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Vaccine hoarding is dividing nations, says Botswana’s President 12 Jun 2021 - 06:50 pm

Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi said he’s never seen the world as polarized as it is over the issue of access to Covid-19 vaccines....

Delta-variant COVID-19 cluster detected at Strasbourg art school 12 Jun 2021 - 06:32 pm

PARIS: A cluster of Delta-variant COVID-19 infections has been detected at an art school in the eastern French city of Strasbourg, the regional...

Signs of low turnout as Algerians vote in parliamentary election 12 Jun 2021 - 06:17 pm

ALGIERS: Algeria held parliamentary elections on Saturday that the ruling establishment hopes will turn a page on political unrest amid a crackdown on...

Israeli guard shoots dead Palestinian woman 12 Jun 2021 - 05:38 pm

JERUSALEM: An Israeli security guard shot and killed a Palestinian woman at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, police said....

US air travellers top 2 million for first time since pandemic 12 Jun 2021 - 05:14 pm

Daily US air travellers exceeded 2 million for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began, reaching almost three-quarters of the volume recorded...

Russia tests COVID-19 vaccine as nasal spray for children 12 Jun 2021 - 05:05 pm

MOSCOW: Russia has tested a nasal spray form of its COVID-19 vaccine that is suitable for children aged 8-12, and plans to launch...

Nigerian police fire tear gas to break up protests over rising insecurity 12 Jun 2021 - 03:26 pm

Lagos/Abuja: Police fired tear gas and detained several demonstrators in the Nigerian cities of Lagos and Abuja on Saturday during protests over the...

India cuts taxes on medicines and equipment to treat Covid-19 12 Jun 2021 - 03:01 pm

New Delhi: India on Saturday cut taxes on medical equipment such as oxygen concentrators and drugs used to treat COVID-19 infections, after widespread...

No movement: UK, EU show little sign of defusing post-Brexit row 12 Jun 2021 - 02:46 pm

Carbis Bay, England: Britain and the European Union showed little sign of defusing a post-Brexit trade dispute on Saturday, with both sides repeating...

Blasts in western Kabul kill at least 5 - officials 12 Jun 2021 - 02:20 pm

Kabul: Two blasts rocked western Kabul on Saturday, killing at least five people, according to Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior. The blasts took place...

Hajj to be limited to 60,000 inside Saudi Arabia 12 Jun 2021 - 01:44 pm

Saudi Arabia says this year's hajj pilgrimage will be limited to no more than 60,000 people, all of them from within the kingdom,...

At least 13 people wounded in Austin, Texas shooting 12 Jun 2021 - 01:35 pm

At least 13 people were wounded in a shooting in downtown Austin, Texas early on Saturday, police said, adding the suspected shooter was...

S.Africa to analyse J&J vaccines made at U.S. plant halted over error 12 Jun 2021 - 01:06 pm

Johannesburg: South African health inspectors will carry out further checks on a batch of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines following a contamination error...

Italian police arrest man allegedly involved in Vietnamese truck deaths 12 Jun 2021 - 12:19 pm

Milan: Italian police said on Saturday they had arrested a Romanian citizen who is the subject of an international arrest warrant from the...

Macron offers UK's Johnson 'Le reset' if he keeps his Brexit word 12 Jun 2021 - 12:08 pm

CARBIS BAY, England: French President Emmanuel Macron offered on Saturday to reset relations with Britain as long as Prime Minister Boris Johnson stands...

UK PM Johnson likely to delay England's final stage of reopening-media 12 Jun 2021 - 10:42 am

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to delay lifting the remaining coronavirus restrictions in England as data shows a further rise...