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Disneyland's Avengers area to open in June with Spider-Man and shawarma 09 Apr 2021 - 01:05 pm

LOS ANGELES - A new Avengers-themed area featuring a Spider-Man ride, roaming superheroes and a shawarma food cart will open at Walt Disney...

Holidays for the rich: airlines criticise Britain's travel restart plan 09 Apr 2021 - 12:39 pm

LONDON - Airlines slammed Britain's plans for restarting international travel, saying that expensive testing requirements for trips to low-risk countries would mean that...

Nepal battles worst forest fires in years as air quality drops 09 Apr 2021 - 12:34 pm

KATHMANDU - Nepal is battling its worst forest fires in years, officials said on Friday, with smoke wafting across its mountains and souring...

'No warnings': Powerful cyclone exposes Indonesia's lack of preparedness 09 Apr 2021 - 12:31 pm

LEMBATA, Indonesia - Gregorius Hide, a 70-year-old farmer in the eastern Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara, said the only warning he had...

J&J says in talks with Indian govt for trial of single-dose vaccine 09 Apr 2021 - 12:27 pm

BENGALURU - Johnson & Johnson is in talks with India's government to begin a clinical trial of its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine in the...

Norway prime minister fined by police over virus rules violation 09 Apr 2021 - 12:24 pm

OSLO - Norwegian police said on Friday they have fined Prime Minister Erna Solberg for breaking COVID-19 social distancing rules when she organised...

US to ship 85% fewer J&J vaccine doses to states next week 08 Apr 2021 - 11:23 pm

The U.S. government will allocate nearly 85% fewer Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine doses to states next week, according to data from the...

Italy PM Draghi appeals for elderly to get vaccine priority 08 Apr 2021 - 10:39 pm

ROME - Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Thursday vaccines should for now on only be given to the elderly and appealed...

Netherlands limits use of AstraZeneca vaccine to people over 60 08 Apr 2021 - 10:23 pm

AMSTERDAM - The Dutch government will limit use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to people above age 60 following rare cases of blood...

Portugal will only use AstraZeneca shots for over-60s 08 Apr 2021 - 10:13 pm

LISBON - Portugal will from now on recommend the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine only for people aged over 60, the health authority DGS said...

Reigning Mrs World released on bail over incident at Sri Lanka pageant 08 Apr 2021 - 08:21 pm

NEW DELHI - Reigning Mrs World Caroline Jurie was released on bail after being arrested earlier on Thursday after a fracas at the...

Tokyo governor asks for emergency virus measures 08 Apr 2021 - 07:54 pm

TOKYO - Tokyo’s governor has asked Japan’s central government for permission to implement emergency measures to curb a coronavirus variant ahead of the...

Modi says India is attempting to boost capacity to make vaccines 08 Apr 2021 - 07:45 pm

India is attempting to boost its capacity to make vaccines, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, as new coronavirus cases in the...

US President Biden introduces limited gun control measures in Rose Garden 08 Apr 2021 - 07:35 pm

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden and his Attorney General Merrick Garland announced limited measures to tackle gun violence in the United States on...

Russia calls on Slovakia to return Sputnik V doses after dispute 08 Apr 2021 - 07:21 pm

PRAGUE/MOSCOW - Russia called on Slovakia on Thursday to return hundreds of thousands of doses of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, citing contract...

Bulgaria says third COVID-19 wave is easing, lifts some restrictions 08 Apr 2021 - 07:11 pm

SOFIA - Bulgaria will reopen schools, restaurants and cinemas from Monday after the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic showed some signs of...

Germany's vaccine rollout gets shot in the arm from doctors surgeries 08 Apr 2021 - 03:47 pm

Berlin: Germany's COVID-19 vaccination drive has picked up speed with more than 650,000 doses administered on Wednesday, data from the Robert Koch Institute...