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Musk under fire again: CEO to testify over Tesla acquisition 11 Jul 2021 - 05:26 pm

In the runup to Tesla Inc.'s 2016 acquisition of a company called SolarCity, Elon Musk hailed the deal as a "no brainer" -...

Unvaccinated Belgian woman contracted two COVID variants simultaneously 11 Jul 2021 - 02:47 pm

BRUSSELS: A 90-year-old Belgian woman who died from COVID-19 in March had contracted two variants of coronavirus at the same time, which is...

Pope Francis makes first appearance since intestinal surgery 11 Jul 2021 - 01:32 pm

ROME: Pope Francis on Sunday made his first public appearance since surgery last week, greeting well-wishers as he stood on a hospital balcony....

UK minister confident of further COVID-19 rule easing from July 19 11 Jul 2021 - 01:22 pm

LONDON: The UK government is confident that plans to lift a range of COVID-19 restrictions will go ahead on July 19 in England...

Spanish PM Sánchez remodels Cabinet to focus on economy 10 Jul 2021 - 05:57 pm

MADRID: Spain’s prime minister overhauled his Cabinet on Saturday, forming what he called "the government of the recovery” following the coronavirus pandemic. Prime...

Malta requires visitor vaccination proof to curb new cases 10 Jul 2021 - 12:22 pm

VALLETTA, Malta: The Mediterranean island nation of Malta is requiring proof of vaccination for visitors 13 and up, the first European Union nation...

Billionaire Branson set to fly to space aboard Virgin Galactic rocket plane 10 Jul 2021 - 09:21 am

Decades after burnishing his reputation as a wealthy daredevil mogul in a series of boating and hot-air balloon expeditions, Richard Branson is poised...

Gap between Sputnik V COVID-19 shots can be up to 180 days: Russia's RDIF 09 Jul 2021 - 07:36 pm

MOSCOW: The gap between the two shots of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine can be extended up to 180 days and it will...

Spanish tourist hotspots seek return to curfews as youth infections rage 09 Jul 2021 - 04:20 pm

MADRID: Spain's Canary Islands and its Mediterranean region of Valencia have asked the government to bring back curfews to counter a soaring COVID-19...

Germany lists all of Spain as COVID-19 risk area- ministry 09 Jul 2021 - 04:12 pm

BERLIN: Germany has declared all of Spain a coronavirus risk area, the foreign ministry said on Friday, after Spain's COVID-19 infection rate more...

EU finds potential link between mild heart inflammation and mRNA COVID shots 09 Jul 2021 - 04:09 pm

Europe's drug regulator has found a possible link between very rare heart inflammation and COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, it said on...

Austria urges public to get COVID-19 shots as supply exceeds demand 09 Jul 2021 - 02:43 pm

VIENNA: Austria's government appealed to the public on Friday to get fully vaccinated against the coronavirus as the number of doses available now...

Question open on need for COVID booster shot, data awaited, WHO says 09 Jul 2021 - 02:10 pm

GENEVA - The World Health Organization said on Friday that it was not clear whether COVID-19 booster vaccines will be needed to maintain...

Russia reports highest daily COVID-19 case rise since early January 09 Jul 2021 - 01:55 pm

MOSCOW - Russia reported 25,766 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the most confirmed in a single day since Jan. 2, as authorities struggled...

Dutch to reimpose some COVID-19 curbs as cases rise - ANP 09 Jul 2021 - 01:48 pm

AMSTERDAM - The Dutch government is expected to reimpose restrictions on dance clubs, music festivals and restaurants on Friday in response to a...

Nine found dead in Swedish airplane crash -police 09 Jul 2021 - 01:10 pm

STOCKHOLM - All nine people onboard were found dead in the crash of an airplane outside Orebro, Sweden, on Thursday, Swedish police said....

Multiple fatalities in Swedish airplane crash - police 09 Jul 2021 - 12:22 am

STOCKHOLM - Several people died in the crash of an airplane after takeoff outside Orebro, Sweden, on Thursday, Swedish police said. "It's a...

Moscow mayor says COVID-19 situation stabilising, but cases still high 08 Jul 2021 - 11:34 pm

MOSCOW - Moscow's mayor said the COVID-19 situation was gradually stabilising after a surge in infections blamed on the more contagious Delta variant,...