Global stocks sink after South Africa finds new coronavirus variant-
By Associated Press BEIJING: Global stocks and oil prices tumbled Friday after South Africa found a fast-spreading coronavirus variant and […]
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Global travel bans increase over fear of new Covid variant-
By IANS LONDON: Amid warnings over a new coronavirus variant, a number of countries, including the UK, Israel, Italy and Singapore
Protesters break into Lebanese ministry in Beirut as crisis deepens-
By Associated Press BEIRUT: A small group of protesters broke into a ministry building in Beirut early Friday and removed a
Survivor found in coal mine accident in Russia’s Siberia-
By Associated Press MOSCOW: Rescuers have found a survivor in a Siberian coal mine where dozens of miners are presumed
Israel detects its first case of new coronavirus variant in traveller who returned from Malawi-
By Associated Press JERUSALEM: The Israeli Health Ministry says it has detected the country’s first case of a new coronavirus
German air force to move ICU patients as COVID cases rise-
By Associated Press BERLIN: The German air force will begin assisting the transfer of intensive care patients Friday as the country
Cases soar but Swiss eschew lockdown as COVID law vote looms-
By Associated Press GENEVA: Like many others in Europe, Switzerland is facing a steep rise in coronavirus cases. But its
Singapore to open quarantine-free vaccinated travel lanes to six countries from next month-
By PTI SINGAPORE: Singapore will extend quarantine-free vaccinated travel lanes to six more countries from next month, in a bid
EU wants to stop flights from southern Africa to counter spread of new Covid variant-
By Associated Press BRUSSELS: The European Union’s executive said Friday it wants to stop air travel from southern Africa to counter
Concerns rise over Indonesia’s sputtering Covid-19 vaccinations-
By Associated Press JAKARTA: Indonesia has significantly recovered from a mid-year spike in coronavirus cases and deaths that was one