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Residents flee as winds fan massive wildfire in southern Turkey 28 Jul 2021 - 05:51 pm

ANKARA: A massive forest fire in southern Turkey spread to the town of Manavgat as the flames were fanned by strong winds on...

Vietnam's major cities eye tightening COVID curbs as cases keep rising 28 Jul 2021 - 05:01 pm

HANOI: Vietnam's major cities may extend or tighten restrictions on movement to contain the spread of COVID-19 as new daily cases have surpassed...

Sydney adds four weeks to lockdown as Australia COVID-19 cases grow 28 Jul 2021 - 04:39 pm

Sydney: Australia's biggest city, Sydney, extended a lockdown by four weeks on Wednesday after an already protracted stay-at-home order failed to douse a...

North Wales' slate landscapes named UNESCO World Heritage site 28 Jul 2021 - 04:25 pm

LONDON: The slate landscapes of northwest Wales have been added to the list of World Heritage Sites, UNESCO said on Wednesday, a boost...

Tanzania leader launches COVID-19 vaccination drive, orders more jabs 28 Jul 2021 - 04:01 pm

NAIROBI: Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan received her COVID-19 vaccine in public on Wednesday, in the most decisive signal yet of a break...

Thailand builds COVID-19 hospital in Bangkok airport amid surge in cases 28 Jul 2021 - 03:41 pm

BANGKOK: Thai volunteers on Wednesday turned a cargo warehouse at Bangkok's Don Muang Airport into a 1,800-bed field hospital for COVID-19 patients with...

Shopify beats revenue expectations on resilient online shopping trend 28 Jul 2021 - 03:12 pm

Canada's e-commerce giant Shopify Inc beat second-quarter revenue expectations on Wednesday, on the back of a resilient online shopping trend precipitated by the...

UK starts donating 9 million COVID-19 vaccines overseas 28 Jul 2021 - 03:04 pm

LONDON: Britain will start delivering 9 million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine this week to countries including Indonesia, Jamaica and Kenya to help...

EU signs deal with GSK for supply of potential COVID drug 28 Jul 2021 - 02:44 pm

BRUSSELS: The European Union has signed a contract with GlaxoSmithKline for the supply of up to 220,000 treatments of its investigational monoclonal antibody...

Pfizer raises 2021 COVID-19 vaccine sales forecast to $33.5 billion 28 Jul 2021 - 02:32 pm

Pfizer Inc on Wednesday raised its forecast for sales of the COVID-19 vaccine that it developed with Germany's BioNTech by 28.8% to $33.5...

Zimbabwe approves J&J COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use 28 Jul 2021 - 02:27 pm

HARARE: Zimbabwe has authorised the emergency use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, the first Western-made shot to be approved by the southern...

S.Korea reports record daily COVID-19 cases as Moderna pledges vaccines 28 Jul 2021 - 02:14 pm

SEOUL: South Korea on Wednesday reported 1,896 new COVID-19 cases for Tuesday, its highest-ever daily increase, as the country struggles to subdue a...

AstraZeneca finds small clot risk after 1st Covid shot, less after 2nd 28 Jul 2021 - 12:40 pm

AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine carries a small extra risk of rare blood clots with low platelets after the first dose and no extra risk...

England to relax quarantine for vaccinated US, EU visitors 28 Jul 2021 - 11:26 am

The UK government is set to allow visitors from the U.S. and the European Union to travel to England without needing to quarantine...

Chaumet jewellery store near Champs-Elysee in Paris hit by armed robbery 28 Jul 2021 - 12:11 am

PARIS, - A Chaumet jewellery store close to the Champs-Elysee avenue in central Paris was targeted by an armed robbery on Tuesday, the...

England to welcome double-vaccinated US and EU tourists -FT 27 Jul 2021 - 11:47 pm

England will allow fully vaccinated visitors from the European Union and United States to arrive without needing to quarantine from next week, in...

Kuwait bans unvaccinated citizens from traveling abroad 27 Jul 2021 - 11:41 pm

Kuwait on Tuesday said it will only allow vaccinated citizens to travel abroad starting Aug. 1, the government communication office reported. The statement...

Biden considers requiring COVID-19 vaccines for federal workers 27 Jul 2021 - 11:30 pm

MCLEAN, Va - President Joe Biden said on Tuesday his administration is considering whether to require U.S. federal employees to be vaccinated against...