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Greece registers 262 new coronavirus cases, highest daily tally 12 Aug 2020 - 09:17 pm

ATHENS - Greece reported 262 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, its highest daily tally since the start of the coronavirus outbreak in...

Surge in Spain's virus cases prompts regional smoking ban, field hospital 12 Aug 2020 - 08:53 pm

MADRID - Coronavirus cases in Spain jumped by nearly 1,700 on Wednesday, part of a surge that has prompted the construction of a...

Istanbul in uproar over restoration damage to iconic tower 12 Aug 2020 - 08:26 pm

Istanbul - Cell phone footage of restoration workers drilling down the stone wall of Istanbul's 14th-century Galata Tower created a political firestorm Wednesday...

US inks $1.5 billion deal with Moderna for 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine 12 Aug 2020 - 08:01 pm

The United States has entered an agreement with drugmaker Moderna Inc to acquire 100 million doses of its potential COVID-19 vaccine for around...

Mauritius tourism, reeling from COVID, now hit by oil spill 12 Aug 2020 - 07:30 pm

NAIROBI - Tourist operators in Mauritius fear that an oil spill from a Japanese ship will further damage their businesses, already reeling from...

Train derails in Scotland, three people feared dead 12 Aug 2020 - 06:23 pm

STONEHAVEN, Scotland: A train derailed in eastern Scotland on Wednesday, killing three people according to PA Media news agency, in what Scottish premier...

German institute says COVID-19 vaccine could be available in autumn 12 Aug 2020 - 06:16 pm

FRANKFURT: Germany's leading infectious disease institute said on Wednesday a first vaccine against the coronavirus could be available as early as autumn but...

Philippines talking to Russian vaccine maker on trials, seeks 'complete dossier' 12 Aug 2020 - 03:43 pm

Manila: Philippine scientists were set on Wednesday to meet representatives of the Russian research facility that developed a coronavirus vaccine, to discuss possible...

Billionaire Sumner Redstone dies at 97 12 Aug 2020 - 03:25 pm

Billionaire Sumner Redstone, chairman and chief executive officer of National Amusements, has died at the age of 97, ViacomCBS said on Wednesday. For...

Paris marathon cancelled as COVID-19 cases pick up in France 12 Aug 2020 - 03:18 pm

Paris: This year's Paris marathon has been cancelled, organisers said on Wednesday, as France battles against a resurgence of the COVID-19 virus. The...

Serious injuries after train derails in Scotland, first minister says 12 Aug 2020 - 02:48 pm

LONDON: A number of people were seriously injured in a passenger train derailment on Wednesday morning on the east coast of Scotland, first...

Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate, first Black woman 12 Aug 2020 - 11:22 am

WILMINGTON, Delaware: Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete...

Brussels makes face masks compulsory in all public spaces as COVID-19 cases spike 12 Aug 2020 - 10:38 am

BRUSSELS: Wearing a face mask became compulsory on Wednesday in all public places in Brussels as the number of COVID-19 infections rose to...

Man shot outside White House, Trump evacuated from press conference 11 Aug 2020 - 11:28 pm

Washington - US Secret Service agents shot and wounded a man who was apparently armed outside the White House on Monday, President Donald...

South Korea's Daewoong Pharma gets India nod to test anti-parasite drug for COVID-19 11 Aug 2020 - 11:18 pm

SEOUL - South Korea's Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co Ltd said on Tuesday it received Indian regulatory approval to test its anti-parasitic niclosamide drug to...

Mexico signs deals for coronavirus vaccine trials 11 Aug 2020 - 11:02 pm

Mexico City - Mexico said Tuesday it had signed deals with three pharmaceutical companies from the United States and China to carry out...

Georgia district has quarantined more than 800 students 11 Aug 2020 - 09:59 pm

CANTON, Ga.- A Georgia school district has quarantined more than 800 students because of possible exposure to the coronavirus since it resumed in-person...