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New Zealand should only reopen border in early 2022, panel advises 10 Aug 2021 - 08:19 pm

WELLINGTON: New Zealand should keep its borders shut until early 2022 and reopen only after the vast majority of its adults have been...

Teachers in Pakistan told to get vaccinated 10 Aug 2021 - 08:05 pm

LAHORE, Pakistan - A provincial education minister in Pakistan on Tuesday asked teachers working at private and public schools in the eastern Punjab...

Suspected saline switch sparks vaccine stir in Germany 10 Aug 2021 - 07:55 pm

BERLIN - Authorities in northern Germany appealed to thousands of people on Tuesday to get another shot of COVID-19 vaccine after a police...

Volunteers rescue cats caught in Siberian wildfires 10 Aug 2021 - 07:47 pm

YAKUTSK, Russia: Wildfires tore through the Siberian village of Byas-Kyuyol so fast at the weekend that people fled leaving their pets behind. Rescuers...

India says Twitter has now complied with new internet rules 10 Aug 2021 - 07:36 pm

Twitter Inc. has complied with India’s new information technology rules, a lawyer representing the federal government told a Delhi court Tuesday. The government’s...

Elephants in India enjoy fruit feast ahead of own world day 10 Aug 2021 - 07:33 pm

MATHURA, India: After an evening walk under overcast skies with rains not far away, elephants rescued from circuses and temples in India are...

US, Mexico to discuss border reopening, agree on more vaccines 10 Aug 2021 - 07:28 pm

MEXICO CITY - Senior U.S. and Mexican officials will meet on Tuesday to discuss plans to reopen their shared border, and Washington has...

Merkel urges Germans to get vaccinated as Delta variant spreads 10 Aug 2021 - 07:25 pm

BERLIN - Germany's coronavirus vaccination drive has slowed and those people who have not taken up the opportunity to have shots will have...

Germany to end free COVID tests from Oct. 11 - sources 10 Aug 2021 - 07:11 pm

BERLIN: The German government will stop offering free coronavirus tests from Oct. 11 in a bid to encourage more people to get vaccinated...

Nigeria to resume COVID vaccinations on Aug. 16 10 Aug 2021 - 07:01 pm

ABUJA: Nigeria will restart COVID-19 inoculations on Aug. 16 after taking delivery of 4 million doses of Moderna vaccine, with shipments of Johnson...

Miami orders residents to evacuate 8-story condo building 10 Aug 2021 - 06:56 pm

Miami: Residents of an eight-story condo building in Miami were ordered to evacuate after the building was deemed unsafe by city officials. On...

UK records highest daily COVID-19 death toll since March 10 Aug 2021 - 06:50 pm

LONDON: Britain reported 146 new deaths within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test on Tuesday, the highest daily total since March 12,...

Japan reaches 100 million vaccine doses as focus shifts to youth 10 Aug 2021 - 06:13 pm

Japan has administered more than 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines and surpassed the U.S. in the proportion of elderly fully vaccinated, according...

S.Korea reports more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases, highest daily tally yet - Yonhap 10 Aug 2021 - 05:50 pm

SEOUL: South Korea recorded more than 2,000 new coronavirus infections in the last 21 hours, Yonhap News Agency reported on Tuesday, an almost...

Moderna to start local production of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine in Canada 10 Aug 2021 - 05:23 pm

Moderna Inc said on Tuesday it had agreed with the Canadian government to start domestic production of mRNA vaccines as the country looks...

Pop-up shelter treats animals displaced by Greece wildfires 10 Aug 2021 - 04:40 pm

ATHENS: In an abandoned quarry in Athens, volunteers are treating hundreds of animals displaced or injured by wildfires that swept through suburbs north...

Portugal recommends COVID vaccinations for 12 to 15-year-olds 10 Aug 2021 - 04:35 pm

LISBON: Portugal on Tuesday recommended that 12 to 15-years-old kids be vaccinated against COVID-19, ideally before the start of the academic year, as...