Abu Dhabi cancels Covid-19 entry testing for UAE travellers
DUBAI: Abu Dhabi will cancel Covid-19 testing requirements to enter the emirate for travellers from the UAE starting tomorrow, the United Arab Emirates’ state news...
UK identifies case of ‘mad cow’ disease
LONDON: British officials have identified a single case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease. The Animal and Plant Health Agency...
Covid-19: France suspends 3,000 unvaccinated health workers
About 3,000 health workers in France have been suspended because they have not been vaccinated against Covid-19. [caption id="attachment_13496" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Last month, healthcare and...
Raging wildfire forces evacuation of major US tourist spot
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE: Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate on Monday (Aug 30) as a huge wildfire loomed over a major US tourist spot,...
WHO urges collaboration on COVID-19 origin after China rejects inquiry plan
[caption id="attachment_13373" align="alignright" width="590"] A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on...
Australia warns COVID-19 cases likely to rise despite weeks-long lockdown
SYDNEY: COVID-19 cases in Australia spiked again on Thursday (Jul 22), despite a weeks-long lockdown, with authorities warning that infections would rise more and take...
12 dead in flooded subway as downpours hit central China, say officials
[caption id="attachment_13344" align="alignnone" width="1000"] This photo taken on July 20, 2021 shows people wading through flood waters along a street following heavy rains in Zhengzhou...
‘World failing’ on Covid, WHO chief says at delayed Tokyo Olympics
[caption id="attachment_13338" align="alignnone" width="1000"] A general view of the Olympic Rings installed on a floating platform with the Rainbow Bridge in the background in preparation...
Britain’s Covid-19 cases up by nearly 41 per cent over past week
[caption id="attachment_13341" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Medical staff at an NHS drive through coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing facility in the car park of Chessington World of Adventures,...
COVAX to deliver about 1.4 billion COVID-19 doses over 6 months: Canada minister
TORONTO: The global vaccine distribution system COVAX now expects to deliver about 1.4 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines over the next six months, Canada's international...