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Madrid region considering curfew to fight new coronavirus wave 20 Oct 2020 - 02:11 pm

MADRID: Madrid's regional authorities are evaluating whether a curfew is needed to curb a new wave of coronavirus in one of Europe's hotspots,...

Singapore to use rapid coronavirus tests for weddings, events 20 Oct 2020 - 01:48 pm

SINGAPORE: Singapore plans to roll out rapid COVID-19 tests for events such as weddings and business conferences as the city-state looks to further...

Iran reports record 5,039 new daily COVID-19 cases 20 Oct 2020 - 01:47 pm

DUBAI: Iran's health ministry on Tuesday reported 5,039 new coronavirus infections in the previous 24 hours, the highest ever daily tally, pushing the...

Canadian town of Asbestos breathes easy with new name 20 Oct 2020 - 01:13 pm

Montreal: The Canadian town Asbestos has voted to rename itself "Val-des-Sources", the mayor announced Monday, in a hope to shed its association with...

Argentina passes one million coronavirus cases 20 Oct 2020 - 01:06 pm

Buenos Aires: Argentina surpassed one million coronavirus cases Monday, with areas outside the capital Buenos Aires bearing the brunt of recent infections. The...

Heathrow offers pre-departure rapid Covid-19 tests 20 Oct 2020 - 12:52 pm

London Heathrow airport will offer rapid Covid-19 tests to departing passengers as more territories require travelers to provide a clean analysis as a...

Kuwait calls for pressuring Israel to stop settlement activities 20 Oct 2020 - 12:40 pm

New York: The State of Kuwait has called for ending the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, urging the international community to pressure Israel...

US and Brazil must reduce dependence on China imports: Pompeo 20 Oct 2020 - 11:59 am

BRASILIA/WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned on Monday that as the United States and Brazil reinforce their business partnership, they need...

Belgium may need to return to full COVID lockdown: Virologist 20 Oct 2020 - 11:13 am

BRUSSELS: Belgium could be returning to full lockdown if there is no reversal of the surge in COVID-19 infections and hospital admissions, a...

UK lab joins global network to compare coronavirus vaccine candidates 20 Oct 2020 - 11:04 am

LONDON: A second British laboratory is joining a global lab network to assess data from potential coronavirus vaccines, set up by a major...

UK paves way for first tests to expose people to coronavirus 20 Oct 2020 - 10:05 am

The first trials to deliberately infect people with the coronavirus to accelerate the development of vaccines could occur in the U.K. next year...

Ireland is first EU country to re-enter lockdown but keeps schools open 20 Oct 2020 - 12:27 am

Dublin - Ireland will be the first EU country to return to coronavirus lockdown, prime minister Micheal Martin said Monday, issuing a nationwide...

Canada tops 200,000 Covid-19 cases 20 Oct 2020 - 12:03 am

Ottawa - Canada, in the midst of a second wave of Covid-19 illnesses, topped 200,000 cases and inched closer to 10,000 deaths Monday,...

Wisconsin judge reimposes COVID restrictions as US nursing homes sound alarm 19 Oct 2020 - 11:43 pm

As Wisconsin battled one of the worst coronavirus surges in the United States, a judge on Monday reinstated an order by the administration...

France's new COVID-19 cases slow but deaths sharply up 19 Oct 2020 - 11:33 pm

PARIS - France reported a massive increase of the number of people hospitalised with COVID-19 on Monday, while also becoming the eighth country...

Iran and Ukraine open new talks over downed plane 19 Oct 2020 - 11:23 pm

Tehran, Oct 19, 2020 (AFP) - Iran hosted officials from Ukraine in the second round of talks on Monday over compensation for a...

First results of Russian coronavirus vaccine trial to include data from 5,000-10,000 people 19 Oct 2020 - 09:01 pm

MOSCOW - Interim results from the late-stage human trial of Russia's main coronavirus vaccine candidate could include data from 5,000-10,000 participants, Denis Logunov,...