GENEVA - The head of the World Health Organization said Monday the emergence of new COVID-19 variants has raised questions about whether or...
GENEVA - The head of the World Health Organization said Monday the emergence of new COVID-19 variants has raised questions about whether or...
GENEVA: South Africa will roll out the AstraZeneca vaccine in a "stepped manner" to assess its efficacy in preventing severe illness, Professor Salim...
The best defense against emerging variant strains of COVID-19 is getting as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible, top U.S. infectious disease...
WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Ron Wright died after testing positive for COVID-19 last month, his office said on Monday, making him the first...
The unprecedented second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump would begin Tuesday with a debate on whether the proceeding is constitutional, under...
JAKARTA - Floods, heavy rain and power outages led people to evacuate their homes in parts of Indonesia's capital on Monday, with the...
LUCKNOW, India: Indian rescuers searched on Monday for more than 200 people missing after part of a remote Himalayan glacier broke away, sweeping...
SEOUL: With one of the fastest ageing populations in the world, South Korea has sought to reassure elderly residents as it said it...
JAKARTA: Indonesia started vaccinating its elderly medical workers against the coronavirus for the first time on Monday, after initial uncertainty over whether seniors...
SAINTES, France: Southwestern France was hit by heavy flooding on Monday following days of torrential rain, and several other regions including eastern Paris...
ISLAMABAD: A COVID-19 vaccine developed by CanSino Biologics Inc (CanSinoBIO) showed 65.7% efficacy in preventing symptomatic cases, and 90.98% efficacy in stopping severe...
CANBERRA: Australia on Monday moved to reassure its citizens over the efficacy of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine after South Africa suspended use of the...
JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned to court on Monday to answer corruption charges at the resumption of his trial some six weeks...
LUCKNOW: Rescuers were looking for an estimated 170 people missing in the Indian Himalayas on Monday, including some trapped in a tunnel, after...
Washington: The Biden administration is set to announce this week that it will reengage with the much-maligned U.N. Human Rights Council that former...
Paris: Airbnb announced plans on Monday to tighten control of short-term rentals advertised on its site in several French cities including Paris, by...
WASHINGTON - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Sunday that American workers who earn $60,000 per year should receive stimulus checks as...
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa will suspend the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot in its vaccination programme after data showed it gave minimal protection...
