2021

WARSAW: Poland reported 775 Covid-related deaths on Friday, the highest daily number in the fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, the data from the health ministry showed. Poland has been dealing with persistently high daily case…

JERUSALEM: Israel will administer a fourth dose of coronavirus vaccine to people over the age of 60 and medical personnel, becoming the first nation in the world to do so on such a widespread basis as the Omicron variant barrels across…

BEIJING: A Taiwanese pop star's messy divorce has captivated the Chinese-speaking world with the allegations triggering debate on misogyny and abusive marriages in China, where social media discussion of women's rights is increasingly…

SYDNEY: Singapore suspended quarantine-free travel and Australia renewed its vaccination push on Wednesday as surging cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant just days before Christmas forced authorities to impose new curbs and expedite…

MUMBAI: The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has formally withdrawn the ‘H-1B Selection Final Rule’, which was issued on January 8, 2021. This rule sought to give priority in the H-1B cap visa selection process to applications…

LONDON: Arash took his first steps on English soil on a cloudy, drizzly day in May, after attempting a perilous crossing of the Channel from northern France. UK border police intercepted the inflatable dinghy on which he and others…

BEIJING: After years of facing non-accountability for repression and human rights abuses in Xinjiang, China is now facing the heat for its actions as the West sanctions Chinese companies sourcing goods from Xinjiang to the diplomatic…

YANGON: At least 70 people were missing and one confirmed dead on Wednesday following a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar, a member of the rescue team told AFP. "About 70-100 people are missing in a landslide that happened…

WASHINGTON: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has warned against the rising Omicron cases around the world, saying that the world could be entering the worst part of the pandemic as the variant will result in the "worst surge" the world…

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration on Tuesday finalized a reversal of a rule issued under then-US President Donald Trump that sought to pre-empt California's vehicle emissions regulations. The Department of Transportation said it was…