Vaccines effective against COVID-19 variants but overseas travel still not safe: WHO

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COPENHAGEN: Progress against the coronavirus pandemic remains "fragile" and international travel should be avoided, the World Health Organization's Europe director warned on Thursday (May 20),...

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Football: Players’ views must be respected, Solskjaer says after Palestine flag display

May 19, 2021May 19, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13625" align="alignright" width="699"] Manchester United's Paul Pogba (left) and Amad Diallo hold up the flag of Palestine after the English Premier League football match...

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Bitcoin tumbles below US$40,000 after China issues warning

May 19, 2021May 19, 2021

BEIJING: Bitcoin plunged below US$40,000 for the first time in more than three months on Wednesday (May 19) after China said cryptocurrencies would not be...

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Ceasefire still elusive in Israel-Gaza fighting

May 18, 2021May 19, 2021

GAZA: Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes and Palestinian militants kept up cross-border rocket fire, with no firm sign on Wednesday (May 19) of any...

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Vietnam shuts industrial parks housing Foxconn plants after COVID-19 outbreak

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13616" align="alignleft" width="640"] FILE PHOTO: Medical workers in protective suits stand outside a quarantined building amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Jan...

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Tokyo doctors call for cancellation of Olympic Games due to COVID-19

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021

TOKYO: A top medical organisation has thrown its weight behind calls to cancel the Tokyo Olympics, saying that hospitals are already overwhelmed as the country...

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Sole COVID-19 testing lab in Gaza hit by strikes as diplomatic efforts intensify

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13613" align="alignleft" width="714"] Explosions light-up the night sky above buildings in Gaza City as Israeli forces shell the Palestinian enclave, early on May 18,...

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Myanmar’s election reflected people’s will, monitoring group says

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13600" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Picture of Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi is shown on a mobile phone as supporters of the National League...

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Taiwan scrambles for vaccines as domestic Covid-19 cases rise

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13604" align="alignnone" width="1000"] A medical staff gets a vaccine against Covid-19 coronavirus at the Far Eastern Memorial Hospital in New Taipei City March 22,...

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Australian Open staying in Melbourne in 2022, says Tiley

May 16, 2021May 17, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13607" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Tennis balls are pictured in front of the Australian Open logo before the tennis tournament. [/caption] MELBOURNE: Australian Open tournament director...