Mild- to moderate-intensity exercise for 90 minutes after getting a flu or COVID-19 vaccine may boost the levels of antibodies in the body, according...
US health regulators on Friday authorised a new antibody drug that targets the Omicron variant, a key step in restocking the nation’s arsenal against...
Washington: India faces “very significant challenges”, in particular from China and its behaviour in the Line of Actual Control, the White House has said,...
BEIJING: Ahead of Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting on Friday, China said on Wednesday that it was opposed to "exclusive blocs" to create bloc confrontation...
GENEVA: The World Health Organization says coronavirus case counts fell 17% worldwide over the last week compared to the previous week, including a 50%...
The vaccine-induced protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection wanes within a few months, but protection against severe COVID-19 appears to be better maintained, according to a...
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told the Chinese leadership that he expects Beijing to allow the world body's human rights chief to...
United Nations: The situation in Afghanistan remains precarious and uncertain nearly six months after the Taliban takeover, as the multiple political, socio-economic and humanitarian...
MOSCOW: The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia's sovereign wealth fund) announces that the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus has been granted full...
Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund has approved the completion of the sixth review of its stalled USD 6 billion programme for Pakistan, paving the...
The US military launched Patriot interceptor missiles during an attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels that targeted the United Arab Emirates.
DUBAI: The U.S. military launched...
US regulators are urging drugmaker Pfizer to apply for emergency authorization for a two-dose regimen of its Covid-19 vaccine for children 6 months to...
US health regulators on Monday granted full approval to Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine, a shot that’s already been given to tens of millions of Americans...
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has decided to purchase petrol and diesel, 40,000 metric tonnes each, from the Indian Oil Corporation, according to a Cabinet note...
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) on Sunday expanded its COVID-19 vaccination programme to cover vulnerable children aged five to 11 years. Eligible children...
SINGAPORE: Singapore has recently reported 198 cases of Covid-19 traced to the BA.2 Omicron sub-lineage, which appears to be more infectious than the more...
Washington: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Friday the buildup of Russian forces along Ukraine's border has reached the point where President Vladimir Putin now...
London: Several Indian-origin scientists are among hundreds of worldwide experts to urge the UK to back a temporary waiver of intellectual property rules for...
LAHORE: A 14-year-old boy shot dead his entire family, including mother and two minor sisters, allegedly "under the influence" of online game PUBG, police...
Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that Moscow did not want war with Ukraine and spoke positively about security proposals received...
Washington: Current COVID-19 vaccines prompt the body to make effective, long-lasting T cells against SARS-CoV-2 that can recognise variants of concern, including Omicron, and...
Chief Whip of Conservative Party terms the claim as 'completely false'
London: A British lawmaker of Pakistani origin on Sunday alleged that she was sacked...