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Just one Covid-19 vaccine isn’t enough, Fauci says 02 Jul 2020 - 11:59 pm

The world needs more than one vaccine to tackle the new coronavirus, even as pharma companies race to be the first with a...

Indian PM Modi shuts Weibo account after banning Chinese apps 02 Jul 2020 - 11:48 pm

HONG KONG/NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has deleted his account on Sina Weibo , China's answer to Twitter, an Indian...

Botswana investigating mystery deaths of at least 275 elephants 02 Jul 2020 - 10:20 pm

GABORONE - Botswana is investigating a growing number of unexplained deaths of elephants, having confirmed 275 had died, up from 154 two weeks...

As U.S. coronavirus cases soar, White House touts economic recovery, 'safe' re-openings 02 Jul 2020 - 10:11 pm

WASHINGTON - After days of record spikes in new COVID-19 cases and hospitals warning they could run out of beds, President Donald Trump's...

Twitter deletes image tweeted by Trump for violating its policy 02 Jul 2020 - 08:25 pm

San Francisco - Twitter has taken action against US President Donald Trump, this time removing an image he tweeted, saying the image violated...

NIH Director Collins optimistic on COVID-19 vaccine by year end 02 Jul 2020 - 07:57 pm

NEW YORK - The U.S. National Institutes of Health's director said on Thursday that he was optimistic that the Trump administration’s vaccine-acceleration program,...

Sierra Leone doctors' strike leaves COVID-19 patients stranded 02 Jul 2020 - 07:49 pm

Freetown - Doctors treating COVID-19 patients in Sierra Leone went on strike on Thursday over unpaid bonuses, leaving patients in some of the...

Armed man detained near Canada PM's residence 02 Jul 2020 - 07:13 pm

Ottawa - Canadian police on Thursday arrested an armed man who entered the grounds of an Ottawa estate that is home to Prime...

South African refinery explosion kills two, injures seven 02 Jul 2020 - 05:17 pm

Cape Town: Two people were killed on Thursday in an explosion at Astron Energy's 100,000 barrel per day refinery in Cape Town, the...

Trump says jobs report proves US economy "roaring back" 02 Jul 2020 - 05:03 pm

Washington: US President Donald Trump at a press briefing on Thursday celebrated a government report showing the country gained 4.8 million jobs and...

More than 120 dead in Myanmar jade mine landslide 02 Jul 2020 - 02:52 pm

Hpakant, Myanmar: The battered bodies of more than 120 jade miners were pulled from a sea of mud after a landslide in northern ...

Iran says Natanz nuclear facility not damaged after "incident" 02 Jul 2020 - 11:13 am

Dubai: An "incident" has occurred at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility but no damage was caused and the site is operating as usual, the...

At least 50 dead in landslide at Myanmar jade mine: officials 02 Jul 2020 - 09:38 am

At least 50 people died on Thursday after a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar trapped workers under a mound of...

Check in but never leave: Taiwan offers fake flights for travel-starved tourists 02 Jul 2020 - 08:20 am

TAIPEI: Starved of the travel experience during the coronavirus lockdown? One Taiwanese airport has the solution - a fake itinerary where you check...

California governor suspends indoor dining at LA restaurants 01 Jul 2020 - 11:26 pm

Los Angeles - California's governor on Wednesday ordered restaurants to close indoor dining in Los Angeles and 18 other counties badly hit by...

Trump says he would wear a mask in close quarters - Fox Business 01 Jul 2020 - 10:19 pm

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump, who has avoided being seen in public wearing a face covering, said on Wednesday he would wear...

We are not guinea pigs,' say South African anti-vaccine protesters 01 Jul 2020 - 09:22 pm

JOHANNESBURG - Anti-vaccine protesters took to the streets in Johannesburg on Wednesday to voice their concern over Africa's first human trials for a...