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Portugal to quarantine unvaccinated British tourists for 14 days 28 Jun 2021 - 10:41 am

LISBON: Passengers arriving in Portugal from Britain must quarantine for 14 days from Monday if they are not fully vaccinated against the coronavirus,...

Luxembourg premier tests positive for COVID-19 27 Jun 2021 - 11:58 pm

BRUSSELS - Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel has tested positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms and will self-isolate for 10 days, the government...

South Africa to tighten COVID-19 restrictions for 14 days 27 Jun 2021 - 11:49 pm

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa will tighten COVID-19 restrictions for 14 days as current containment measures are insufficient to cope with the speed and...

Saudi Arabia to inoculate those aged 12 to 18 with Pfizer vaccine - ministry 27 Jun 2021 - 10:06 pm

CAIRO - Saudi Arabia will start inoculating young people aged 12 to 18 against COVID-19 with the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine after it was approved...

Seven killed, many injured in blast in Bangladesh 27 Jun 2021 - 09:48 pm

DHAKA - At least seven people were killed and more than 50 people were injured in an explosion in the Bangladeshi capital late...

Hurricane Enrique to weaken on Monday, Mexico at risk of flash floods 27 Jun 2021 - 09:32 pm

MEXICO CITY - The hurricane Enrique barrelling northwards off Mexico's Pacific coast may strengthen slightly overnight before weakening on Monday, the U.S. National...

Turkey eases Covid-19 quarantine requirements for visitors 27 Jun 2021 - 09:11 pm

ANKARA - Turkey on Sunday announced further easing of COVID-19 restrictions from July 1 as part of a gradual normalization from the outbreak....

North Macedonia gets 500,000 doses of Sinovac vaccines 27 Jun 2021 - 08:35 pm

SKOPJE, North Macedonia - North Macedonia on Sunday received a shipment of 500,000 doses of Chinese Sinovac vaccines that will allow authorities to...

Toronto aims for record-breaking 25,000 doses using NBA Arena 27 Jun 2021 - 08:06 pm

The Toronto Raptors were the only team in the National Basketball Association not to play in its home arena this season, due to...

Brazil’s Bolsonaro linked to alleged corruption in Covid vaccine buying 27 Jun 2021 - 07:52 pm

A government-allied lawmaker dragged President Jair Bolsonaro into a scandal of alleged corruption in the purchase of a Covid-19 vaccine for Brazil’s immunization...

Show must go on, say dancing protesters urging Britain to fully reopen 27 Jun 2021 - 07:42 pm

LONDON - Hundreds of people danced and blew whistles in time to dance music on the streets of central London on Sunday, part...

Death toll in Florida building collapse rises to nine 27 Jun 2021 - 07:11 pm

SURFSIDE, Fla - As the death toll rose to nine, searchers worked on Sunday to find more than 150 missing residents amid the...

Turkey set to end all Covid-19 restrictions from July 1 27 Jun 2021 - 06:36 pm

ANKARA: Amid a nationwide fall in virus cases, Turkey is set to end all restrictions, which include nighttime curfews and full lockdown on...

Egyptian, Jordanian and Iraqi leaders meet in Baghdad 27 Jun 2021 - 06:32 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraq, Egypt, and Jordan took a step toward deepening a regional alliance by holding tripartite talks in Baghdad on Sunday, in a...

Iran has drones with range of 7,000 km, Guards commander says 27 Jun 2021 - 02:41 pm

DUBAI: Iran has drones with a range of 7,000 km (4,375 miles), Iranian state media cited the top commander of the Revolutionary Guards...

PM Modi urges India to get COVID-19 shots amid Delta variant concerns 27 Jun 2021 - 02:35 pm

NEW DELHI: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people on Sunday to overcome their hesitancy and get COVID-19 vaccinations as soon as possible,...