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Everyone will probably contract COVID-19 at some point: Bolsonaro 02 Aug 2020 - 12:21 am

Brasilia - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who was diagnosed with the COVID-19 earlier this month, said that everyone will probably contract coronavirus at...

Bird Flu outbreak reported at farm in Australia’s Victoria state 02 Aug 2020 - 12:14 am

Australia reported an outbreak of H7N7 Bird Flu at a free-range egg farm in the state of Victoria. The farm in Lethbridge with...

Arizona lawmaker Raul Grijalva tests positive for Covid-19 02 Aug 2020 - 12:03 am

Democratic Representative Raul Grijalva says he’s been infected with the coronavirus, a few days after a Capitol Hill hearing where a Republican House...

Swiss tone down national celebrations as virus cases rise 01 Aug 2020 - 11:56 pm

Geneva - Switzerland held muted celebrations on its national day Saturday as the Swiss president warned the coronavirus crisis was far from over,...

France starts testing travelers from 16 nations for virus 01 Aug 2020 - 09:34 pm

PARIS - Travelers entering France from 16 countries where the coronavirus is circulating widely are having to undergo virus tests upon arrival at...

ByteDance offers to sell TikTok's US ops as Trump ban looms: report 01 Aug 2020 - 09:14 pm

San Francisco - ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of wildly popular TikTok, has offered to sell the app's US operations as a way...

Expect 'lengthy' coronavirus pandemic WHO warns 01 Aug 2020 - 09:05 pm

Geneva - The World Health Organization on Saturday warned the coronavirus pandemic was likely to be "lengthy" after its emergency committee met to...

Crane collapses in Indian shipyard, killing 11 workers 01 Aug 2020 - 08:27 pm

HYDERABAD, India - A huge crane collapsed during load testing at a government-run shipyard in southern India on Saturday, killing at least 11...

Facebook puts global block on Brazil's Bolsonaro supporters 01 Aug 2020 - 07:54 pm

BRASILIA - Facebook said on Saturday it has put a global block on certain accounts controlled by supporters of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro...

Brazilian Amazon fires surge in July 01 Aug 2020 - 06:25 pm

Rio de Janeiro - The number of forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon last month rose 28 percent from July 2019, satellite data...

Congressional Democrats, White House set for Saturday talks on coronavirus bill 01 Aug 2020 - 06:17 pm

WASHINGTON - The top Democrats in Congress resumed talks with two top Trump aides on Saturday to try to reach a deal to...

Berlin protest over virus restrictions draws thousands 01 Aug 2020 - 05:25 pm

Berlin: A Berlin protest against coronavirus restrictions drew thousands, from the hard left and right to conspiracy theorists on Saturday. Police put turnout...

Kuwait bans flights to several 'high risk' countries 01 Aug 2020 - 02:02 pm

DUBAI: Kuwait has banned commercial flights to several countries it said it regards as high risk due to the spread of the coronavirus,...

Vietnam says up to 800,000 have left virus epicentre Danang 01 Aug 2020 - 01:39 pm

HANOI: Vietnam's health ministry said on Saturday up to 800,000 visitors to Danang city, the country's new novel coronavirus epicentre, have left for...

Philippines losing virus war, doctors warn Duterte 01 Aug 2020 - 01:34 pm

Manila: Dozens of doctors' groups on Saturday warned that the Philippines was losing the coronavirus fight, urging President Rodrigo Duterte to tighten a...

Greece reopens six ports to cruise ships 01 Aug 2020 - 12:17 pm

Athens: Greece on Saturday reopened six of its main ports to cruise ships for the first time in the coronavirus-shortened tourism season, but...

Philippines confirms nearly 5,000 new coronavirus cases, largest single-day increase 01 Aug 2020 - 11:47 am

MANILA: The Philippines on Saturday reported 4,963 additional coronavirus infections, the largest single-day jump on record. In a bulletin, the health ministry said...

Russia plans mass vaccination against coronavirus from October, RIA reports 01 Aug 2020 - 10:58 am

MOSCOW: Russia is preparing to start a mass vaccination campaign against the novel coronavirus in October, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Saturday,...