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India’s homegrown vaccine developer warns some to avoid shot 19 Jan 2021 - 03:37 pm

New Delhi: India’s homegrown coronavirus vaccine developer Bharat Biotech on Tuesday warned people with weak immunity and other medical conditions including allergies, fever...

Iraq delays general election to Oct. 10 19 Jan 2021 - 03:34 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraq's cabinet decided on Tuesday to postpone the general election to Oct. 10 from June, the state news agency INA said. The...

Malaysia expands lockdown measures to most states as virus spreads 19 Jan 2021 - 03:33 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Tuesday said it would extend lockdown restrictions across most of the country as it grappled with a rise in...

India to start COVID-19 vaccine exports as soon as Wednesday: Sources 19 Jan 2021 - 03:07 pm

NEW DELHI: India, one of the world's biggest drugmakers, will start exports of COVID-19 vaccines as early as Wednesday, government sources said, paving...

After seeing floods, Indonesian leader visits quake zone 19 Jan 2021 - 02:55 pm

MAMUJU, Indonesia: Relief workers struggled Tuesday to clear the rubble of collapsed buildings on an Indonesian island where a strong earthquake killed at...

Russia's second vaccine '100% effective', watchdog tells media 19 Jan 2021 - 02:38 pm

Moscow: A candidate COVID-19 vaccine known as EpiVacCorona, Russia's second to be registered, proved "100% effective" in early-stage trials, Russian consumer health watchdog...

Hong Kong extends work from home for civil servants until Jan 27 19 Jan 2021 - 02:37 pm

HONG KONG: Hong Kong will extend work-from-home arrangements for civil servants by a week until Jan. 27, the government said on Tuesday, as...

Spy Chief Nominee Haines Vows ‘No Place for Politics’ in Her Job 19 Jan 2021 - 01:51 pm

President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to serve as director of national intelligence is pledging she’ll never let politics affect decision-making in the collection and...

Germany to extend lockdown to mid-Feb on fears of COVID variants 19 Jan 2021 - 01:30 pm

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to agree with regional leaders on extending a lockdown for most shops and schools until mid-February...

India plans foreign investment rule changes that could hit Amazon 19 Jan 2021 - 01:08 pm

New Delhi: India is considering revising its foreign investment rules for e-commerce, three sources and a government spokesman told Reuters, a move that...

Chaos as snow hits Japanese highway, 134 cars in crashes; one dead 19 Jan 2021 - 12:31 pm

TOKYO: At least 134 cars were involved in a series of crashes in Japan on Tuesday when a snow storm struck a stretch...

Japan eyes use of robots to boost COVID-19 testing as Olympics loom 19 Jan 2021 - 12:19 pm

Tokyo: Japan's health minister watched a demonstration on Tuesday of a prototype automated COVID-19 testing machine that uses a robotic arm to take...

British hospitals use blockchain to track COVID-19 vaccines 19 Jan 2021 - 12:08 pm

LONDON: Two British hospitals are using blockchain technology to keep tabs on the storage and supply of temperature-sensitive COVID-19 vaccines, the companies behind...

Taiwan cancels major festival as domestic COVID-19 cases rise 19 Jan 2021 - 11:55 am

Taipei: Taiwan on Tuesday cancelled a major festival during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday as the island reported four locally transmitted cases...

Morocco reports its first case of UK coronavirus variant, bans more flights 19 Jan 2021 - 11:18 am

Rabat: Morocco’s health ministry confirmed on Monday its first imported case of the more contagious variant of the novel coronavirus first discovered in...

Colombia's capital Bogota extends nightly curfew to curb coronavirus 19 Jan 2021 - 10:27 am

BOGOTA: Colombia's capital Bogota will impose nightly curfews for almost two weeks, Mayor Claudia Lopez said on Monday, while the whole city will...

South Africa’s new virus strain is 50% more infectious 19 Jan 2021 - 09:54 am

South Africa’s genomic scientists have found the new coronavirus variant driving the country’s resurgence of new cases is about 50% more transmissible than...