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Duterte's daughter rebuffs offer, but door open in Philippines presidential race 04 Oct 2021 - 02:14 pm

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's daughter has no intention of joining her father's party or being its flag-bearer, her spokesperson said on Monday,...

J&J to seek U.S. FDA authorization of booster shot this week - NYT 04 Oct 2021 - 01:24 pm

Johnson & Johnson is planning to ask U.S. federal regulators this week to authorize a booster shot of its COVID-19 vaccine, the New...

Australia sees COVID-19 outbreak levelling off 04 Oct 2021 - 01:02 pm

MELBOURNE: Australia's Delta outbreak appears to have levelled off, with more than half the country in extended lockdowns and vaccination rates starting to...

Americans Julius and Patapoutian win 2021 Nobel Prize in Medicine 04 Oct 2021 - 12:47 pm

STOCKHOLM: American scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of receptors for...

Indonesia's Bali to reopen to some foreign tourists from mid-October 04 Oct 2021 - 12:37 pm

JAKARTA: Indonesia will reopen its tourist island Bali for some international travellers, including those from China, New Zealand, and Japan, among others, from...

Hungary's COVID-19 deaths rise to highest since start of fourth wave 04 Oct 2021 - 12:22 pm

BUDAPEST: Hungary's COVID-19 deaths and new infections jumped over the weekend to their highest level since the start of the fourth wave of...

Thailand in talks with Merck for 200,000 courses of anti-COVID pills 04 Oct 2021 - 12:00 pm

BANGKOK: Thailand's government is in talks with U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co to purchase 200,000 courses of the company's experimental antiviral pill for...

Lava flow thickens on La Palma after volcanic crater collapses 04 Oct 2021 - 11:30 am

LA PALMA, Spain: A river of red-hot lava gushing from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain's La Palma thickened on Monday, after the...

'We are tired': Workers flee Vietnam's largest city as long lockdown eases 04 Oct 2021 - 11:13 am

HANOI: Tens of thousands of people, mostly migrant workers, left Ho Chi Minh City over the weekend as the largest metropolis in Vietnam...

Indonesian museum made from plastic bottles, bags highlights marine crisis 04 Oct 2021 - 10:51 am

GRESIK, Indonesia: Environmentalists in Indonesia keen to send a message about the world's worsening ocean plastics crisis have created a museum made entirely...

'Catastrophic' California oil spill kills fish, damages wetlands 04 Oct 2021 - 10:22 am

HUNTINGTON BEACH, California: A large oil spill off the southern California coast left fish dead, birds mired in petroleum and wetlands contaminated, in...

Manila mayor files candidacy for Philippines presidency 04 Oct 2021 - 10:03 am

MANILA: Manila City mayor Francisco Domagoso registered to run for the presidency of the Philippines on Monday, touting himself as a unifying candidate...

Pandora Papers: Document dump allegedly links world leaders to secret wealth 04 Oct 2021 - 09:37 am

Washington: A massive leak of financial documents was published by several major news organizations on Sunday that allegedly tie world leaders to secret...

New Zealand phases out elimination strategy as Delta persists 04 Oct 2021 - 09:25 am

Wellington: New Zealand on Monday abandoned its strategy of eliminating coronavirus amid a persistent Delta outbreak, and will instead look to live with...

Meet the 81-year-old climbing Scottish mountains for his sick wife 04 Oct 2021 - 09:16 am

Ballachulish, Scotland: At the windswept summit of Buachaille Etive Mòr, a Scottish peak more than 1,020 metres (3,350 ft) above sea level, 81-year-old...

Cyclone Shaheen hits Oman with ferocious winds, killing four 04 Oct 2021 - 09:04 am

Dubai: Tropical Cyclone Shaheen killed four people as it slammed into Oman on Sunday with ferocious winds and heavy rain, flooding streets, prompting...

Taliban say forces destroy Islamic State cell hours after Kabul blast 04 Oct 2021 - 08:42 am

Kabul: Taliban government forces destroyed an Islamic State cell in the north of Kabul late on Sunday, a spokesperson for the movement said,...

Merkel urges Germans to keep fighting for democracy 03 Oct 2021 - 09:47 pm

BERLIN: Germans must keep working for democracy, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday as the country celebrated the 31st anniversary of the merger of...