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Rising COVID-19 cases push Spain's regions to call for tighter restrictions 03 Nov 2020 - 09:22 pm

MADRID, - The northern Spanish region of Castilla and Leon ordered a shutdown of bars and restaurants on Tuesday and demanded tougher measures...

Mysterious Robocalls - but no evidence of US election hacking 03 Nov 2020 - 08:37 pm

The FBI is looking into a spate of mysterious robocalls urging people to stay home on Election Day as the nation remains on...

America on edge as nation decides between Trump and Biden 03 Nov 2020 - 08:33 pm

Washington - A bitterly divided America was going to the polls on Tuesday amid the worst pandemic in a century and an economic...

Melania Trump casts her vote near Florida resort 03 Nov 2020 - 08:26 pm

WASHINGTON - First lady Melania Trump has cast her vote, stopping in at a voting center in Palm Beach, Florida, close to President...

Aviation chiefs in quarantine after virus case at Berlin airport 03 Nov 2020 - 08:21 pm

Berlin - Aviation bosses who celebrated the long-delayed opening of Berlin's new international airport together have been forced into quarantine after a local...

Algerian president has COVID-19 but improving, presidency says 03 Nov 2020 - 07:52 pm

ALGERIA - Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has tested positive for COVID-19, but his condition is gradually improving as he receives treatment in a...

Ukraine health minister warns of virus surge 'disaster' 03 Nov 2020 - 07:46 pm

Kiev - Ukraine registered a record increase in coronavirus infections on Tuesday and officials warned the country is close to disaster with hospital...

Brazil allows J&J to resume trial of COVID-19 vaccine 03 Nov 2020 - 07:33 pm

SAO PAULO - Brazilian health regulator Anvisa has authorized the resumption of a clinical trial of Johnson & Johnson's experimental COVID-19 vaccine, according...

Austrian police arrest 14 in dragnet after gunman kills four on rampage 03 Nov 2020 - 07:20 pm

VIENNA: Austrian police raided 18 properties and arrested 14 people in a massive dragnet on Tuesday, after a gunman identified as a convicted...

Greece re-enters partial novel coronavirus lockdown 03 Nov 2020 - 05:45 pm

Athens: Athens and northern Greece on Tuesday entered lockdown for at least a month to fight a resurgent coronavirus, causing small businesses to...

Germany says remdesivir useful for some COVID-19 patients 03 Nov 2020 - 05:36 pm

BERLIN: Germany's health minister defended on Tuesday his decision to purchase additional supplies of remdesivir for treating COVID-19, saying Gilead's antiviral drug was...

New Russian infections soar; UK, Germany widen testing 03 Nov 2020 - 04:53 pm

ATHENS, Greece: Coronavirus infections hit a new high this week in Russia, while Germany and the U.K. announced plans to expand virus testing...

Hurricane Eta hits Nicaragua with strong wind and rain: official 03 Nov 2020 - 04:23 pm

Bilwi, Nicaragua: A powerful Hurricane Eta lashed the north coast of Nicaragua on Tuesday with heavy rain and winds of more than 130...

Belgium launches COVID patient air-lifts to Germany 03 Nov 2020 - 04:07 pm

LIEGE, Belgium: Belgium's surging second wave of COVID-19 cases has forced it to move some severely ill patients, many on ventilators, to neighbouring...

Belarus cranks up 1st nuclear plant; Lithuania is fearful 03 Nov 2020 - 03:51 pm

MOSCOW: Belarus' first nuclear power plant began operating Tuesday, a project that has spooked its neighbor Lithuania, which immediately cut off importing electricity...

Philippine island left without power after deadly typhoon: Red Cross 03 Nov 2020 - 03:27 pm

Manila: It could take months to restore power to a Philippine island of 260,000 people devastated by the country's most powerful typhoon this...

Swedish PM warns pandemic situation "very serious" as new local restrictions announced 03 Nov 2020 - 03:16 pm

STOCKHOLM: COVID-19 cases are increasing fast in Sweden, Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said on Tuesday as he announced stricter recommendations for another three...