Euro final fuels outbreak fears as nations fight virus surges

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LONDON, July 11: British authorities warned against large gatherings ahead of the Euro 2020 football final Sunday, fearful of the highly transmissible Delta coronavirus variant that has fuelled outbreaks...

Australian PM announces increasing supply of COVID-19 vaccines amid Sydney's lockdown

3 years ago

CANBERRA, July 9: The Australian government on Friday announced that 4.5 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine due to arrive in Australia in September now could be available in...

Taiwan receives 1.13 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from Japan

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Taipei [Taiwan], July 9 : Taiwan has received a shipment of 1.13 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by Japan on Thursday. The vaccine doses were developed by...

Bangladesh factory fire kills 52: police

3 years ago

RUPGANJ, Bangladesh, July 9: - A massive blaze tore through a Bangladesh factory killing at least 52 people trapped by flames that forced many workers to leap for their...

WHO recommends new drugs for COVID-19 treatment

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GENEVA, July 7: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday recommended interleukin-6 receptor blockers for people with severe COVID-19, urging the producers to join efforts to rapidly increase the...

Legendary actor Dilip Kumar passes away at 98

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MUMBAI,  July 7: Legendary actor Dilip Kumar, best known as Tragedy King, is no more. Dilip Kumar died on Wednesday morning at Mumbai's PD Hinduja Hospital. He was 98....

China accomplishes building of moderately prosperous society in all respects: Xi

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BEIJING, July 1: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, announced on Thursday that China has realized the first centenary goal -- building a...

Chinese Prez Xi says Chinese people will never allow foreign bullying, oppressing, or subjugating

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BEIJING, July 1:  Chinese people will never allow any foreign force to bully, oppress, or subjugate us, said Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee,...

111 Yemen govt and rebel fighters killed in Marib in 3 days: govt

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DUBAI, June 27: Clashes between rebels and Yemeni government fighters killed at least 111 in Marib in three days, pro-government sources said, following a renewed offensive by Huthi insurgents. ...

US in first meeting with Israel's new FM amid Iran moves

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PARIS, June 27: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Israel's new top diplomat Yair Lapid on Sunday, in the United States' first face-to-face meeting with the freshly installed...

Two blasts rock technical area of Jammu airport, no reports of casualties

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JAMMU, June 27: Two explosions, within a gap of five minutes, rocked the high security technical area of Jammu airport in the early hours of Sunday, officials said. ...

Chauvin gets 22 1/2 years in prison for George Floyd’s death

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Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced Friday to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose dying gasps under Chauvin’s knee led to the...

India logs 48,698 new COVID-19 cases, 1,183 deaths

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NEW DELHI, June 26: As many as 48,698 new COVID-19 cases, 64,818 recoveries, and 1,183 deaths were reported in the country in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry...

4 confirmed dead, 159 possibly missing in U.S. Florida building collapse

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WASHINGTON, June 25: At least four people have been confirmed dead while the number of the missing rose to 159 after a 12-story residential building partially collapsed early Thursday in...

Slow to start, China mobilizes to vaccinate at headlong pace

3 years ago

TAIPEI, TAIWAN, June 3: In the span of just five days last month, China gave out 100 million shots of its COVID-19 vaccines.      After a slow start,...