UAE announces emergency approval for use of Covid-19 vaccine
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates yesterday granted emergency approval for use of a coronavirus vaccine, six weeks after human trials...
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Oil inches lower as bleaker demand outlook weighs
Oil prices inched lower on Tuesday as a bleaker outlook for global fuel demand prompted fresh selling, but short-covering ahead...
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Australia’s Victoria state reports no Covid-19 deaths in two months
SYDNEY: Australia's Victoria state, at the centre of the country's latest coronavirus outbreak, reported on Tuesday no deaths from Covid-19...
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Trump and Biden clash over US wildfires as campaign turns to climate change
WILMINGTON: Joe Biden branded President Donald Trump a “climate arsonist” yesterday for failing to acknowledge global warming's role in deadly...
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Pakistani Prime Minister suggests chemical castration for rapists
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan said yesterday he would like convicted rapists to be publicly executed or chemically castrated,...
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15 scientists launch critique of Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine data
MILAN: A group of scientists sent a formal letter to the Lancet yesterday outlining doubts about the accuracy of early...
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Uber fights to win back London licence in latest court battle
LONDON: Taxi app Uber will battle in court on Tuesday (Sep 15) to win back its licence to operate in...
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Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan, addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York September 27, 2019.
WASHINGTON: The US announced on Monday (Sep 14) it would block a range of Chinese products made by "forced labour"...
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Suga, Japan’s likely next PM, is self-made, powerful advisor
TOKYO: Yoshihide Suga, the man expected to become Japan’s next prime minister, is a farmer’s son with a reputation for...
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A health worker prepares to administer a nasal swab to a patient at a testing site for COVID-19 installed in front of the cityhall in Paris, France, Sep 2, 2020.
SINGAPORE: Beaten-down equities in Southeast Asia have become irresistibly cheap, according to analysts at HSBC who recommend investing in Indonesia...
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Lawyers pressured as China labels Hong Kong fugitives ‘separatists’
HONG KONG: Concerns were growing today for the fate of a group of Hong Kongers in mainland custody after a...
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US ambassador to China stepping down, says Pompeo
WASHINGTON: US ambassador to China Terry Branstad is stepping down, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced today, at a time...
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Relatives of 12 Hong Kong people currently detained in mainland for reportedly trying to flee to Taiwan, attend a press conference in Hong Kong.
COPENHAGEN: The World Health Organization (WHO) expects Europe to see a rise in the daily number of COVID-19 deaths in...
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Australia sees lowest one-day rise in coronavirus cases in almost three months
SYDNEY: Australia reported its lowest one-day rise in novel coronavirus infections in nearly three months today as authorities began to...
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Japan ruling party elects Yoshihide Suga as PM successor
TOKYO: Japan’s ruling party today elected chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga as its new leader, making him all but certain...
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India coronavirus cases surge to 4.85 million
MUMBAI: India has recorded 92,071 new cases of the coronavirus, taking total cases to 4.85 million, the federal health ministry...
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Israel to reimpose virus lockdown as WHO reports record cases
JERUSALEM: Israel said it will reimpose a national lockdown to battle a coronavirus surge, as the number of daily infections...
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New Zealand to lift coronavirus curbs in most of country on Sept 21
WELLINGTON: New Zealand will lift coronavirus restrictions across the country on September 21, except in its biggest city, Auckland, which...
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ByteDance drops TikTok’s US sale, to partner with Oracle: Sources
NEW YORK: ByteDance abandoned the sale of TikTok in the United States on Sunday (Sep 13) in pursuit of a partnership...
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WHO reports record one-day increase in global coronavirus cases, up over 307,000
GENEVA: The World Health Organidation reported a record one-day increase in global coronavirus cases yesterday, with the total rising by...
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