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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...

WhatsApp privacy case must be decided in a month, EU watchdog says 28 Jul 2021 - 08:49 pm

BRUSSELS - EU privacy watchdog EDPB on Wednesday gave the Irish data protection agency a month to issue a long-delayed decision on compliance...

Lebanon battles wildfires in country's north, firefighter dies 28 Jul 2021 - 08:48 pm

BEIRUT: Raging wildfires have burned large swathes of Lebanon's pine forests in the mountainous north of the country, killing at least one firefighter...

Turkey tackles low vaccine take-up in east as COVID-19 cases surge 28 Jul 2021 - 08:38 pm

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: In the Turkish city of Diyarbakir, health workers' pleas to citizens to get vaccinated against COVID-19 ring out through the streets...

Legal wrangles hold up US vaccine donations to India 28 Jul 2021 - 08:25 pm

NEW DELHI - Two months after India dropped local-trial rules for COVID-19 vaccines approved by developed countries, not a single dose has arrived...

New York City to pay people $100 to get vaccinated 28 Jul 2021 - 08:14 pm

WASHINGTON - New York City will pay $100 to anyone who gets the coronavirus vaccine there, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday. The...

Chemical leak at LyondellBasell plant near Houston kills two 28 Jul 2021 - 08:05 pm

A chemical leak at a LyondellBasell Industries NV plant near Houston killed two people and injured six on Tuesday evening. The incident happened...

COVID still devastating in the Americas, health agency says 28 Jul 2021 - 07:55 pm

BRASILIA - COVID-19 continues to inflict a devastating toll on the Americas, with Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador and Paraguay among the countries with...

White House tells agencies to mandate masks in federal buildings in hot spots 28 Jul 2021 - 07:50 pm

WASHINGTON - The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) told federal agencies they must mandate masks indoors in federal buildings for...

Italy arrests 18 for illegal fishing of protected shellfish 28 Jul 2021 - 07:22 pm

ROME: The Italian coastguard arrested 18 people on Wednesday for illegal fishing of a rare mollusc, breaking up what police said was a...

Olympic host Tokyo's daily coronavirus cases hit new record 28 Jul 2021 - 07:13 pm

TOKYO: The Olympic host city Tokyo registered a record 3,177 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, authorities announced, as rising infections put pressure on...

CanSinoBIO's inhaled COVID vaccine candidate triggers immune response-early trial 28 Jul 2021 - 07:03 pm

BEIJING: An inhaled version of CanSino Biologics' (CanSinoBIO) COVID-19 vaccine triggered immune responses without serious side effects, an early-stage clinical trial showed. The...