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Chile find AstraZeneca shots safe
Chilean investigators testing the AstraZeneca-Oxford University Covid-19 vaccination in 2,200 people found no instances of blood clots among
24 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Younger Brazilians increasingly hit by Covid-19, study finds
Younger Brazilians are increasingly being affected by Covid-19, with those in their 20s showing the greatest increase in deaths so far this year,
24 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Knife attack: 3 held after police worker killed near Paris
French investigators were yesterday questioning three people linked to a Tunisian man who stabbed a police employee to death near Paris in a
24 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Ramadan violence flares in Jerusalem
Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired at least 36 rockets into Israel yesterday drawing retaliatory air strikes, the Israeli military said, after nightly
24 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Turkey says it "entirely rejects" US recognition of Armenian genocide
Turkey "entirely rejects" US President Joe Biden's recognition of the 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as a genocide, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said, minutes after Biden's declaration.
24 April 2021, 17:56 PM
Ukraine cautiously welcomes move
Russia yesterday began withdrawing its armed forces that had been on manoeuvres near the borders of Ukraine following weeks of heightened tensions between Moscow and the West over the troop build-up.
23 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Over 120 wounded in east Jerusalem clashes
Over 100 Palestinians and 20 Israeli police were wounded in overnight clashes in annexed east Jerusalem, authorities said yesterday, as tensions mount over a ban on gatherings and videos of attacks on youths.
23 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Norway offers mRNA vaccine as second dose to AZ recievers
Norway will offer those who have received a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 to take an injection from an mRNA vaccine as their second dose, the health ministry said yesterday.
23 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Navalny to end hunger strike
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny yesterday said he was ending a 24-day hunger strike he launched to demand medical treatment behind bars, after allies said his life was in danger.
23 April 2021, 18:00 PM
AstraZeneca shots benefits increase with age: EMA
The EU’s drug watchdog yesterday said that a review of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine found its benefits increase with age and still outweigh the risks for adults despite links to blood clots.
23 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Frantic hunt on
Indonesia’s desperate search for a missing submarine and its 53 crew was focused on a signal from an unidentified object yesterday, with just hours to go before the stricken vessel’s oxygen reserves ran out.
23 April 2021, 18:00 PM
At least 130 migrants feared drowned in Mediterranean
A search in the Mediterranean Sea for boats packed with migrants has found ten bodies floating near a capsized rubber boat that was believed to have been carrying 130 people, the French humanitarian organisation SOS Mediterranee said.
23 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Asean to press junta to end violence, allow aid
Southeast Asian leaders will try to persuade Myanmar’s junta to end violence and let in aid at a summit today, diplomats said, in the first concerted international effort to ease the crisis in the country.
23 April 2021, 18:00 PM
At least 130 migrants feared drowned in Mediterranean as capsized boat, bodies found
Merchant vessels and a charity ship searching the Mediterranean for boats carrying migrants has found 10 bodies floating near a capsized rubber boat believed to have had 130 people on board, French humanitarian organisation SOS Mediterranee said.
23 April 2021, 14:55 PM
Millions face hunger in coup-hit Myanmar
Food insecurity is rising sharply in Myanmar in the wake of the military coup and deepening financial crisis with millions more people expected to go hungry in coming months, the United Nations said yesterday.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Modi cancels West Bengal polls rallies
Amidst an unprecedented surge in Covid-19 cases and a massive shortage of oxygen for critical patients, Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday cancelled his scheduled visit to West Bengal today to address assembly election campaign rallies.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Israel strikes Syria after attack near ‘nuke site’
A Syrian officer was killed and three soldiers wounded yesterday in strikes launched by Israel after a missile was fired towards a secretive nuclear site in the Jewish state, a monitor said.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM
2020 was Europe’s hottest year on record
Europe endured record heat and rainfall last year while temperatures in Arctic Siberia soared off the charts, the European Union’s climate monitoring service reported yesterday.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Pakistan Taliban claim deadly blast at luxury hotel
The Pakistani Taliban yesterday claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide blast at a luxury hotel hosting the Chinese ambassador in the southwest of the country, as officials raised the death toll to five.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Indonesia races to find missing sub with 53 aboard
Indonesian warships led the hunt yesterday for a submarine that went missing with 53 crew aboard and only enough oxygen for a few days. An oil spill where the submarine was thought to have submerged early Wednesday pointed to possible damage to its fuel tank, and fanned fears of a deadly disaster.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM