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BERLIN: While warning that a fifth Covid wave could no longer be stopped, Germany's health minister Karl Lauterbach ruled out a Christmas lockdown. He backed mandatory vaccination as the only way to stop the pandemic. "There will not be a lockdown before...
LONDON: Britain`s health minister Sajid Javid declined on Sunday to rule out the chance of further COVID-19 restrictions before Christmas, saying the spread of the Omicron variant was a very fast moving situation. Britain reported a surge in cases of...
LONDON: Amid growing concerns over the new Coronavirus (COVID-19) variant, Pfizer Inc said on Friday the pandemic could extend through next year. The vaccine making company also announced plans to come up with a three-dose vaccine regimen for children...
NEW DELHI: As the Taliban regime in Afghanistan is scrambling for global recognition, its adherent supporter Pakistan has tasked itself with convincing the international community into accepting the interim government of the group despite reports of continued...
LONDON: Britain’s Brexit minister David Frost has resigned due to disillusionment with Boris Johnson’s government, dealing a blow to the embattled prime minister just as the Omicron variant sweeps across the country, the Mail on Sunday newspaper said....
AMSTERDAM: Nations across Europe moved to reimpose tougher measures to stem a new wave of Covid-19 infections spurred by the highly transmissible omicron variant, including a new nationwide lockdown introduced by the Dutch government. Schools, universities,...
Geneva: Amid the unabated spread of the Omicron cases around the world, the World Health Organization ( WHO ) has said infection numbers of the new variant is doubling at least every 3 days. The new variant of the coronavirus is spreading faster than...
Jerusalem: The Associated Press news agency said one of its photographers, Mahmoud Illean, was “pushed and beaten by Israeli police in an unprovoked attack” while covering the protests, requiring hospital treatment. The United Nations Mideast peace envoy...
NEW YORK: Peloton has retracted actor Chris Noth's viral ad after two women alleged he sexually assaulted them in separate incidents. In a statement, the company told CNBC that "every single sexual assault accusation must be taken seriously." "We were...
WASHINGTON: US lawmakers confirmed Rahm Emanuel as the country's next ambassador to Japan Saturday, after a contentious nomination process in which fellow Democrats opposed the former Chicago mayor over his record on police violence. Senators confirmed...
WASHINGTON: A US federal appeals court has ruled to reinstate President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate for large private sector companies. Friday's ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit in Cincinnati, Ohio, lifted a November injunction that...
WASHINGTON: “The choice really is in Iran’s hands whether it chooses to accelerate its program or… whether it chooses to negotiate seriously and realistically,” the official said. The seventh round of indirect talks between the US and Iran on the 2015...