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China to suspend UK flights indefinitely: Foreign ministry 24 Dec 2020 - 11:52 am

BEIJING: China will suspend direct flights to and from the United Kingdom indefinitely over fears of a new strain of the coronavirus, Wang...

Trump pardons ex-campaign chief Manafort, adviser Roger Stone 24 Dec 2020 - 08:37 am

Donald Trump pardoned his 2016 campaign chairman Paul Manafort, using his executive power in the final weeks as president to free an ally...

Maradona suffered from liver, kidney, heart disorders: report 23 Dec 2020 - 06:41 pm

Buenos Aires: Argentina football legend Diego Maradona was suffering from liver, kidney and cardiovascular disorders but there were no signs of alcohol or...

Refugee camp burned down as Bosnia struggles to house migrants 23 Dec 2020 - 06:00 pm

Sarajevo: A refugee camp in Bosnia criticised for its bleak conditions was destroyed in a fire Wednesday, police said, as the country faces...

Rules to stop coronavirus variant stoke chaos at Indian airports 23 Dec 2020 - 03:33 pm

Mumbai: Passengers flying into India's biggest airports on Wednesday complained of long waits and confusion as authorities sought to impose rules to try...

Three French police shot dead while responding to domestic violence call 23 Dec 2020 - 03:27 pm

Paris: Three French police officers were shot dead by a man when they arrived at a home in Saint-Just, a remote commune in...

Pfizer to supply U.S. with 100 million more COVID-19 shots by July 23 Dec 2020 - 03:15 pm

Pfizer Inc will supply the United States with 100 million additional doses of its COVID-19 vaccine by July next year, the U.S. drugmaker...

Hong Kong to let residents choose between Covid-19 vaccines 23 Dec 2020 - 02:56 pm

Hong Kong said residents will be allowed to choose which Covid-19 vaccine they want to take, as the city added a third candidate...

UK coronavirus variant likely found in Hong Kong as city secures vaccine supplies 23 Dec 2020 - 02:53 pm

HONG KONG: A new variant of the novel coronavirus that is spreading rapidly in Britain appears to have infected two students who returned...

Tropical Malaysia works to boost cold-storage, get more COVID-19 shots 23 Dec 2020 - 02:45 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia said on Wednesday it was talking with Pfizer and other companies to secure more COVID-19 vaccine doses to cover 83%...

Google told its scientists to 'strike a positive tone' in AI research - documents 23 Dec 2020 - 02:36 pm

OAKLAND, Calif.: Alphabet Inc's Google this year moved to tighten control over its scientists' papers by launching a "sensitive topics" review, and in...

Russia says expects 'nothing good' from Biden 23 Dec 2020 - 02:33 pm

Moscow: With less than a month before Joe Biden moves into the White House, Moscow on Wednesday accused the incoming US administration of...

Ninety-year-old woman first in Switzerland to get COVID-19 shot 23 Dec 2020 - 02:27 pm

LUCERNE: A 90-year-old woman in the canton of Lucerne on Wednesday became the first person in Switzerland to be vaccinated against the new...

Czechs extend emergency, close shops as cases soar 23 Dec 2020 - 02:08 pm

Prague: The Czech government on Wednesday extended its state of emergency and announced tighter restrictions including closing shops, as the number of new...

Keep calm, Taiwan says after first local COVID-19 case in 8 months 23 Dec 2020 - 12:58 pm

TAIPEI: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on people on Wednesday to keep calm after the island confirmed its first locally transmitted case of...

Anger boils over in Dover as stranded truckers demand to leave UK 23 Dec 2020 - 12:43 pm

Dover, England: Truck drivers scuffled with police and sounded their horns in protest around the English port of Dover as a partial blockade...

Philippines bans all flights from Britain starting Dec. 24 23 Dec 2020 - 11:33 am

MANILA: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has banned all flights from the United Kingdom, his spokesman said on Wednesday, as the European nation battles...