Paris cancels New Year fireworks to limit spread of COVID-19
Paris: The Paris town hall announced on Saturday the cancellation of all holiday festivities which were planned to take place on Champs-Elysees on Dec...
S. Korea reimposes tighter Covid curbs
Seoul: South Korea's new Covid-19 cases stayed above 7,000 for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday and critical cases surged to a record high as th...
US senators nods import ban on China
Washington: Senators gave final congressional approval on Thursday to a bill barring imports from China’s Xinjiang region unless businesses can prove ...
Finland reissues nationwide face mask recommendation amid rising Covid cases
Helsinki: The Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has reissued nationwide recommendation on using face masks, as Covid-19 infectio...
Closing schools should be last resort in Omicron fight: Unicef
Geneva: Closing of schools across the world should be the last resort in the fight against the fast-spreading Omicron Covid-19 variant, outgoing Unice...
At least 27 feared dead in Osaka building fire in Japan
In Japan, at least 27 people are feared to have died after a fire broke out in a building in downtown Osaka yesterday. Police are investigating whethe...
Biden pledges whatever it takes to assist tornado victims
Frankfort(US): President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged to do “whatever it takes, as long as it takes” to help Kentucky and other states after a serie...
EU leaders to discuss rise of infections
Brussels: European Union leaders are trying Thursday to coordinate action to tackle the surge of coronavirus infections across the continent and the e...
5 children die in bouncy castle accident in Australia
Sydney: Five children died and four others were in critical condition on Thursday after falling from a bouncy castle that was lifted 10 metres (33 fee...
France to restrict travel from Britain to fight Omicron
Paris: France will sharply restrict travel to and from Britain because of fast-spreading cases of the omicron coronavirus variant, putting limit...
Israel to donate 1 million Covid vaccines to African countries
Jerusalem: The Israeli government on Wednesday said it was donating 1 million coronavirus vaccines to the UN-backed COVAX programme.The Foreign Minist...
Miss World 2021 postponed due to Covid concerns
New Delhi: The finale of this year’s ‘Miss World’– one of the prestigious international beauty pageants, has been temporarily postponed due to COVID-1...
Lassa fever kills 80 in Nigeria: official
Abuja: A total of 80 deaths have been reported across Nigeria following the spread of Lassa fever in the most populous African country so far this yea...
US praises India for counter-terrorism efforts
US has praised India for effectively countering terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and northeast and Maoists in the central parts of the country in 2020. ...
World Bank unveils 93 billion support aid for poorest nation
The World Bank's fund to help the world's poorest nations got a $93 billion injection of cash to help scale up aid for pandemic recovery and other pro...
Typhoon Rai hits southern Philippines
Manila: Super typhoon Rai is battering the southern Philippines, forcing thousands of people to take shelter amid warnings of widespread flooding and ...
Omicron fears, Malaysia bans New Year celebrations
Kuala Lumpur: Large scale New Year celebrations in Malaysia have been banned over concerns that the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 could spread in th...
IAEA and Iran reach agreement to reinstall cameras at Iranian nuclear site
United Nations’ nuclear watchdog and Iran have reached a deal to reinstall cameras damaged at an Iranian site that manufactures centrifuge parts. The ...
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin hold virtual summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin vowed to further enhance the relationship between the two countries during a v...
Australian PM tested for COVID-19 following casual contact
Sydney: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was tested for COVID-19 late Tuesday after being deemed a casual contact.The testing followed his att...
Saudi Arabia allows Umrah for overseas pilgrims aged 12 and above
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has announced that foreign pilgrims aged 12 years and above will be allowed to enter the Kingdom and perform Umrah, local media r...
Saudi Arabia has launched an initiative to enable Muslims to touch the Black Stone from home virtually
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has launched an initiative to enable Muslims to touch the Black Stone at the Kaaba in Mecca virtually through the Virtual Reality...
Indonesia lifts tsunami alert after undersea quake
Jakarta: Indonesia lifted a tsunami alert Tuesday following a magnitude 7.3 undersea earthquake that struck off Flores Island, triggering panic in a r...
Europe, US frustrated with Iranian stance in nuclear talks
Berlin: By European diplomats are expressing frustration with Iran’s stance in talks aimed at salvaging its tattered 2015 nuclear deal, saying they ar...
NASA spacecraft enters Sun's corona for first time in history
London: A spacecraft launched by NASA has done what was once thought impossible. On April 28, the Parker Solar Probe successfully entered the corona o...
At least 50 people burned alive in gas tanker explosion in Haiti
At least 50 people died when a gas tanker exploded in the Haitian city of Cap-Haitien on Tuesday morning, according to the local deputy mayor.Deputy M...
Tunisian President Kais Saied announces constitutional referendum
Tunisian President Kais Saied has announced that parliament will remain suspended until fresh elections are held a year from now. In a national TV add...
Indonesia to begin Covid vaccination for kids aged 6 to 11
Jakarta: Starting from Tuesday, Indonesia will start vaccinating children aged six to 11 years old against Covid-19, targeting 26.5 million kids, acco...
California brings back mask mandate as Covid cases rise
Sacramento: California is bringing back a rule requiring people to wear masks indoors, a move aimed at containing a new type of the coronavirus as peo...
Russia backs down from unpopular Covid restrictions
Moscow: Russian authorities on Monday backed away from introducing some of the restrictions for the unvaccinated that were announced a month ago and e...
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