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NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting to review the planning and preparations for COVID-19 vaccine, said an...

BERLIN: German federal state Bavaria announced Tuesday that it has approved free COVID-19 tests for all citizens, the first state in Germany to do...

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday announced a 5-billion-pound (about 6.2-billion-U.S. dollar) plan to fuel economic recovery in the...

BRUSSELS: The Council of the European Union (EU) on Tuesday adopted a recommendation to lift entry restrictions for residents of some third countries...

TOKYO: The Tokyo metropolitan government confirmed on Tuesday 54 new COVID-19 infections, marking the fifth straight day new daily cases in the capital have...

WASHINGTON: Anthony Fauci, the US government's top infectious-diseases expert, said on Tuesday the country is "not in total control" of the...

SAN FRANCISCO: The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) started Boeing 737 MAX recertification test flights on Monday, marking a major step toward the...

An uptick in the number of infections of the novel coronavirus in Tokyo is causing confusion and concern among health officials charged with bringing the...

WASHINGTON: The resurgence of COVID-19 cases across the United States is threatening to derail the nascent economic recovery as many states have either...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Berlin would spearhead efforts to ensure an effective post-pandemic recovery in the EU as it takes up the presidency of...