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Finland to tighten COVID-19 restrictions from March 8 25 Feb 2021 - 09:32 pm

HELSINKI: Finland will go into a three-week lockdown starting on March 8 and is prepared to declare a state of emergency, the prime...

Portugal extends COVID-19 lockdown, will plan for lifting restrictions 25 Feb 2021 - 08:49 pm

LISBON: Portugal on Thursday extended until at least mid-March a nationwide lockdown to fight the spread of the coronavirus but its president told...

India tightens regulatory grip on Facebook, WhatsApp with new rules 25 Feb 2021 - 07:46 pm

NEW DELHI: India announced new rules on Thursday to regulate content on social media, making Facebook , WhatsApp and others more accountable to...

China approves two more domestic COVID-19 vaccines for public use 25 Feb 2021 - 06:44 pm

BEIJING: China's medical products regulator said on Thursday that it had approved two more COVID-19 vaccines for public use, raising the number of...

Family of Captain Tom Moore urges supporters to back tree-planting campaigns 25 Feb 2021 - 05:30 pm

LONDON: The family of Captain Sir Tom Moore, the late World War Two veteran who raised millions of pounds for Britain's health service...

Japan govt to end state of emergency in 5 prefectures at end of month: Kyodo News 25 Feb 2021 - 05:09 pm

TOKYO: The Japanese government will end a state of emergency in five prefectures west of Tokyo at the end of this month, a...

GSK narrows focus on elderly in trial to treat pneumonia from COVID-19 25 Feb 2021 - 04:59 pm

FRANKFURT: GlaxoSmithKline will extend a trial testing an experimental rheumatoid arthritis drug on patients suffering from pneumonia related to COVID-19 to focus on...

Pfizer-BioNTech testing booster of their COVID-19 vaccine in new trial 25 Feb 2021 - 04:32 pm

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Thursday they are testing a third dose of their COVID-19 vaccine to better understand the immune...

Hungary extends lockdown, sees 'exceptionally difficult' two weeks ahead as infections rise 25 Feb 2021 - 03:06 pm

BUDAPEST: Hungary is to extend a partial lockdown until March 15 with coronavirus infections expected to rise in the next two weeks, Prime...

Philippines to receive first COVID-19 vaccines, start inoculations next week 25 Feb 2021 - 02:23 pm

MANILA: The Philippines will take delivery of its first COVID-19 vaccines at the weekend, allowing it to kick off its inoculation programme from...

Chinese court orders man to pay ex-wife $7,700 for five years of housework 25 Feb 2021 - 01:17 pm

Beijing: A Chinese court has ordered a man to pay his former wife 50,000 yuan ($7,700) as compensation for housework she did during...

In Kenya, electric fences protect forests from human destruction 25 Feb 2021 - 12:50 pm

Nakuru, Kenya: What can stop wandering elephants, illegal logging and protect sources of water? Kenyan environmental group Rhino Ark Trust says: electric fences....

India's health workers balk at taking homegrown Covid-19 vaccine 25 Feb 2021 - 12:12 pm

New Delhi: India is struggling to convince its health and front-line workers to take a homegrown COVID-19 vaccine controversially approved without late-stage efficacy...

Czech government seeks tougher Covid measures to tame virus surge 25 Feb 2021 - 12:00 pm

Prague: The Czech government will meet on Thursday to decide on tougher lockdown restrictions to rein in one of the world's fastest spreads...

India introduces new rules to regulate online content 25 Feb 2021 - 10:28 am

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday rolled out new regulations for social media companies and digital streaming websites to make them more accountable for...

Moderna is developing booster shot for new coronavirus variants, increases vaccine production target 25 Feb 2021 - 12:22 am

Moderna Inc said on Wednesday it is working with U.S. government scientists to study an experimental booster shot that targets a concerning new...

Vice President Harris urges Black Americans: 'Let's not let COVID get us' 25 Feb 2021 - 12:11 am

WASHINGTON - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris urged Black Americans on Wednesday to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as data shows Blacks and Hispanics...