - 11:23 am

Beirut: The lead judge investigating last year's catastrophic Beirut port blast issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday for former finance minister Ali Hassan...

UN panel says it can't rule on climate case brought by Thunberg 12 Oct 2021 - 10:36 am

Geneva: A UN panel said it could not immediately rule on a complaint by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg and others that state inaction...

Japan's ruling party unveils manifesto with focus on coronavirus, defence 12 Oct 2021 - 10:08 am

Tokyo: Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) unveiled on Tuesday its manifesto for an Oct. 31 election with a focus on ending the...

Cyclone Kompasu strikes Philippines, kills 9 12 Oct 2021 - 09:40 am

MANILA: Nine people have been killed in the Philippines and 11 were missing on Tuesday due to floods and landslides caused by heavy...

Small plane crash near San Diego leaves at least two dead, damages homes 12 Oct 2021 - 09:30 am

A small aircraft crashed blocks from a high school campus near San Diego on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring two...

Brazil's Bolsonaro says he is 'bored' by questions on COVID-19 deaths 11 Oct 2021 - 11:43 pm

BRASILIA - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that he did not want to be "bored" with questions about the milestone of...

Italy's mandatory health pass not boosting jabs as hoped, data shows 11 Oct 2021 - 09:51 pm

ROME - Italy's attempt to boost vaccinations by making a contested health pass necessary to go to work is not having the desired...

WHO advises additional COVID shot for immunocompromised people 11 Oct 2021 - 08:54 pm

GENEVA - The World Health Organization on Monday recommended that immunocompromised people be given an additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine, due to their...

Lava from La Palma volcano burns cement plant, prompting lockdown 11 Oct 2021 - 08:42 pm

LA PALMA, Spain - A stream of red-hot lava gushing from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma engulfed...

France bans plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables 11 Oct 2021 - 08:09 pm

PARIS- France will ban plastic packaging for nearly all fruit and vegetables from January 2022 in a bid to reduce plastic waste, the...

Coughing Putin says he's fine, tests for COVID daily 11 Oct 2021 - 07:22 pm

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin, seen coughing during a televised government meeting, reassured officials on Monday that he was fine and said...

Germany's largest mosque to broadcast call to prayer on Fridays 11 Oct 2021 - 03:45 pm

Berlin: Germany's largest mosque will be permitted to broadcast the call to prayer over loudspeakers on Friday afternoons, after an agreement between the...