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American astronaut Michael Collins of Apollo 11 fame dies at 90 28 Apr 2021 - 08:32 pm

American astronaut Michael Collins, who stayed behind in the command module of Apollo 11 on July 20, 1969, while Neil Armstrong and Buzz...

Philippines extends limits on movement, gatherings to curb COVID 28 Apr 2021 - 07:48 pm

MANILA: President Rodrigo Duterte is extending restrictions on movement and gatherings in the Philippines' capital region and four nearby provinces for another two...

Britain agrees deal for 60 million more Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines 28 Apr 2021 - 07:35 pm

LONDON: Britain will buy 60 million more doses of Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, health minister Matt Hancock said in a deal that more than...

US contractor sentenced for stealing truck from Afghan base 28 Apr 2021 - 07:24 pm

ALEXANDRIA, Va.: An American military contractor has been sentenced to prison for her role in a theft ring on a military installation in...

South Africa resumes giving J&J jabs to health care workers 28 Apr 2021 - 07:16 pm

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa has resumed giving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to health care workers after a more than two-week pause in the...

Donate $7 for a COVID-19 vaccine to help end pandemic, WHO urges 28 Apr 2021 - 07:14 pm

LONDON: People across the world are being encouraged to donate $7 a dose in a World Health Organization-led push to raise extra funds...

Uber app in U.S. to enable users to book vaccines and rental cars 28 Apr 2021 - 06:39 pm

Uber Technologies Inc said on Wednesday it was launching new features in its app to allow U.S. customers to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments...

GSK focused on split as cost checks, COVID-19 easings aid earnings 28 Apr 2021 - 05:10 pm

Plans for GSK to split in two are "well underway" it said on Wednesday, as a cost clampdown and rising clinic visits for...

With few travellers, Thailand turns airport into vaccination centre 28 Apr 2021 - 04:50 pm

BANGKOK: Long queues have returned to Thailand's unusually quiet international airport this week, after it converted its check-in area into an immunisation centre...

Texas man dies after attack by aggressive swarm of bees 28 Apr 2021 - 03:45 pm

Breckenridge, Texas: A Texas man died after going into cardiac arrest when he was attacked by an aggressive swarm of bees outside his...

Decades on the run, 7 Italian leftist militants arrested in France 28 Apr 2021 - 01:39 pm

Paris/Rome: Seven Italians, on the run for decades since their conviction in Italy on terrorism charges linked to far-left militant groups, have been...

Malaysia makes AstraZeneca shots optional amid public worry 28 Apr 2021 - 01:33 pm

Malaysia will allow people to use AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine on a voluntary basis and exclude the shots from its inoculation program amid public...

Japan's unused 14 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines point to logistical hurdles 28 Apr 2021 - 01:20 pm

Tokyo: Japan has only used about a fifth of the COVID-19 vaccine doses it has imported so far, government data showed on Wednesday,...

Pakistan sees record COVID-19 deaths as officials consider stricter lockdowns 28 Apr 2021 - 12:35 pm

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan recorded more than two hundred COVID-19 deaths in a day for the first time since the start of the pandemic...

South Korea to lift mandatory quarantine for residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19 28 Apr 2021 - 12:26 pm

SEOUL - South Korea said on Wednesday it will offer some exemptions to mandatory quarantine measures for people who have been fully inoculated...

Bullets in the mail: death threat sent to another candidate in Madrid election 28 Apr 2021 - 11:26 am

Madrid: Spanish postal workers intercepted a death threat letter with two bullets enclosed that was mailed to the conservative head of the Madrid...

India's coronavirus toll tops 200,000 after record surge in cases 28 Apr 2021 - 10:53 am

NEW DELHI - India's toll from the coronavirus surged past 200,000 on Wednesday, the country's deadliest day, as shortages of oxygen, medical supplies...

CDC says many Americans can now go outside without a mask 27 Apr 2021 - 10:28 pm

NEW YORK: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased its guidelines Tuesday on the wearing of masks outdoors, saying fully vaccinated Americans...