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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson listens to apprentice Amy Gray during a visit to a British Gas training academy in Leicestershire, England, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021.(AP)

UK approves vaccines for 12-15s, aims to avoid lockdowns

The chief medical officers said Monday that vaccination would help limit transmission of the virus in schools

14 Sep 2021 3:09 AM

Mmilitary personnel work onboard the C-17 aircraft after landing at RAF Brize Norton, in Oxfordshire, England, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021. (Photo: AP)

Britain looking carefully at suicides among Afghan veterans

Britain lost 457 armed forces personnel in Afghanistan, or 13 percent of the international military coalition's 3,500 fatalities since 2001

06 Sep 2021 2:40 PM

Amid ongoing fear of aftershocks, virtually the entire population of that city spent Saturday night outdoors, sleeping in front of their homes or what was left of them. (AFP)

Death toll in massive Haiti quake jumps to 724: govt

Churches, businesses, schools and homes crumbled in Saturday's quake that trapped hundreds of victims under

16 Aug 2021 3:19 AM

India has been on the Red List since end-April when the Delta variant was at its peak. (Representational image: PTI)

UK eases travel restrictions for India

Passengers must take a COVID test three days before departure and book in advance for two COVID tests to be taken upon arrival in England

08 Aug 2021 1:44 PM

The cumulative number of cases reported globally is now nearly 197 million and the number of cumulative deaths is 4.2 million. (Representational image: PTI)

'Delta variant in 135 countries, COVID cases could exceed 200 million by next week'

Cases from India, Indonesia and Thailand accounted for 80 per cent of new cases being reported from the region

05 Aug 2021 1:51 PM

Bharat Biotech terminated the MoU it entered with Precisa Medicamentos and Envixia Pharmaceuticals LLC for its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin for Brazilian market. (Representational image: AFP)

After suspending EUA request, Brazil now shelves import authorisation of Covaxin

Bharat Biotech will continue to work diligently with Anvisa, to complete the regulatory approval process for Covaxin

29 Jul 2021 12:13 PM

While children in the northern hemisphere are on their summer holidays, in eastern and southern Africa, an estimated 40 percent of school-age children are currently out of school. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images/AFP)

'This can't go on': UN calls for COVID-closed schools to reopen ASAP

Schools should be the last to close and the first to reopen, said James Elder, spokesman for the UN Children's Fund

28 Jul 2021 11:08 AM

Bharat Biotech on July 23 said it terminated the MoU it entered with Precisa Medicamentos and Envixia Pharmaceuticals LL.C for its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin for Brazilian market. (Representational image: AFP)

Brazil scraps Covaxin's EUA application after Bharat Biotech terminates pact

Termination of the MoU came after the deal with the Brazilian Government for supply of 20 million doses of Covaxin landed in controversy

27 Jul 2021 10:28 AM

The NHS staff has 45,300 more workers in 2021 compared to 2020 to fight the pandemic. (Representational image: ANI)

UK health workers to receive 3 per cent pay rise

Earlier this week, the UK lifted almost all COVID-19 restrictions as part of the government's roadmap out of lockdown

22 Jul 2021 11:02 AM

The joint investigation into Pegasus identified at least 180 journalists in 20 countries who were selected for potential targeting between 2016 to June 2021. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

Pegasus: French prosecutors open probe into alleged spying on French journalists

Around 30 journalists and bosses in the French media were allegedly targeted by Moroccan security services

20 Jul 2021 6:35 PM

France also shortened the time frame for when a person is considered fully vaccinated after the second dose, to one week instead of two. (ANI Photo)

France allows visitors with Indian-made AstraZeneca vaccine

Several other EU countries already accept the Indian version, which is notably used in the U.K. and around Africa

17 Jul 2021 6:01 PM

Debris of houses and trees surround houses in Schuld, Germany, Friday, July 16, 2021. Two days before the Ahr river went over the banks after strong rain falls causing severals deaths and hundreds of people missing. (AP)

Death toll from Europe floods tops 150 as water recedes

In addition to worst-hit Germany and Belgium, southern parts of the Netherlands also have been hit by heavy flooding

17 Jul 2021 1:25 PM

A regional train sits in the flood waters at the local station in Kordel, Germany, Thursday July 15, 2021 after it was flooded by the high waters of the Kyll river. (Sebastian Schmitt/dpa via AP)

Europe floods: search for missing goes on as toll tops 90

The flash floods this week followed days of heavy rainfall which turned streams and streets into raging torrents that swept away cars

16 Jul 2021 1:04 PM

A medical official administers a rapid antigen test to a patient at Pharmacy Servais in Jodoigne, some 45kms south-east of Brussels on July 12, 2021. (Photo: AFP)

Is it possible to contract two Covid variants at once?

Belgium researchers claimed that the risk of a double variant infection might be underestimated

13 Jul 2021 11:23 AM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that he wants the last stage of the lockdown roadmap to be "irreversible" and has previously dubbed July 19 as "terminus day". (AFP)

UK PM Boris Johnson to set out plans for end of lockdown on July 19

UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid will announce the plans for an end to all legal lockdown restrictions from July 19 to Parliament

05 Jul 2021 5:02 PM

Africa has reported many new outbreaks of the variant as Tunisia, Mozambique, Uganda, Nigeria and Malawi are among the 11 countries targeted by Delta. (Representational image: PTI)

COVID-19 Delta variant detected in 96 countries, says WHO

Hospitalization rate for patients infected with the Delta variant was 85 per cent higher than for those infected with the Alpha variant

01 Jul 2021 9:53 AM

The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic brought international air travel to a near halt for much of last year as many countries refused to allow non-essential travel. (Representational image: DC)

COVID tourism impact could top $4 trillion: UN

The UNWTO doesn't expect international tourism to return to pre-pandemic levels until 2023 at the earliest

30 Jun 2021 1:13 PM

The annual Pride March parade in Paris on June 26, 2021. (AFP)

France to legalise IVF for lesbians after two-year debate

Under current French law, only heterosexual couples have the right to access medically assisted procreation methods such as IVF

29 Jun 2021 11:04 AM

UNHCR said now 1 per cent of all humanity is displaced, and there are twice as many forcibly displaced people than a decade ago. (Photo: AFP | Representational)

UN: Millions driven from homes in 2020 despite COVID-19 crisis

99 of the more than 160 countries that closed their borders due to COVID didn't make exceptions for people seeking protection as refugees

18 Jun 2021 11:41 AM

The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is already approved for use in adults and adolescents aged 16 years and above. (Photo: AP/File)

UK approves Pfizer/BioNTech COVID shot for 12-15 year-olds

Britain's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) today announced this decision

04 Jun 2021 6:00 PM

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