Health & Life
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WHO warns against relaxing pandemic fight
GENEVA: The arrival of Covid-19 vaccines should not tempt countries to relax efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic, top World…
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House approves Biden’s $1.9tr Covid-19 relief plan
WASHINGTON: The US House passed an enormous, $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early on Saturday, hailed by Democrats as a…
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UN Council adopts resolution for equitable access to vaccines
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council gave unanimous approval on Friday to a resolution calling for improved access to Covid-19…
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Ghana first to get vaccines under global Covax scheme
ACCRA: Ghana became the first country to receive vaccines from the global Covax scheme on Wednesday, paving the way for…
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India’s health workers balk at taking homegrown Covid-19 vaccine
India is struggling to convince its health and frontline workers to take a homegrown Covid-19 vaccine controversially approved without late-stage…
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Saudi crown prince has surgery for appendicitis
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, has had successful surgery for appendicitis, state media reported…
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Johnson sets out cautious lockdown exit plan
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled a map out of lockdown for England on Monday that would keep some…
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US crosses 500,000th Covid-19 death
NEW YORK: The United States crossed the staggering milestone of 500,000 Covid-19 deaths on Monday — just over a year…
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French city seeks to curb tourist inflow amid virus spike
PARIS: The mayor of the French city of Nice called on Sunday for a weekend lockdown in the area to…
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Russia detects first case of H5N8 avian flu in humans
MOSCOW: Russia said on Saturday its scientists had detected the first case of transmission of the H5N8 strain of avian…
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