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Canada's lagging COVID-19 vaccine campaign set to ramp up as virus variants spread 24 Mar 2021 - 11:30 pm

TORONTO/OTTAWA - Canada is expecting enough COVID-19 vaccine doses to double its supply by the end of next week to help ramp up...

Brazil set to pass 300,000 deaths as Bolsonaro pledges more COVID-19 coordination 24 Mar 2021 - 11:24 pm

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil is set to pass 300,000 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, as President Jair Bolsonaro faces growing pressure to take...

'Nothing worse than COVID' - Spaniards line up as AstraZeneca shots resume 24 Mar 2021 - 08:44 pm

MADRID - Spain restarted using AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, with little sign public enthusiasm has been dented by a week-long suspension over...

Canada's WestJet Airlines restores routes as COVID-19 shots raise hope of summer travel 24 Mar 2021 - 08:06 pm

WestJet Airlines is restoring some suspended domestic routes from June, as executives hope that a pick-up in COVID-19 vaccinations can salvage summer travel,...

US says hopes WHO report on virus origins is "based on science" 24 Mar 2021 - 07:37 pm

GENEVA - The United States expects the World Health Organization (WHO) investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus pandemic to require further...

Fauci: AstraZeneca likely to release new statement on its COVID-19 vaccine 24 Mar 2021 - 07:15 pm

WASHINGTON - AstraZeneca Plc is likely to release a new, modified statement about its COVID-19 vaccine after a data and safety monitoring board...

New virus variant detected in India; experts urge caution 24 Mar 2021 - 06:48 pm

NEW DELHI: A new and potentially troublesome variant of the coronavirus has been detected in India, as have variants first detected in the...

Navalny's allies raise alarm over his health after lawyers denied prison access 24 Mar 2021 - 06:34 pm

MOSCOW: Allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Wednesday they were concerned by a deterioration in his health and his lawyers...

Suez Canal blocked as efforts to move stuck ship continue 24 Mar 2021 - 04:41 pm

Efforts to dislodge a giant vessel from the Suez Canal continued, with rescue teams trying to get traffic moving again in the one...

Singapore expands COVID-19 vaccinations to younger age group 24 Mar 2021 - 03:17 pm

SINGAPORE: Singapore said on Wednesday it has opened up its COVID-19 immunisation drive to a younger age group, after more than half of...

Vienna and nearby regions to close non-essential shops over Easter - media 24 Mar 2021 - 03:03 pm

VIENNA: Vienna and two other provinces in eastern Austria will close non-essential shops for several days over Easter in a bid to ease...

Singapore tests distancing dongles to track mingling at meetings 24 Mar 2021 - 02:23 pm

Singapore: A Singapore business gathering is using movement dongles to make sure participants keep their distance, as the region's business hub prepares to...

Ukraine reports record coronavirus deaths for second day in a row 24 Mar 2021 - 12:45 pm

KYIV: Ukraine reported a record daily number of coronavirus-related deaths for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, as the health ministry sought to...

China triples output of COVID-19 vaccines from early Feb: Xinhua 24 Mar 2021 - 11:46 am

BEIJING: China's daily output of COVID-19 vaccines has reached about 5 million doses, more than tripling the 1.5 million-dose daily production rate on...

Australian floods kill two, more evacuations as clean-up begins 24 Mar 2021 - 11:33 am

SYDNEY: The bodies of two men were found in Australia on Wednesday in cars trapped in floodwaters, the first deaths linked to wild...

UAE finance minister and Dubai deputy ruler Sheikh Hamdan dies 24 Mar 2021 - 11:19 am

DUBAI: Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai's deputy ruler and the United Arab Emirates' long-serving finance minister, has died, Dubai's ruler said...