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India's coronavirus cases cross 8 million, behind US 29 Oct 2020 - 01:33 pm

NEW DELHI: India’s confirmed coronavirus caseload surpassed 8 million on Thursday with daily infections dipping to the lowest level this week, as concerns...

Britain says it is doing everything it can to avoid national lockdown 29 Oct 2020 - 12:49 pm

London: Britain will do everything it can to avoid ordering a second national COVID-19 lockdown because it believes it will do more harm...

Japan's Shionogi readies COVID-19 vaccine for December trial- CEO 29 Oct 2020 - 12:44 pm

TOKYO: Shionogi & Co is planning clinical trials by year-end for what may be one of Japan's first domestically produced COVID-19 vaccines to...

Three dead in knife attack in French city Nice 29 Oct 2020 - 12:43 pm

Nice, France: A woman was beheaded by an attacker with a knife who also killed two other people at a church in the...

Singapore firm invents coronavirus breathalyser with results in seconds 29 Oct 2020 - 12:41 pm

SINGAPORE: A company in Singapore has developed a breathalyser test for the new coronavirus which it says will enable people to know whether...

Trump, Biden to take campaign battle to critical battleground: Florida 29 Oct 2020 - 12:31 pm

President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden will both rally supporters on Thursday in the critical battleground state of Florida - campaigning...

The two-week season: coronavirus shrinks Philippines football league 29 Oct 2020 - 12:25 pm

Manila: In a year of coronavirus chaos for sports, the Philippines Football League has come up with an extreme solution: shortening the competition...

China's Kangtai starts mid-stage trial of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate 29 Oct 2020 - 12:20 pm

Beijing: China's Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products has begun a mid-stage human trial of its experimental coronavirus vaccine, clinical trial registry data shows. Kangtai's...

Pollution hangs over Indian capital as farm stubble fires rage 29 Oct 2020 - 12:08 pm

New Delhi: New Delhi's air quality was at its worst this season on Thursday, as winds heavy with toxic smoke from polluting vehicles...

Two dead in knife attack in France, official say terrorism suspected 29 Oct 2020 - 12:03 pm

NICE, France: An attacker with a knife killed two people and wounded several others at a church in the French city of Nice...

One person killed after knife attack in French city of Nice: Media 29 Oct 2020 - 11:51 am

PARIS: One person has been killed and several others injured after a knife attack near a church in the southern French city of...

Taiwan marks 200 days without domestic COVID-19 infection 29 Oct 2020 - 10:46 am

TAIPEI, Taiwan: Taiwan hit 200 days without any domestically transmitted cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, highlighting the island's continued success at keeping the...

Australian scientists find huge new healthy coral reef off northern coast 29 Oct 2020 - 10:03 am

SYDNEY: Australian scientists found a detached coral reef on the Great Barrier Reef that exceeds the height of the Empire State Building and...

'Anonymous' no longer: former Trump administration official reveals identity 29 Oct 2020 - 12:16 am

Washington - A former official in the Department of Homeland Security revealed on Wednesday that he was "Anonymous," the mysterious author of a...

Covid-19 vaccine won’t be available until January, Fauci says 29 Oct 2020 - 12:09 am

A vaccine to help control the coronavirus outbreak isn’t likely to be available in the U.S. until January, if then, according to Anthony...

India trials of Russian Sputnik-V vaccine may end as early as March - Dr Reddy's 28 Oct 2020 - 11:02 pm

BENGALURU - Drugmaker Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd on Wednesday rolled out a preliminary timeline for the India trials of Russia's coronavirus vaccine candidate,...

Canada FM warns against easing emergency Covid-19 spending too soon 28 Oct 2020 - 10:57 pm

Ottawa - Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Wednesday pushed back against calls to ease emergency spending, saying the money will help Canada...