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New Zealand keeps Auckland in strict lockdown to beat Delta 13 Sep 2021 - 10:36 am

WELLINGTON: New Zealand extended a strict lockdown in its largest city on Monday, requiring 1.7 million people living in Auckland to remain indoors...

Vietnam's biggest city to keep virus curbs, flight resumption sought 13 Sep 2021 - 10:16 am

HANOI: Vietnam's coronavirus outbreak epicentre Ho Chi Minh City will extend its restrictions, state media reported on Monday, as the capital Hanoi and...

Bangladesh resumes in-person academic activities after 18 months 13 Sep 2021 - 12:18 am

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Nationwide in-person academic activities in schools and colleges in Bangladesh resumed on Sunday after nearly 18 months of impasse due...

Death toll rises to 17 in Philippines typhoon 13 Sep 2021 - 12:15 am

ANKARA - The death toll from Typhoon Conson that struck parts of the Philippines rose to 17 on Sunday, the disaster management authority...

Four killed as passenger plane makes emergency landing in Siberia 12 Sep 2021 - 11:34 pm

MOSCOW - Four people were killed when a small Russian passenger plane with 14 passengers and two crew on board made an emergency...

South Africa loosens COVID curbs as third wave eases 12 Sep 2021 - 11:28 pm

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa will ease COVID-19 restrictions and shorten its nationwide curfew from Monday after a decline in infections, President Cyril Ramaphosa...

UK ditches plans for vaccine passports at crowded venues 12 Sep 2021 - 10:16 pm

LONDON - Authorities in Britain have decided not to require vaccine passports for entry into crowded events in England, Britain's health secretary said...

Small plane makes emergency landing in Russia, 11 trapped 12 Sep 2021 - 09:58 pm

MOSCOW - A small Russian passenger plane carrying 16 people carried out a hard landing in a forest of southeastern Siberia on Sunday,...

Biden to announce new vaccine aid before UN meeting, Murthy says 12 Sep 2021 - 08:11 pm

President Joe Biden will announce his next steps to boost the global vaccine supply before this year’s United Nations General Assembly begins, U.S....

Iraqi PM becomes first foreign leader to meet Iran's Raisi 12 Sep 2021 - 04:24 pm

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi became the first foreign leader on Sunday to visit and meet with Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi since the...

Japan says suspected Chinese submarine seen near territorial waters 12 Sep 2021 - 04:12 pm

Tokyo: Japan's defence ministry said on Sunday that a submarine believed to be from China was spotted in waters near its southern islands,...

Socialist Paris mayor enters race for French presidency 12 Sep 2021 - 03:55 pm

Paris: Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Sunday she would run for president in 2022 on a Socialist ticket, though polls indicate she...

Iran to allow new memory cards in UN's nuclear site cameras 12 Sep 2021 - 03:39 pm

TEHRAN, Iran: Iran agreed Sunday to allow international inspectors to install new memory cards into surveillance cameras at its sensitive nuclear sites and...

Get a jab! Merkel tells Germans before vaccination "action week" 12 Sep 2021 - 03:22 pm

BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel implored Germans on Sunday to make use of a week-long COVID-19 vaccination campaign in which people can get a...

10% of UAE private sector workers should be Emiratis in five years: Govt 12 Sep 2021 - 01:26 pm

DUBAI: Private sector companies in the UAE will have to fill 10% of their positions with Emirati nationals in five years time, the...

New Zealand buys further 500,000 COVID-19 vaccines as cluster grows 12 Sep 2021 - 01:00 pm

CANBERRA: New Zealand has purchased 500,000 doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine from Denmark, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Sunday, as the country...

More evacuations as Spanish wildfire blazes for fifth day 12 Sep 2021 - 12:37 pm

ESTEPONA: Andalusia's regional government said on Sunday two more towns would be evacuated as a wildfire continues to rage close to a popular...

Japan passes 50% vaccination rate, may ease limits in Nov. 12 Sep 2021 - 12:30 pm

TOKYO: Japan’s government says more than 50% of the population has been fully vaccinated. Japan’s vaccine rollouts began in mid-February, months behind many...