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Germany wants to buy Sputnik COVID vaccine if approved by EU - source 07 Apr 2021 - 11:17 pm

BERLIN - Germany is about to start bilateral negotiations with Russia to obtain its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, a source told Reuters on...

Tunisia extends curfew to curb the spread of coronavirus 07 Apr 2021 - 11:14 pm

TUNIS - Tunisia will extend its nighttime curfew hours and will prevent all gatherings and weekly markets to curb the rapid spread of...

White House set to release first sketch of budget proposal on Friday 07 Apr 2021 - 11:12 pm

WASHINGTON - The White House will release a sketch of its budget plans on Friday, a spokesman said, offering a long-awaited glimpse into...

Madrid residents line up for AstraZeneca shot despite blood clot link 07 Apr 2021 - 08:35 pm

MADRID - Madrid residents were broadly confident about AstraZeneca's coronavirus shot on Wednesday despite European and British regulators finding a potential link between...

Scientists call for new probe into COVID-19 origins - with or without China 07 Apr 2021 - 08:23 pm

SHANGHAI - A joint China-World Health Organization (WHO) study into COVID-19 has provided no credible answers about how the pandemic began, and more...

Women under 60 at far greater risk of rare clotting after AstraZeneca shot - German official 07 Apr 2021 - 07:57 pm

BERLIN - Instances of rare clotting in women aged under 60 who received AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine were 20 times higher than would normally...

Britain advises alternative to Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for under-30s 07 Apr 2021 - 07:41 pm

LONDON - Britain should give an alternative to Oxford/AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to under 30s where possible due to a "vanishingly" rare side effect...

Finnish nurse squeezes extra vaccine doses with air-bubble technique 07 Apr 2021 - 03:58 pm

Helsinki: Finnish nurse Sari Roos is teaching her colleagues a vaccination technique that enables her to squeeze more doses out of COVID-19 vaccine...

Philippine leader cancels address as coronavirus spreads among staff 07 Apr 2021 - 03:43 pm

MANILA: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte cancelled a weekly televised address and meeting with his coronavirus task force on Wednesday, following dozens of COVID-19...

Hungary starts reopening despite highest daily COVID deaths 07 Apr 2021 - 03:29 pm

Budapest: Hungary began a gradual reopening of shops and services on Wednesday as encouraging vaccination numbers offset its highest daily death toll yet...

Merkel backs tougher COVID lockdown in Germany 07 Apr 2021 - 01:37 pm

BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel supports demands for a short, tough lockdown in Germany to curb the spread of the coronavirus as infection rates...

Thailand detects first domestic cases of UK coronavirus variant - expert 07 Apr 2021 - 12:34 pm

BANGKOK: Thailand has detected 24 cases of the coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 first detected in Britain, a virologist said on Wednesday, its first reported...

Singapore becomes a global cruise leader, for now 07 Apr 2021 - 12:16 pm

Singapore: Singapore currently accounts for a third of the world's cruises its tourism body said on Wednesday, owing to the roaring success of...

Myanmar security forces kill 7 protesters, Chinese-owned factory set ablaze 07 Apr 2021 - 12:00 pm

Myanmar troops fired at anti-coup protesters on Wednesday, killing at least seven people and wounding several, media said, as a Chinese-owned factory was...

UK begins rollout of Moderna COVID vaccine as daily rollout slows 07 Apr 2021 - 11:56 am

LONDON: Britain begins using Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday in Wales just as its rollout of other shots has fallen to its lowest...

Japan's Osaka cancels Olympic torch run, declares COVID-19 medical emergency 07 Apr 2021 - 10:29 am

TOKYO: Japan's western region of Osaka cancelled on Wednesday Olympic torch events scheduled across the prefecture, as record coronavirus infections prompted its government...