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'Helpless' Sri Lankan fishermen count cost of chemical cargo ship wreck 04 Jun 2021 - 09:43 pm

LELLANA, Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan fisherman say they feel helpless after a cargo ship carrying tonnes of chemicals and plastics caught fire and...

With nearly 80,000 dead, Argentines struggle under weight of COVID-19 04 Jun 2021 - 07:51 pm

BUENOS AIRES: For lawyer Lidia Alverisi, Argentina's COVID-19 pandemic has taken an almost unbearable toll. "We have all lost someone, someone we knew...

UK to protect population before donating vaccines abroad, minister says 04 Jun 2021 - 06:59 pm

OXFORD, England: Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Friday vaccinating children in the United Kingdom against COVID-19 would take priority over donating...

Pakistan produces Chinese CanSinoBio COVID vaccine, brands it PakVac 04 Jun 2021 - 06:51 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has started producing the single dose Chinese CanSinoBio COVID-19 vaccine to be able to deliver 3 million doses a month, health...

COVAX hopes to deliver delayed AstraZeneca shots to Africa in June, July 04 Jun 2021 - 06:35 pm

GENEVA: The COVAX vaccine-sharing scheme hopes to send millions of delayed doses of AstraZeneca's shots to Africa in June and July, but the...

Switzerland approves Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for 12-15 year olds 04 Jun 2021 - 05:57 pm

ZURICH: Switzerland on Friday approved vaccinating 12-to-15-year-old children with the COVID-19 shot from Pfizer and BioNTEch, ahead of the country's plan to start...

S.Korea says 81% of elderly signed up for COVID-19 vaccination 04 Jun 2021 - 05:50 pm

SEOUL: South Korea said on Friday it expects to meet its vaccination target for the first half of the year ahead of schedule...

Zimbabwe says 'don't panic' as some centres run out of COVID-19 vaccines 04 Jun 2021 - 05:45 pm

HARARE: Zimbabwe's government said on Friday citizens should not panic because it had enough COVID-19 vaccines for those needing a second shot after...

Spain to vaccinate school kids two weeks before term starts 04 Jun 2021 - 04:25 pm

MADRID: Spain plans to start vaccinating children between 12 and 17 years old around two weeks before the academic year starts in September,...

Malaysia warns of rising number of COVID-19 deaths, cases among children 04 Jun 2021 - 03:53 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian health authorities have raised concerns about a growing number of coronavirus deaths and serious cases involving children, after a surge...

WHO warns of 'failure' unless wealthy countries advance their vaccine donations 04 Jun 2021 - 01:48 pm

GENEVA - Wealthy countries need to give more COVID-19 vaccines and follow the United States in making doses available immediately to cover a...

UK approves Pfizer/BioNTech COVID shot for 12- to 15-year-olds 04 Jun 2021 - 01:45 pm

LONDON - Britain's medicines regulator said on Friday it had approved the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech for use on 12-...

Indian panel says global response needed to contain more infectious virus variant 04 Jun 2021 - 01:15 pm

NEW DELHI - The coronavirus variant first identified in India is highly infectious and can be caught by people who have already had...

Russia expects WHO to approve Sputnik V vaccine within two months -RDIF 04 Jun 2021 - 12:42 pm

ST PETERSBURG, Russia - Russia expects the World Health Organization (WHO) to approve the Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus within two months, Kirill...

Thailand says has enough supplies for start of COVID-19 vaccinations 04 Jun 2021 - 12:05 pm

BANGKOK - Thailand will have its promised amount of COVID-19 vaccines for use during this month, a health official said on Friday, amid...

Fauci calls on China to release medical records of Wuhan lab workers - FT 04 Jun 2021 - 11:58 am

Top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has called on China to release the medical records of nine people whose ailments might...

Delta variant dominant in UK, may increase risk of hospitalisation 04 Jun 2021 - 12:08 am

LONDON - The Delta variant of concern first identified in India is now dominant in Britain and might have an increased risk of...

Minneapolis crews clearing intersection where George Floyd was murdered 04 Jun 2021 - 12:05 am

MINNEAPOLIS - Work crews in Minneapolis on Thursday took down barricades that had stopped most vehicles from driving through the intersection where George...