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US vaccine plans take shape
WASHINGTON: US health authorities will hold an emergency meeting next week to recommend that a coronavirus vaccine awaiting approval be given first to healthcare professionals and people in long-term care facilities.
The meeting,…
Image rights, fast cars and a ‘tank’: Maradona’s death triggers…
BUENOS AIRES: Diego Maradona’s death has triggered an outpouring of grief around the world. Now comes the scramble for a share of the soccer legend’s complex financial legacy, ranging from his iconic jerseys to luxury cars, image rights…
Most Canadians could get COVID-19 vaccine by September 2021:…
OTTAWA: Doctors believe most Canadians could be vaccinated against the coronavirus by next September rather than the end of 2021 as previously projected, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday.
Canada is in the middle of a second…
Brexit goes down to the wire
BRUSSELS/LONDON: The European Union and Britain said on Friday there were still substantial differences over a Brexit trade deal as the EU chief negotiator prepared to travel to London in a last-ditch attempt to avoid a tumultuous finale…
Indian trainer jet crashes into Arabian Sea
An Indian Navy trainer aircraft, MiG-29K, crashed into the Arabian sea on Thursday evening, according to reports.
“One pilot recovered, and search by air and surface units is in progress for the second pilot. An inquiry has been ordered…
Colchicine to be tested as COVID-19 treatment in UK trial
Anti-inflammatory colchicine will be tested as a possible COVID-19 treatment in one of the world’s biggest trials, the study website posted on Friday, the latest effort to repurpose existing medicines to fight the pandemic.
The RECOVERY…
Five COVID-19 patients killed in India hospital fire
AHMEDABAD: Five patients were killed in India on Friday in a fire that broke out in a COVID-19 ward, the fourth blaze in a novel coronavirus hospital since the outbreak began, which drew angry questions from the Supreme Court.
The early…
London to be placed in second highest COVID-19 risk category
LONDON: London will be placed into the second highest COVID-19 risk category when a national lockdown ends on Dec. 2, while much of England remains under the toughest level of restrictions to control the spread of the virus.
Prime…
EU watchdog expects first application for COVID-19 vaccine in…
BRUSSELS: Europe’s drugs watchdog said on Thursday it expects to receive the first application for conditional marketing approval for a COVID-19 vaccine “in the coming days”, the latest step towards making a shot available outside the…
London bridge is falling down – so Boat Race relocates
LONDON: Next year’s Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge will take place outside London for the first time since World War Two – because a bridge that passes over the usual course is close to collapsing.
The annual event between…