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French PM confirms COVID-19 travel restrictions to be lifted May 3 22 Apr 2021 - 08:27 pm

PARIS: French Prime Minister Jean Castex confirmed on Thursday that domestic travel restrictions will be lifted on May 3 and that secondary schools...

COVAX in talks for other COVID-19 shots amid AstraZeneca supply problems 22 Apr 2021 - 07:19 pm

LONDON: The COVAX vaccine-sharing plan said on Thursday it is seeking to bolster its supplies of COVID-19 vaccines for poor countries from new...

UBS rolls out bonus for young bankers facing pandemic pressures 22 Apr 2021 - 06:29 pm

ZURICH: UBS has introduced a new promotion bonus for junior investment bankers as part of measures it hopes will keep young staff working...

Norway to lend unused AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Sweden, Iceland 22 Apr 2021 - 06:24 pm

OSLO: Norway will lend 216,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine it has in stock to Sweden and Iceland, the country's health ministry...

Sweden not ready to lift COVID restrictions, but PM says end in sight 22 Apr 2021 - 06:20 pm

STOCKHOLM: Sweden, which has shunned lockdowns throughout the pandemic, will postpone a tentative plan to ease some COVID-19 restrictions, due to the ongoing...

Passengers from India not allowed in UAE from April 25: Media reports 22 Apr 2021 - 05:24 pm

Doha: According to reports in UAE media, airlines flying to the UAE will not accept passengers from Indiawith effect from April 24 midnight....

Thailand says Russia agrees to supply Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine 22 Apr 2021 - 05:18 pm

BANGKOK: Russia has accepted a request to provide Thailand with its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, a Thai official said on Thursday, as the...

Singapore to bar visitors from India on worsening situation 22 Apr 2021 - 04:28 pm

Singapore said it will further tighten border controls with India, including a ban on visitors from the country, because of a "rapidly deteriorating...

Indonesian leader orders all-out effort to find submarine as oxygen runs low 22 Apr 2021 - 04:16 pm

Jakarta: Indonesia's president ordered an all-out effort to find a missing submarine in a race against time to save the 53 crew, whose...

US pledges to halve its emissions by 2030 as Biden opens climate summit 22 Apr 2021 - 04:12 pm

Washington: The Biden administration on Thursday pledged to slash U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, a new target it hopes will...

African countries urged to use vaccines quickly after expiry confusion 22 Apr 2021 - 02:01 pm

JOHANNESBURG - The African Union's disease control body on Thursday urged countries to use COVID-19 vaccines donated to them quickly to save lives...

WHO and EMA to inspect Sputnik V manufacturing in May - WHO 22 Apr 2021 - 01:43 pm

GENEVA - Technical experts from the World Health Organization are due to start the next round of their review of Russia's Sputnik V...

India to get Russia's Sputnik V vaccine only by end-May 22 Apr 2021 - 12:47 pm

NEW DELHI - India will start receiving Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine by end-May, its local distributor Dr. Reddy's Laboratories told Reuters on...

EU preparing legal case against AstraZeneca over vaccine shortfalls - sources 22 Apr 2021 - 12:19 pm

BRUSSELS - The European Commission is working on legal proceedings against AstraZeneca after the drugmaker cut COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to the European Union,...

India records world's biggest single-day rise in COVID cases 22 Apr 2021 - 12:12 pm

NEW DELHI - India recorded the world's highest daily tally of 314,835 COVID-19 infections on Thursday as a second wave of the pandemic...

Australia to cut flights from India to contain virus risk 22 Apr 2021 - 11:19 am

Sydney/Melbourne: Australia will reduce the number of its citizens able to return from India and other red-zone countries to contain the risk of...

Missile from Syria lands in Israel, triggers Israel strike 22 Apr 2021 - 10:56 am

JERUSALEM: A Syrian anti-aircraft missile landed in southern Israel early Thursday, setting off air raid sirens near the country's top-secret nuclear reactor, the...

Australia states investigate COVID-19 spread in quarantine hotels 22 Apr 2021 - 10:49 am

SYDNEY - Two Australian states urged staff and guests in COVID-19 quarantine hotels to get tested immediately and fully self-isolate, launching investigations into...