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Stretched Senegalese hospitals overwhelmed by third COVID wave 29 Jul 2021 - 06:51 pm

DAKAR: Idrissa Lo rushed back to Senegal from the United States when family members started falling sick with COVID-19 and dying. On Wednesday,...

Death toll from German industrial park explosion rises to five 29 Jul 2021 - 06:23 pm

DUESSELDORF, Germany: Three more people were found dead after Tuesday's explosion at an industrial park in western Germany, bringing the death toll from...

Australian military to help enforce Sydney COVID-19 lockdown as cases rise 29 Jul 2021 - 06:02 pm

SYDNEY: Australia's military will help enforce a lockdown in Sydney after the city of 6 million posted a record daily rise in COVID-19...

"There is contact!" -Russia's new Nauka space module docks with ISS 29 Jul 2021 - 05:47 pm

MOSCOW: Russia upgraded its capabilities on the International Space Station on Thursday after its new Nauka module, set to serve as a research...

Pet food shortages leave owners on the hunt for kibble and cat treats 29 Jul 2021 - 05:43 pm

CHICAGO: Black short-haired kitty Astra, one of millions of pets acquired during the COVID-19 pandemic last year, had to go without salmon-flavored Whiskas...

S.Korea experts call for more COVID curbs as easygoing young fuel surge 29 Jul 2021 - 05:21 pm

SEOUL: South Korean health experts called on Thursday for tougher social distancing rules including a midnight curfew as the number of severe COVID-19...

EU health body warns against visiting popular Greek islands over COVID-19 29 Jul 2021 - 05:14 pm

ATHENS: Greece's south Aegean islands were marked 'dark red' on the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control's COVID-19 map on Thursday after...

Vietnam accelerates vaccinations in COVID-19 epicentre 29 Jul 2021 - 05:08 pm

HANOI: Vietnam will accelerate its vaccine rollout in COVID-19 hotspot Ho Chi Minh City and build more field hospitals, authorities said on Thursday,...

Germany to require proof of COVID immunity or negative test on arrival - sources 29 Jul 2021 - 04:45 pm

BERLIN: All travellers arriving in Germany will be required from this weekend to demonstrate immunity from COVID-19 either from a vaccine or previous...

Pacific tsunami warnings lifted after big quake in Alaska 29 Jul 2021 - 04:34 pm

ANCHORAGE, Alaska: Tsunami warnings were lifted for Alaska and the rest of Pacific after a huge earthquake of 8.2 magnitude struck the seismically...

Pakistan to ban public sector, education, malls, air travel for unvaccinated 29 Jul 2021 - 03:46 pm

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan is to ban staff from entering public offices, schools, restaurants, transport and shopping malls without vaccination certificates, officials said on Thursday, despite...

Three dead as wildfire in south Turkey rages on: Minister 29 Jul 2021 - 03:34 pm

ISTANBUL: Three people were found dead as a forest fire burned for a second day in southern Turkey on Thursday, the country's AFAD...

Thailand warns COVID-19 surge pushing hospitals to the brink 29 Jul 2021 - 02:24 pm

Hospitals in Thailand's capital Bangkok and surrounding province are running out of beds due to a jump in COVID-19 patients, a health official...

Amir of Kuwait meets US Secretary of State 29 Jul 2021 - 01:56 pm

Kuwait: HH the Amir of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah met on Thursday with US Secretary of State Antony...

British Columbia brings back mask mandate for region with high COVID-19 cases 29 Jul 2021 - 12:11 am

VANCOUVER - The Canadian province of British Columbia is bringing back a mask mandate for the central region of the province amid a...

US top diplomat meets with WHO chief, backs study into COVID-19 origins 28 Jul 2021 - 11:29 pm

WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday and affirmed U.S. support...

Vaccinate anyone who wants a COVID shot, says Philippines' Duterte 28 Jul 2021 - 09:54 pm

MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered his government on Wednesday to open the coronavirus vaccination campaign to anyone who wants a shot...