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Beijing city raises COVID-19 requirements on travellers from low-risk areas 27 Jan 2021 - 01:54 pm

BEIJING: The city of Beijing tightened curbs on inbound travellers ahead of the peak Lunar New Year travel season kicking off on Thursday,...

Britain may raise contactless ceiling after pandemic payment surge 27 Jan 2021 - 01:46 pm

London: Britain will look into raising the limit on contactless payments from 45 pounds to 100 pounds ($137) to keep pace with a...

Bulgarian care home patients get first shots in slow vaccine rollout 27 Jan 2021 - 01:28 pm

Sofia: Bulgaria started vaccinating care home patients in the capital Sofia against the new coronavirus on Wednesday as the Balkan country seeks to...

Nepal kicks off coronavirus inoculations with Indian vaccine 27 Jan 2021 - 12:24 pm

KATHMANDU: The Himalayan nation of Nepal launched its largest immunisation campaign on Wednesday with its first coronavirus vaccinations for medical workers, following a...

Philippines cancels $10 bln airport plan with Chinese-led group 27 Jan 2021 - 12:17 pm

Manila: A Philippine province has cancelled a decision to award $10 billion airport project to a consortium led by a Chinese state firm,...

India's COVAXIN likely effective against UK variant: Study 27 Jan 2021 - 12:15 pm

NEW DELHI, Jan 27: A vaccine developed by India's Bharat Biotech and a government research institute is likely to be effective against the...

Indonesian volcano unleashes river of lava in new eruption 27 Jan 2021 - 12:08 pm

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesia’s most active volcano erupted Wednesday with a river of lava and searing gas clouds flowing 1,500 meters (4,900 feet) down...

Bill Gates sees 6-8 month lag for poor countries to get Covid-19 shots 27 Jan 2021 - 11:47 am

London: Poorer countries face a best-case scenario of a 6-8 month lag behind richer nations in getting access to COVID-19 vaccines to protect...

Australia records 10th day of no local COVID-19 cases 27 Jan 2021 - 10:32 am

SYDNEY: Australia recorded a 10th straight day of no new local COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, allowing its most populous state of New South...

Myanmar launches vaccination drive, prioritises frontline healthcare workers 27 Jan 2021 - 10:22 am

YANGON: Myanmar launched a COVID-19 vaccination programme on Wednesday, with healthcare staff and volunteer medical workers the first to receive shots of the...

Biden administration to purchase millions more vaccine doses to curb virus 27 Jan 2021 - 01:13 am

WASHINGTON - The Biden administration will purchase 200 million more coronavirus vaccines and funnel more to states now, in a bid to deliver...

China ambassador says export delays for Brazil vaccine supplies not political 27 Jan 2021 - 12:33 am

SAO PAULO - The issues holding up vaccine supply exports from China to Brazil are due to technical, rather than political obstacles, China's...

US Attorney expects indictments in U.S. Capitol breach as soon as this week 27 Jan 2021 - 12:26 am

WASHINGTON - The top federal prosecutor investigating the violent breach of the U.S. Capitol said on Tuesday he expects indictments will be handed...

Stop hoarding COVID-19 vaccines, South Africa's Ramaphosa tells rich nations 26 Jan 2021 - 09:21 pm

JOHANNESBURG - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday urged wealthy countries not to hoard surplus COVID-19 vaccine supplies, adding his voice to...

Spanish PM appoints new health minister amid worsening pandemic 26 Jan 2021 - 09:12 pm

MADRID - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez appointed Regional Policy Minister Carolina Darias as the new health minister on Tuesday after her predecessor...