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Coastal erosion threatens Senegal's rock climbing clique 22 Jul 2021 - 12:59 pm

DAKAR: Dangling from umber cliffs that tower over Africa's westernmost shoreline, a crew of Senegalese climbers hunt for footholds that they say are...

S.Korea reports highest daily increase in COVID-19 cases 22 Jul 2021 - 12:23 pm

SEOUL: South Korea on Thursday reported another daily record of 1,842 coronavirus cases, as it struggles to tame its worst-ever wave of outbreaks...

Gamma coronavirus variant detected in Russia, Ifax reports 22 Jul 2021 - 12:11 pm

MOSCOW: The Gamma variant of the novel coronavirus, first found in Brazil, has been detected in small quantities in Russia, the Interfax news...

Lightning found to have ignited Oregon's mammoth Bootleg fire 22 Jul 2021 - 12:04 pm

A destructive Oregon wildfire that ranks as the largest among dozens raging across the drought-parched Western United States in recent weeks was ignited...

Delta variant taking hold of Indonesia's Papua as hospitals near capacity 22 Jul 2021 - 11:36 am

JAKARTA: Hospitals in Indonesia's easternmost region of Papua are nearing full capacity amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, with health officials bracing for...

Australian PM apologises for COVID-19 vaccine delays as cases spike 22 Jul 2021 - 11:28 am

SYDNEY: Australia's prime minister apologised for a sluggish COVID-19 vaccination programme on Thursday, while the country's most populous state reported its biggest one-day...

Taiwan orders further 36 mln Moderna vaccine doses 22 Jul 2021 - 11:15 am

TAIPEI: Taiwan has ordered a further 36 million doses of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine, the government said on Thursday, as it seeks to...

As Indonesia mulls easing lockdown, WHO urges tougher restrictions 22 Jul 2021 - 11:12 am

JAKARTA: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged Indonesia to implement a stricter and wider lockdown to combat surging COVID-19 infections and...

China rejects WHO plan for study of COVID-19 origin 22 Jul 2021 - 11:08 am

BEIJING: China rejected on Thursday a World Health Organization (WHO) plan for a second phase of an investigation into the origin of the...

Australia's stunning economic recovery trips on Delta, vaccine snags 22 Jul 2021 - 11:02 am

SYDNEY: In Australia's largest city, construction has come to a standstill for the first time in living memory as a surge in COVID-19...

'Pingdemic' grips Britain as fears of food shortages grow 22 Jul 2021 - 10:49 am

LONDON: Britain's supermarkets, wholesalers and hauliers were struggling on Thursday to ensure stable food and fuel supplies after an official health app told...

China evacuates tens of thousands as China storms spread north 22 Jul 2021 - 10:41 am

ZHENGZHOU, China: Tens of thousands of people were being evacuated from flood-hit regions of central China on Thursday as officials raised the death...

4,500 families in Sudan benefit from QRCS sacrifice project 22 Jul 2021 - 09:00 am

Khartoum: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) announced the implementation of the sacrifice project, on the first day of Eid Al Adha for the...

Eid Charity, UNHCR sign agreement to provide Syrian refugees in Lebanon cash-assistance 22 Jul 2021 - 08:59 am

Doha: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and Eid Charity signed an agreement to provide Syrian refugees in Lebanon with multi-purpose cash-assistance grants through...

Two doses of Pfizer, AstraZeneca shots effective against Delta variant, study finds 22 Jul 2021 - 12:08 am

LONDON - Two doses of Pfizer or AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine are nearly as effective against the highly transmissible Delta coronavirus variant as they...