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Britain free of coronavirus by August, outgoing vaccine task force chief says: Report

NEW DELHI: The new coronavirus will no longer be circulating in Britain by August, the government's departing vaccine taskforce chief Clive Dix told the...

US urges its citizens to return home from India through available flights

WASHINGTON: The US, which has urged its citizens not to travel to India due to an unprecedented surge in the COVID-19 cases there, on...

People under 40-years of age to get Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine alternative in UK

LONDON: People under 40 in Britain will not be given the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine if another shot is available because of a link to...

Switzerland looking at ‘new situation’ after US backs patent rules waiver for COVID vaccines

New Delhi: Switzerland on Friday said it is looking at the new situation arising out of the United States backing an initiative to temporarily...

India-China relations going through a ‘very difficult phase’: Jaishankar

LONDON: India's relationship with China is going through a "very difficult phase" but recent discussions have yielded positive results in terms of easing the...

WTO mulling intellectual property waivers for vaccines

Geneva: Ambassadors from World Trade Organisation countries on Wednesday resumed discussions on trade rules protecting the technological know-how behind COVID-19 vaccines amid growing pressure...

Thousands of Afghans flee homes as fighting erupts after US pullout

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan: Thousands of Afghans were forced to flee their homes as fierce fighting erupted between government forces and the Taliban in a southern province...

Fauci’s advice to India: Clamp nationwide lockdown, go for massive vaccination drive

WASHINGTON: Terming the situation in India "very desperate", America's top public health expert Dr Anthony Fauci has suggested the government marshal all its resources,...

Urgent need for 20 million vaccines to cover supply interruption due to rising demand in India: WHO

NEW YORK: COVAX, the global alliance to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, urgently needs 20 million doses to cover interruptions in supply triggered...

UN team in India helping authorities to address COVID-19 and misinformation: Official

UNITED NATIONS: The UN team in India is supporting authorities to address the COVID-19 pandemic, including combating misinformation, a spokesperson for UN Secretary General...

Sweden plans to donate 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to India

STOCKHOLM: Sweden plans to donate 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to India via the UN-backed COVAX, an initiative devised to give countries access...

North Korea warns US of ‘very grave situation’ over Joe Biden speech

Seoul: North Korea on Sunday warned the United States will face “a very grave situation” because President Joe Biden “made a big blunder” in...

Optimism, fear rides in former Taliban bastion as US begins Afghanistan pullout

KANDAHAR: As the US military began formally withdrawing from Afghanistan on Saturday, some residents in Kandahar -- the former bastion of the Taliban --...

China’s carrier group conducts exercises in South China Sea

BEIJING: China's Shandong aircraft carrier group has recently conducted routine annual exercises in the South China Sea, the People's Liberation Army said Sunday, after...

US to remain in communication with India on its needs to fight COVID-19: White House

Washington: The US will continue to maintain communication with India about its needs to address the COVID-19 crisis, the White House has said, as...

WHO approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

GENEVA: The World Health Organisation has given the go-ahead for emergency use of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine. The mRNA vaccine from the US manufacturer joins vaccines...

US to restrict travel from India over COVID starting May 4

WASHINGTON: The U.S. will restrict travel from India starting on May 4, the White House said Friday, citing a devastating rise in COVID-19 cases...

Chinese President Xi Jinping writes to PM Modi, offers help to fight COVID-19 surge

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday sent a message of condolences to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the coronavirus pandemic in India and...

Counting the costs of America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan

DUBAI: America’s longest war, the two-decade-long conflict in Afghanistan that started in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, killed tens of thousands...

White supremacy is terrorism’: President Joe Biden

'WASHINGTON: In his first joint address to the US Congress, President Joe Biden identified white supremacy as a domestic terror threat that America must...

Glacier melt is speeding up, raising seas: global study

PARIS: Nearly all of the world’s glaciers are losing mass at an ever increasing pace, contributing to more than a fifth of global sea...

Immediately sending whole series of help that India needs: US President Biden

WASHINGTON: The United States is sending a whole series of help that India needs in its battle against Covid-19, President Joe Biden said here,...

Canada to provide 10 million dollars to India to support fight against Covid-19: PM Justin Trudeau

OTTAWA: Canada will provide 10 million dollars to India to support the country in its fight against the unprecedented second wave of the Covid19...

China says its South Asian FMs meet on COVID-19 is ‘open’ to India

BEIJING: China, which is hosting a meeting of Foreign Ministers of some South Asian countries to deal with the COVID-19 situation, said on Tuesday...

Ban on travellers from India not targeted at any nationality: Singapore minister

SINGAPORE: Singapore's ban on travellers with recent travel history to India is not targeted at any nationality, but is aimed at addressing the risk...

UAE urges Israel to stop Jerusalem violence in rare rebuke

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates on Monday warned that any moves to change the historic identity of Jerusalem threaten peace, and called on Israel...

Australia to send oxygen, ventilators, PPE to India as part of immediate support package

MELBOURNE: Australia will send oxygen, ventilators and personal protective equipment to India as part of an immediate support package to the country which is...

US will rapidly deploy additional support to India to fight Covid-19 surge: Blinken

Washington:The US will rapidly deploy additional support to India and its healthcare heroes to combat the massive surge in coronavirus infections in the country,...

China, US differences continuing as Washington holds on to ‘misunderstandings’: Wang

BEIJING: The differences between the US and China are continuing as Washington is yet to find the right way to deal with Beijing while...

Turkey summons US Ambassador over genocide announcement

ISTANBUL: Turkey's foreign ministry has summoned the US Ambassador in Ankara to protest the US decision to mark the deportation and killing of Armenians...

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