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Pandemic 'is not even close to being over', WHO chief says 29 Jun 2020 - 07:10 pm

GENEVA - The COVID-19 pandemic is not even close to being over, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a briefing on...

U.S. envoy in Lebanon says "page turned" after interview ban 29 Jun 2020 - 05:15 pm

BEIRUT: The U.S. ambassador in Lebanon said on Monday the page had been turned on an incident sparked by a court ruling banning...

Germany extends lockdown in district hit by COVID-19 in abattoir 29 Jun 2020 - 05:07 pm

BERLIN: The western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) said on Monday that as a precaution it would extend by one week a...

Gilead prices coronavirus drug at $2,340 for rich countries 29 Jun 2020 - 03:41 pm

The maker of a drug shown to shorten recovery time for severely ill COVID-19 patients says it will charge $2,340 for a typical...

Malawi's new leader makes first cabinet appointments 29 Jun 2020 - 03:26 pm

Lilongwe, Malawi: Malawi's newly-elected President Lazarus Chakwera on Monday named a partial cabinet as he began his first day in office following his...

Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump over killing of top general: Fars news 29 Jun 2020 - 03:05 pm

Iran has issued an arrest warrant for U.S. President Donald Trump and 35 others over the killing of top general Qassem Soleimani and...

Frankfurt airport starts fast-track coronavirus testing 29 Jun 2020 - 02:10 pm

Frankfurt am Main: Frankfurt airport opened a walk-in testing centre on Monday where passengers can pay to take a coronavirus test and get...

Assange surprised by timing of new US indictment 29 Jun 2020 - 01:50 pm

London: Julian Assange's lawyer said on Monday he was surprised U.S. authorities issued a new and wider indictment last week against the WikiLeaks...

Distorted Chinese, Russian virus news takes root in West: study 29 Jun 2020 - 12:35 pm

London: Coronavirus misinformation spread by Russian and Chinese journalists is finding a bigger audience on social media in France and Germany than content...

Boris Johnson warns ‘fat’ Britons that they must lose weight 29 Jun 2020 - 11:55 am

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is ditching his libertarian instincts and considering state interventions to tackle the UK’s high obesity levels. The coronavirus...

Six people killed in attack on Pakistan Stock Exchange 29 Jun 2020 - 11:18 am

Karachi: At least six people were killed when gunmen attacked the Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi on Monday, with a policeman among the...

CanSino's COVID-19 vaccine candidate approved for military use in China 29 Jun 2020 - 11:00 am

BEIJING: China's military has received the greenlight to use a COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by its research unit and CanSino Biologics after clinical...

Fighting in Taiwan parliament after opposition occupies chamber 29 Jun 2020 - 10:56 am

TAIPEI: Fighting erupted in Taiwan's parliament on Monday as lawmakers from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) broke through barricades erected by the...

Man arrested over fatal shooting in Kentucky park at center of protests 29 Jun 2020 - 10:29 am

Police arrested a man over a weekend shooting that killed one person in a park in Louisville, Kentucky that has become a center...

Gunmen attack Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi: police 29 Jun 2020 - 09:43 am

Karachi: Gunmen attacked the Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi Monday, with four of the assailants killed, police said. Karachi police chief Ghulam Nabi...

Global coronavirus deaths top half a million 29 Jun 2020 - 08:17 am

SYDNEY/BEIJING: The death toll from COVID-19 surpassed half a million people on Sunday, according to a Reuters tally, a grim milestone for the...

14 missing after Philippines sea collision 29 Jun 2020 - 08:13 am

Manila: Philippine rescuers were searching Monday for 14 people missing after a local fishing boat collided with a cargo ship, authorities said. The...