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Mourning after deadly new IS attack north of Baghdad 22 Nov 2020 - 11:20 am

Samarra, Iraq: Iraq's Salahaddin province declared three days of mourning from Sunday over a deadly attack blamed on the Islamic State group, as...

WHO COVID envoy fears third wave, calls Europe response 'incomplete' 22 Nov 2020 - 10:58 am

Zurich: A World Health Organization (WHO) special COVID-19 envoy predicted a third wave of the pandemic in Europe in early 2021, if governments...

Loeffler quarantining after mixed COVID test results 22 Nov 2020 - 10:47 am

ATLANTA: U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler is quarantining after receiving mixed results from recent coronavirus tests. The Georgia Republican took two rapid COVID tests...

Moderna to charge $25-$37 for COVID-19 vaccine - CEO tells paper 22 Nov 2020 - 10:10 am

FRANKFURT: Moderna will charge governments between $25 and $37 per dose of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, depending on the amount ordered, Chief Executive...

Voting starts in Burkina Faso under looming threat of violence 22 Nov 2020 - 10:09 am

OUAGADOUGOU: Polls opened in Burkina Faso on Sunday in a presidential election dominated by jihadist violence, which has cost over 2,000 lives this...

FDA allows emergency use of antibody drug Trump received 22 Nov 2020 - 08:31 am

US health officials Saturday agreed to allow emergency use of a second antibody drug to help the immune system fight COVID-19, an experimental...

Italy reports 34,767 new coronavirus cases, 692 deaths 21 Nov 2020 - 07:19 pm

ROME: Italy registered 34,767 new coronavirus infections in the space of 24 hours, the health ministry said on Saturday, slightly down from 37,242...

After malaria and covid, British man survives cobra bite in India 21 Nov 2020 - 06:14 pm

New Delhi: A British charity worker who survived coronavirus, dengue and malaria was recovering after a potentially deadly snake bite in western India's...

Twitter to hand over @POTUS account to Biden on Jan. 20 21 Nov 2020 - 05:55 pm

Twitter Inc will transfer control of the @POTUS account to the Joe Biden administration on Jan. 20, the company said. The @POTUS account...

Nigeria slips into recession, weighed down by Covid-19 and oil prices 21 Nov 2020 - 04:13 pm

LAGOS/ABUJA: Nigeria has slipped into a recession after its gross domestic product contracted for the second consecutive quarter, according to data released on...

Five Lebanese prisoners die in accident following mass prison break-out 21 Nov 2020 - 03:45 pm

Beirut: Five escaping prisoners died on Saturday when their car hit a tree after more than 60 detainees broke out of a Lebanese ...

Close-run Brexit talks underline political dilemma for UK 21 Nov 2020 - 03:31 pm

London: Prime Minister Boris Johnson's brinkmanship has brought UK-EU talks down to the wire and his choice boils down now to a barebones...

Thousands attend Pakistani cleric's funeral despite COVID-19 curbs 21 Nov 2020 - 03:20 pm

LAHORE, Pakistan: Tens of thousands of mourners attended the funeral of a hardline Pakistani cleric in the eastern city of Lahore on Saturday,...

Iran closes businesses, curtails travel amid virus surge 21 Nov 2020 - 03:04 pm

Tehran, Iran: Iran on Saturday shuttered businesses and curtailed travel between its major cities, including the capital of Tehran, as it grapples with...

Japan to suspend domestic travel campaign in virus hotspots 21 Nov 2020 - 02:43 pm

Japan will partially suspend the country’s "Go-To” domestic travel campaign in areas where coronavirus cases are increasing, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said. Suga...

Trump challenge to election results hits hardest at black voters 21 Nov 2020 - 02:22 pm

President Donald Trump’s longshot bid to overturn the election focuses on invalidating ballots cast in Philadelphia, Detroit and other heavily Democratic cities, an...

Polish PM urges no travel over Christmas 21 Nov 2020 - 01:55 pm

Warsaw: Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Saturday warned Poles against any travel over the Christmas period, as he announced that most coronavirus...