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Data withheld from WHO team probing COVID-19 origins in China -Tedros 30 Mar 2021 - 07:20 pm

Data was withheld from World Health Organization investigators who travelled to China to research the origins of the coronavirus epidemic, WHO Director-General Tedros...

Japan's famous cherry blossoms see early bloom amid warming 30 Mar 2021 - 03:38 pm

TOKYO: Japan's famous cherry blossoms have reached their flowery peak in many places earlier this year than at any time since formal records...

German state suspends AstraZeneca vaccine use for under-60s 30 Mar 2021 - 02:52 pm

BERLIN: The German state of Berlin is again suspending the use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for people under 60 due to reports of...

BioNTech-Pfizer raise 2021 vaccine output goal to 2.5 bln doses 30 Mar 2021 - 02:22 pm

Frankfurt: BioNTech said on Tuesday that it and partner Pfizer would increase manufacturing capacity of their COVID-19 vaccine to 2.5 billion doses by...

Asian countries seek vaccine supplies after India export curbs hit COVAX 30 Mar 2021 - 02:16 pm

SEOUL/MANILA: Several Asian countries sought alternative sources for COVID-19 inoculations on Tuesday after export restrictions by manufacturer India left a World Health Organization-backed...

Austria in talks to buy a million doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine 30 Mar 2021 - 02:13 pm

VIENNA: Austria is in talks with Russia to buy a million doses of its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, which has yet to be...

S.Africa proposes reduced 2030 greenhouse gas emission targets 30 Mar 2021 - 01:43 pm

CAPE TOWN: South Africa's government on Tuesday released a revised climate change policy document for public comment, significantly reducing the upper limit target...

Cambridge on home waters for crowd-free Oxford boat race 30 Mar 2021 - 11:28 am

ELY, England: Sandwiched between a country road and a train line, the wind funnelled by its banks, the Great Ouse river appears an...

Vietnam sentences flight attendant for spreading coronavirus 30 Mar 2021 - 11:23 am

HANOI: A court in Vietnam handed a two-year suspended jail term to a Vietnam Airlines flight attendant on Tuesday after finding him guilty...

City of London says bulk of workers will return to the office after pandemic 30 Mar 2021 - 11:13 am

LONDON: The City of London financial centre, which has resembled a ghost town since the coronavirus swept the world last year, is likely...

Australia's Queensland warns of more COVID-19 cases, Easter travel plans on hold 30 Mar 2021 - 10:58 am

SYDNEY: Australia's Queensland state warned on Tuesday that more cases of COVID-19 were expected to emerge as authorities scrambled to contain an outbreak...

Actor Lenny Henry tells Black Britons: get the COVID vaccine 30 Mar 2021 - 10:41 am

London: Actor and comedian Lenny Henry and other prominent figures on Tuesday urged Black Britons to take the COVID-19 vaccine after figures showed...

Biden urges states to pause COVID-19 reopenings as CDC warns of 'impending doom' 30 Mar 2021 - 12:36 am

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden urged states to pause reopening efforts and a top health official warned of "impending doom" on Monday,...

India suffers highest daily coronavirus infections in five months 30 Mar 2021 - 12:12 am

NEW DELHI - India reported the highest daily increase in coronavirus cases in five months on Monday, with the second wave of the...

Traffic in Suez Canal resumes after stranded ship refloated 29 Mar 2021 - 11:58 pm

ISMAILIA, Egypt - Shipping was on the move again late on Monday in Egypt's Suez Canal after tugs refloated a giant container ship...

Canada to pause AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine use for those under 55, require new risk analysis 29 Mar 2021 - 11:51 pm

OTTAWA/TORONTO - Canadian health officials said on Monday they would stop offering AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to people under age 55 and require a...