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Turkey says WhatsApp will drop data collection update after probe 21 May 2021 - 12:46 pm

ISTANBUL - Turkey's Competition Board said on Friday it had been informed by WhatsApp that it would not implement a messaging app update...

Thailand sees first local cases of Indian COVID-19 variant 21 May 2021 - 12:43 pm

BANGKOK - Thailand has detected its first 15 domestically transmitted cases of the highly infectious COVID-19 variant first found in India, authorities said...

Taiwan presses US health secretary on COVID vaccines 21 May 2021 - 12:29 pm

TAIPEI - Taiwan's health minister said on Friday he had spoken to his U.S. counterpart to ask for help in obtaining COVID-19 vaccines...

COVID-19 death tolls are likely a "significant undercount", WHO says 21 May 2021 - 12:06 pm

GENEVA - Official tolls showing the number of deaths directly or indirectly attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to be a "significant...

Hamas, Israel agree on Gaza ceasefire 21 May 2021 - 11:35 am

Israel and Hamas will cease fire across the Gaza Strip border as of 2 am on Friday, an official with the Palestinian faction...

Britain to work with WHO on 'pandemic radar' to track diseases 21 May 2021 - 12:53 am

LONDON - Britain will work with the World Health Organization (WHO) to develop a "pandemic radar" system to identify new coronavirus variants quickly...

Prince William says BBC failed Diana with interview deceit 21 May 2021 - 12:46 am

LONDON - Britain's Prince William accused the BBC of failing his mother Princess Diana and poisoning her relationship with Prince Charles after an...

'Vax & Scratch' lottery scheme aims to up New York COVID-19 shots 20 May 2021 - 11:48 pm

NEW YORK - You gotta get poked to win, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday, unveiling a $5 million lottery prize...

Egypt helps broker ceasefire in Gaza to start early Friday - state TV 20 May 2021 - 11:40 pm

CAIRO - Egyptian efforts to broker a ceasefire between Israelis and Palestinians have succeeded, Egyptian state TV reported on Thursday. It said a...

Journalist lied to get Diana interview, BBC covered it up - report 20 May 2021 - 09:38 pm

LONDON - A BBC journalist used deceit to win a sensational 1995 interview with Princess Diana in which she disclosed intimate details of...

Panda cub to get his first peek at visitors as US National Zoo reopens 20 May 2021 - 09:35 pm

WASHINGTON - A giant panda cub born during the pandemic and so far only seen by the public on a virtual "Panda Cam"...

UK daily COVID cases highest in a month, Indian variant rising sharply 20 May 2021 - 09:29 pm

LONDON - Britain reported its highest daily total of new coronavirus infections in a month while cases of a variant of concern first...

G20 leaders to back COVID-19 vaccine voluntary licensing, no patent waiver 20 May 2021 - 09:18 pm

BRUSSELS - Leaders of the world's largest economies will adopt on Friday a declaration recommending voluntary actions to boost COVID-19 vaccine production, snubbing...

Malta residents to get 100 euro vouchers in post-COVID reboot 20 May 2021 - 08:34 pm

VALLETTA - Malta's government said on Thursday it will spend a total of 50 million euros ($61.12 million) to issue vouchers worth 100...

EU reaches deal on COVID-19 passes to open summer travel 20 May 2021 - 08:26 pm

BRUSSELS - The European Union reached a deal on Thursday on COVID-19 certificates designed to open up tourism across the 27-nation bloc this...

Indian rescuers use ships, planes in search for 26 missing after cyclone 20 May 2021 - 08:18 pm

MUMBAI - India's army and navy deployed ships and aircraft as they searched for 26 people still missing more than three days after...

Vaccine exports from US accelerate as Moderna ships abroad 20 May 2021 - 08:06 pm

Moderna Inc. has begun exporting U.S.-produced Covid-19 vaccines to other countries, a key step as U.S. vaccine supply begins to be shipped abroad....