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Biden promotes $4 trillion plans in visit to Virginia schools 03 May 2021 - 07:40 pm

YORKTOWN, VA.: President Joe Biden traveled to coastal Virginia on Monday to promote how his proposals to spend $4 trillion for infrastructure and...

Venezuela to begin clinical trials of Cuba's Abdala vaccine candidate 03 May 2021 - 07:37 pm

CARACAS: Venezuela this month will begin clinical trials of the Cuban coronavirus vaccine candidate Abdala, and plans to produce enough doses locally to...

Thailand reports new daily record of 31 coronavirus deaths 03 May 2021 - 05:16 pm

BANGKOK: Thailand on Monday reported a new daily record of 31 coronavirus deaths, the health ministry said, as the Southeast Asian country grapples...

UK on course to ditch social distancing rule in June: PM Johnson 03 May 2021 - 05:02 pm

LONDON: Britain is on course to ditch the COVID-19 social distancing rule requiring people to stay at least one metre apart towards the...

Cafes, restaurants reopen in Greece for outdoor service 03 May 2021 - 04:45 pm

ATHENS, Greece: Cafes and restaurants reopened in Greece on Monday for sit-down service for the first time in nearly six months, as the...

Philippines' Duterte receives first dose of Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine 03 May 2021 - 04:26 pm

MANILA: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte received his first dose of Sinopharm's vaccine against COVID-19 on Monday to encourage reluctant Filipinos to get inoculated...

New wave of COVID-19 infection threatens Costa Rica tourist revival 03 May 2021 - 03:24 pm

San Jose: Costa Rica's internationally renowned green escapes are likely to suffer through a second year of costly tourist hesitancy as the spread...

Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak that killed six 03 May 2021 - 02:08 pm

KINSHASA - The Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday declared the end of an Ebola outbreak that infected 12 people in the eastern...

Indonesia finds cases of Indian COVID-19 variant as officials warn on Eid travel 03 May 2021 - 01:45 pm

JAKARTA - Indonesia has recorded its first cases of a highly infectious COVID-19 variant first detected in India, the health minister said on...

Taiwan bars arrivals from India as Indonesia reports first cases of Indian COVID-19 variant 03 May 2021 - 01:35 pm

TAIPEI/JAKARTA - Taiwan became the latest place to ban arrivals from coronavirus-stricken India on Monday, as it moves to prevent new infections, with...

South Korea counts on large shipments of vaccines arriving in coming weeks 03 May 2021 - 01:30 pm

SEOUL - South Korea is banking on the arrival of nearly 14 million doses of coronavirus vaccine by June, officials said on Monday,...

COVAX gets boost from Moderna deal, Sweden's donation of COVID-19 vaccines -GAVI 03 May 2021 - 01:20 pm

Geneva: Moderna will supply 34 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine this year and Sweden has donated 1 million AstraZeneca shots to the...

Activists file legal complaint over alleged Lebanon corruption 03 May 2021 - 12:34 pm

Paris: Non-profit organisation Sherpa and a group of lawyers have filed a legal complaint to France's financial prosecutor against Lebanese Central Bank Riad...

EU executive recommends opening up to fully vaccinated foreign citizens 03 May 2021 - 12:09 pm

BRUSSELS: The European Union's executive recommended on Monday that foreign citizens fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and those coming from countries with a good...

Syria's Assad to run in May 26 election, all but certain to win it 03 May 2021 - 11:49 am

DAMASCUS: Syria's higher constitutional court on Monday approved President Bashar al-Assad's application to run in a May 26 presidential election that he is...

Tornado rips through Mississippi, damages buildings, power lines 03 May 2021 - 11:13 am

A tornado tore through the southern US city of Tupelo on Sunday, blowing the roofs off homes and tearing down trees and power...

Philippines slams China’s ‘dangerous’ move in disputed sea 03 May 2021 - 11:00 am

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LNG cargoes diverted from India as COVID crisis dampens demand -sources 03 May 2021 - 10:57 am

Singapore: Liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes are being diverted away from ports in India as surging coronavirus cases there hamper domestic gas demand,...