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'A cautionary tale': Louisiana doctors face a different COVID-19 surge 06 Aug 2021 - 07:02 pm

NEW ORLEANS: Doctors in Louisiana have been through it before: the exhaustion, the grief, and the overflowing intensive care units. But this new...

At least 10 passengers injured in stabbings on Tokyo train 06 Aug 2021 - 06:25 pm

TOKYO: A man with a knife stabbed at least 10 passengers on a commuter train in Tokyo on Friday and was arrested by...

Delta spread beyond Bangkok is pushing Thai cases to record 06 Aug 2021 - 05:53 pm

Thailand is bracing for the emergence of new Covid clusters as the highly infectious delta variant spreads rapidly beyond the current epicenter of...

Germany adds southern France to high-risk travel list 06 Aug 2021 - 05:37 pm

BERLIN: Germany has declared southern France a coronavirus high-risk area, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said on Friday, which means returning travellers need...

Vietnam's capital to extend COVID-19 curbs as new clusters emerge 06 Aug 2021 - 05:22 pm

HANOI: Vietnam's capital Hanoi will extend coronavirus restrictions until Aug. 22, its health ministry said on Friday, after authorities warned of new clusters...

U.S. opens safety probe into Mercedes vans used for Amazon deliveries, ambulances 06 Aug 2021 - 05:02 pm

WASHINGTON: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Friday it has opened a preliminary investigation into reports some 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans,...

Town burns to ashes in raging Northern California wildfire 06 Aug 2021 - 04:52 pm

GREENVILLE, California: Eva Gorman says the little California mountain town of Greenville was a place of community and strong character, the kind of...

Russia starts operation to lay undersea fibre optic cable through Arctic 06 Aug 2021 - 04:47 pm

MURMANSK, Russia: Russia on Friday begins laying its first undersea fibre optic communications cable through the Arctic as part of a state-run project...

Seven die after outbreak of Colombian variant of COVID-19 at Belgian nursing home 06 Aug 2021 - 04:37 pm

Seven residents of a nursing home in Belgium have died after being infected with a variant of the coronavirus first detected in Colombia...

Manila locks down as Philippines virus cases near four-month high 06 Aug 2021 - 04:23 pm

MANILA: The Philippines placed its Manila capital region under a two week lockdown on Friday as the Southeast Asian country's health ministry reported...

Early signs COVID-19 vaccines may not stop Delta transmission, England says 06 Aug 2021 - 04:19 pm

LONDON: There are early signs that people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 may be able to transmit the Delta variant of the...

Heatwave turns already arid Kazakh steppe into mass grave for horses 06 Aug 2021 - 04:13 pm

AKSHYMYRAU, Kazakhstan: Dead horses lie scattered across the arid steppe of Kazakhstan's Mangistau peninsula where severe drought has left the animals without food...

China sees highest daily figure of COVID-19 patients in current outbreak 06 Aug 2021 - 03:51 pm

BEIJING: China reported on Friday its highest daily count of new COVID-19 patients in an outbreak that began in late July, fuelled by...

Turkish blaze approaches power plant as wildfires enter 10th day 06 Aug 2021 - 03:16 pm

MILAS, Turkey: A forest fire was coming closer to a power station in southwest Turkey on Friday, local officials said, a day after...

Victoria enters sixth pandemic lockdown as Australia widens restrictions 06 Aug 2021 - 01:43 pm

SYDNEY - More than half of all Australians woke up to hard lockdowns on Friday as the country battles to contain COVID-19 outbreaks...

South African study shows high COVID protection from J&J shot 06 Aug 2021 - 01:20 pm

JOHANNESBURG - Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine is working well in South Africa, offering protection against severe disease and death, the co-head of...