Austria announces regional lockdowns for the unvaccinated; Norway offers booster shot for adults-
By PTI VIENNA: Austria is implementing a lockdown for unvaccinated people in two hard-hit regions next week and looks poised […]
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New pandemic restrictions to take effect in February to tackle vaccine hesitancy-
By PTI MOSCOW: Some of the new pandemic restrictions prepared by Russian authorities go into effect next year, a top
AstraZeneca set for ‘modest’ profit from sold COVID-19 vaccines-
By PTI LONDON: AstraZeneca, the UK-headquartered biopharmaceutical company behind the manufacture of the Oxford University developed COVID-19 vaccine, said on
Dutch government orders partial lockdown amid rising virus cases-
By PTI THE HAGUE: Caretaker Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced a three-week partial lockdown Friday amid surging COVID-19 cases in
Biden and Xi to hold virtual meeting on November 15-
By PTI WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will hold a virtual summit on Monday
Climate talks soften stance on fossil fuel phaseout-
By PTI GLASGOW: Negotiators at this year’s U.N. climate talks in Glasgow appeared to be backing away Friday from a
CPC hails Xi Jinping as China’s ‘helmsman’; attacks US & western democracies-
By PTI BEIJING: China’s ruling Communist Party on Friday hailed President Xi Jinping as its helmsman, a honorific title reserved
Biden picks former FDA chief Califf to again lead agency-
By PTI WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Friday is tapping former Food and Drug Administration commissioner Robert Califf to again
Alleged rape at presidential palace investigated-
By PTI PARIS: French authorities are investigating an alleged rape that occurred earlier this year in the presidential Elysee Palace,
India-led International Solar Alliance signs UN pact at COP26 in Glasgow-
By PTI LONDON: The India-led International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) signed a