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Indonesia eases COVID-19 restrictions in Bali, borders to be tightened 13 Sep 2021 - 08:30 pm

JAKARTA - Indonesia has eased its COVID-19 restrictions on the popular tourist island of Bali, although international travellers will face stricter protocols on...

Britain set to offer COVID vaccine to all 12 to 15-year-olds 13 Sep 2021 - 08:21 pm

LONDON - Britain is set to expand the offer of a COVID-19 vaccine to all 12- to 15-year-olds, after top medical advisers said...

Greek experts approve booster COVID-19 shot for those over 60, vulnerable 13 Sep 2021 - 08:04 pm

ATHENS - Greece will make a COVID-19 booster vaccine available to vulnerable groups from Tuesday, Health Ministry experts said, hoping to curb a...

Philippines to hold pilot test of localised lockdowns in capital region 13 Sep 2021 - 07:53 pm

MANILA - The Philippines' capital region will shift to localised lockdowns and an alert level system starting Sept. 16 to prevent the spread...

COVID-19 vaccine boosters not widely needed, top FDA and WHO scientists say 13 Sep 2021 - 07:21 pm

WASHINGTON - Additional COVID-19 vaccine booster shots are not needed for the general population, leading scientists including two departing senior U.S. Food and...

In Germany's election hashtag debate, activists win battle for 'likes' 13 Sep 2021 - 04:30 pm

As the main contenders in the race to succeed Angela Merkel as Germany's next chancellor faced off in a televised debate on Sunday...

Spanish wildfire rages for sixth day as evacuees start to return home 13 Sep 2021 - 04:26 pm

ESTEPONA, Spain: Firefighters struggled on Monday to extinguish a wildfire raging for six days near a Costa del Sol resort in southern Spain,...

Covid kills 640 fully vaccinated people in England in first half 13 Sep 2021 - 03:48 pm

At least 640 vaccinated English people died of coronavirus in the first half of the year. That’s 1.2% of the total 51,281 Covid-19...

Greece launches mandatory testing for unvaccinated workers 13 Sep 2021 - 03:43 pm

ATHENS, Greece: Greece on Monday introduced mandatory weekly testing for all unvaccinated workers as it struggles to boost vaccination rates that are lagging...

Shanghai cuts transport as Typhoon Chanthu moves up coast 13 Sep 2021 - 03:36 pm

BEIJING: Flights and trains were canceled in Shanghai, China's largest city, as Typhoon Chanthu moved up the Chinese coast Monday after bringing heavy...

Myanmar's Suu Kyi dizzy and drowsy, skips court appearance 13 Sep 2021 - 03:23 pm

Deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was unable to appear at a court hearing on Monday for health reasons, a member of...

Israeli prime minister visits Egypt in first official trip for a decade 13 Sep 2021 - 02:09 pm

CAIRO: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday for talks expected to cover Israeli-Palestinian relations and...

Gunmen attack Nigerian prison, free 240 inmates 13 Sep 2021 - 01:38 pm

Abuja: Heavily armed gunmen raided a jail in south-central Nigeria late on Sunday and freed 240 inmates - almost everyone in the prison,...

India worried about complacency over second dose of COVID-19 vaccine - sources 13 Sep 2021 - 01:29 pm

NEW DELHI: India is worried that growing complacency as COVID-19 infection rates and deaths decline could lead to people skipping their second vaccine...

Uber drivers are employees, says Dutch court 13 Sep 2021 - 12:16 pm

Amsterdam: Uber drivers are employees rather than independent contractors and are entitled to greater workers' rights, a Dutch court ruled on Monday. It...

Biden approves California disaster declaration ahead of Sacramento visit 13 Sep 2021 - 12:08 pm

U.S. President Joe Biden has approved a disaster declaration for California and will travel to Sacramento on Monday to survey the damage from...

Dengue suspected of killing dozens as Indian state suffers worst outbreak in years 13 Sep 2021 - 11:56 am

New Delhi: An outbreak of dengue fever is suspected of killing dozens of people in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh since the...

PIA runs first chartered commercial flight to Afghanistan 13 Sep 2021 - 11:49 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Monday ran its first commercial flight to Kabul, Afghanistan, since the Taliban took over the country last...