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Israel reports case of Delta sub-variant

Israel has confirmed a case of a sub-variant of the Delta strain of the coronavirus previously reported in some European countries, the health ministry...

Ex-US president Clinton in hospital

Former US president Bill Clinton was in hospital with an infection on Thursday, a spokesman for the 75-year-old said. Doctors said Clinton was responding well...

Binay hits govt on ‘ayuda’ irregularities

Former Vice President Jejomar Binay on Wednesday denounced the government for the method used to distribute cash assistance to families affected by the health...

UN: Nokor at risk of ‘starvation’

North Korea’s most vulnerable are “at risk of starvation” with the economy worsening due to a self-imposed coronavirus blockade, and UN sanctions imposed over...

Sydney ends coronavirus lockdown after 106 days

Elated Sydneysiders celebrated the end of almost four months of coronavirus lockdown on Monday, putting behind them a period of "blood, sweat and no...

UK nightlife sector lost 86,000 jobs during COVID: study

Some 86,000 jobs have been lost in the UK's nightlife sector since 2019, an industry body said on Monday, blaming coronavirus closures. The Night Time...

Russia posts over 900 daily COVID deaths for first time

Russia on Wednesday reported more than 900 daily coronavirus deaths for the first time, as the country struggles with stubbornly high infection rates driven...

Lowest global coronavirus death toll for 11 months

The weekly number of coronavirus deaths worldwide has fallen to levels unseen for almost a year, according to an AFP count on Monday based...

Sri Lanka lifts lockdown, save for night curfew

Sri Lanka on Friday lifted a near six-week lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus but maintained a night curfew and a ban on...

Qatar Airways says gets $3 bn state aid after huge loss

Qatar Airways said Monday it received $3 billion in state aid to weather the coronavirus travel downturn and to offset losses it blamed on...

Ireland ends compulsory hotel quarantine for travellers

Ireland on Saturday stopped its system of mandatory hotel quarantine for travellers arriving in the country, as coronavirus curbs continue to wind down in...

International Day of Peace 2021: Recovering better for an equitable and sustainable world

By Gustavo Gonzalez, United Nations Resident Coordinator in the Philippines According to a recent report by the UN Secretary General, “we are at an inflection point...

US panel wants booster shots for 65 above

A panel of leading US medical experts advising the government voted in favor of authorizing boosters of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for everyone aged 65...

China inoculates over a billion people

China has fully vaccinated more than one billion people against the coronavirus–71 percent of its population–official figures showed Thursday. The country has mostly curbed the...
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