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Philippines extends travel ban for 10 countries over Delta concerns 13 Aug 2021 - 12:13 pm

MANILA - The Philippines will extend a ban on travellers from India and nine other countries to the end of August because of...

Argentina's Laboratorios Richmond supplies 1st batch of Russian vaccine 13 Aug 2021 - 12:16 am

MOSCOW/BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's Laboratorios Richmond has delivered 995,125 doses of the first component of the Sputnik V vaccine produced in the country...

Would-be Merkel successor Laschet to meet Tesla's Musk on Friday 13 Aug 2021 - 12:04 am

BERLIN - Armin Laschet, Germany's conservative candidate to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor, will meet with Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk on Friday...

Multiple fatalities in shooting incident in Plymouth, England -Sky News 12 Aug 2021 - 11:45 pm

A serious incident in Plymouth, southwest England, on Thursday evening has resulted in multiple fatalities and the death of a shooter, Sky News...

NYC Mayor says 50,000 New Yorkers got $100 vaccine incentive 12 Aug 2021 - 11:39 pm

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said 50,000 New Yorkers have received the $100 gift card the city began offering last month...

New census data reveals diversifying US as states gear up for redistricting 12 Aug 2021 - 09:37 pm

New U.S. census data released on Thursday show an increasingly diverse country, with significant increases among people who identify as multi-racial, Hispanic and...

San Francisco mandates proof of vaccination when indoors 12 Aug 2021 - 09:21 pm

SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco will require proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 for a number of indoor activities such as visiting restaurants,...

Greek pine honey threatened as wildfires destroy hives and forests 12 Aug 2021 - 08:51 pm

VOUTES, Greece: Standing in the blackened remains of a burnt-down forest, beekeeper Antonis Vakas laments the loss of his trade - collecting Greece's...

US works with vaccine makers on booster dose for some: CDC director 12 Aug 2021 - 08:47 pm

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working with vaccine makers Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc to allow certain vulnerable people to receive...

Flash floods sweep through northern Turkey in new natural disaster 12 Aug 2021 - 08:13 pm

ISTANBUL - Eleven people were killed in flash floods in Turkey's Black Sea region on Thursday that sent water and debris cascading through...

Wildfire bears down on Montana towns as West burns 12 Aug 2021 - 08:02 pm

LAME DEER, Mont: A wildfire bore down on rural southeastern Montana towns Thursday as continuing hot, dry weather throughout the West drove flames...

Canada PM Trudeau planning snap election, seeks approval for COVID response - sources 12 Aug 2021 - 07:55 pm

OTTAWA - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is planning a snap election for Sept. 20 to seek voter approval for the government's costly...

Waist-deep flood hits Cameroon's commercial capital after torrential rains 12 Aug 2021 - 07:07 pm

DOUALA: Residents of several neighbourhoods in Cameroon's commercial capital Douala woke up to waist-deep flood water on Thursday after torrential rains battered the...

Sydney to tighten COVID-19 curbs, Australian capital to enter lockdown 12 Aug 2021 - 06:47 pm

SYDNEY: Extra Australian military personnel may be called in to ensure compliance with lockdown rules in Sydney, the New South Wales state government...

US health secretary mandates COVID-19 shots for health care staff 12 Aug 2021 - 06:05 pm

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has mandated its health care workforce to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Health Secretary Xavier...

Cambodia starts vaccine booster drive to shore up COVID-19 defence 12 Aug 2021 - 05:14 pm

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia started offering coronavirus vaccine booster shots on Thursday in a renewed public health drive after managing to inoculate more than...