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We need to get the travel industry moving again, UK PM Johnson says 02 Aug 2021 - 06:19 pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that he wanted to get the travel industry moving again with a simple user-friendly...

Kenya approves J&J, Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines as cases surge 02 Aug 2021 - 06:00 pm

Kenya approved the emergency use of Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer Inc. Covid-19 vaccines, said Fred Siyoi, chief executive officer of the Pharmacy...

Greeks urged to use less power as worst heatwave in decades tests grid 02 Aug 2021 - 05:52 pm

ATHENS: Greek authorities urged citizens to conserve electricity as the worst heatwave in more than 30 years pushed the power system to its...

New York mandates COVID vaccine or testing for transport workers 02 Aug 2021 - 05:41 pm

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will require their workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine...

Indonesia targets September reopening as it extends curbs until next week 02 Aug 2021 - 05:33 pm

JAKARTA: Indonesia aims to start gradually reopening its economy in September, a senior minister said on Monday, as the government announced an extension...

Delta spreads 'like wildfire' as doctors study whether it makes patients sicker 02 Aug 2021 - 04:58 pm

LOS ANGELES: With a new wave of COVID-19 infections fueled by the Delta variant striking countries worldwide, disease experts are scrambling to learn...

Turkey battles wildfires for 6th day; EU to send planes 02 Aug 2021 - 04:28 pm

BOZALAN, Turkey: Selcuk Sanli let his two cows lose to fend for themselves, put his family’s most treasured belongings in a car and...

'It means the world': Families and friends reunite at UK's Heathrow 02 Aug 2021 - 04:06 pm

London: Families and friends were overjoyed at London's Heathrow Airport on Monday after a travel rule change meant they could reunite after 18...

Combining AstraZeneca and mRNA COVID-19 vaccines is effective: Danish study 02 Aug 2021 - 04:00 pm

COPENHAGEN: Combining AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine with a second dose from either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna's jab provides "good protection", Denmark's State Serum Institute said...

Death toll from floods in China's Henan province rises to 302 02 Aug 2021 - 03:48 pm

BEIJING: The death toll from last month's floods in the central Chinese province of Henan rose to 302 as of Monday, officials said,...

Nigeria hit by deadly cholera surge focused on north 02 Aug 2021 - 02:15 pm

KANO, Nigeria: Nigeria has been hit by a surge in cholera cases in recent weeks, focused on the country's north and adding to...

Virus flares again in Wuhan as delta challenges China’s defenses 02 Aug 2021 - 12:39 pm

China is confronting its broadest Covid-19 outbreak since the pathogen first emerged there in late 2019, with the delta variant spreading to places...

For Beirut blast survivor leaving Lebanon, every day is Aug 4 02 Aug 2021 - 12:38 pm

Beirut: For Beirut blast survivor Shady Rizk, time has stopped since Aug. 4 last year when a huge stockpile of ammonium nitrate exploded...

Giant panda in French zoo gives birth to female twins 02 Aug 2021 - 12:37 pm

Paris: A giant panda on loan to France from China gave birth to two female twin cubs early Monday, a French zoo announced....

Philippines to extend night curfew in Manila amid Covid-19 surge 02 Aug 2021 - 12:36 pm

Manila: The Philippines will extend a night curfew in the capital, Manila, amid a tightening of curbs in the Southeast Asian country to...

Afghan president blames worsening security situation on sudden US pullout 02 Aug 2021 - 11:53 am

Kabul: President Ashraf Ghani on Monday blamed Afghanistan's fast-deteriorating security situation on a "sudden" decision by the United States to withdraw its troops,...