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Passengers queue at London Heathrow Airports T3 as the US reopens its borders to UK visitors in a significant boost to the travel sector, in London. (AP)

US lifts pandemic travel ban, opens doors to visitors after nearly 2...

Travellers who can show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 and have had a recent, negative viral test can again fly...

8 Nov 2021 11:27 AM GMT

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi (AP)

Iraqi prime minister survives assassination bid with drones

The attack was a major escalation amid tensions sparked by the refusal of Iran-backed militias to accept parliamentary...

7 Nov 2021 5:10 AM GMT

Travis Scott performs at Day 1 of the Astroworld Music Festival at NRG Park on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Houston. (AP)

At least 8 dead, several injured after crush at US music festival

Around 50,000 people were in the crowd at rapper Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival, authorities added

6 Nov 2021 8:50 AM GMT

This launch marked the 396th mission for the Long March series carrier rockets. (Photo: AP)

China successfully launches 3 new remote sensing satellites

The satellites, belonging to the Yaogan-35 family, were launched by a Long March-2D carrier rocket

6 Nov 2021 5:55 AM GMT

Democrats celebrate on the House floor late Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Washington, after the House approved a $1 trillion package of road and other infrastructure projects after Democrats resolved a months-long standoff between progressives and moderates, notching a victory that President Joe Biden and his party had become increasingly anxious to claim. (House Television via AP)

US Congress okays $1 trillion infrastructure bill, a long-delayed win...

Approval of the bill would create legions of jobs and improve broadband, water supplies and other public works

6 Nov 2021 5:46 AM GMT

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has determined that for purposes of travel to the United States, vaccines accepted will include FDA approved or authorised and World Health Organisation (WHO) emergency use listed (EUL) vaccines. (Representational Image/AP)

US to lift all travel restrictions for fully vaccinated foreign...

Fully vaccinated travellers will continue to be required to show a pre-departure negative test taken within three days...

5 Nov 2021 11:43 AM GMT

In July 2020, Washington told China to shutter its consulate in Houston, prompting Beijing to retaliate with an order for a U.S. diplomatic facility in the southwestern city of Chengdu to close. (Bloomberg)

Xi, Biden likely to agree on reopening consulates

Xi and Biden could agree on a framework for reducing trade tensions that erupted during the Trump administration,...

5 Nov 2021 5:34 AM GMT

A ten year old child high fives Pharmacist Colleen Teevan after he received the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine for kids at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut on November 2, 2021. (JOSEPH PREZIOSO / AFP)

US gives final clearance to COVID-19 shots for kids 5 to 11

Food and Drug Administration already authorized the shots for kids ages 5 to 11 doses just a third of the amount given...

3 Nov 2021 6:55 AM GMT

Taliban fighters stand guard near the Sardar Mohammad Dawood Khan military hospital in Kabul on November 2, 2021, after at least 19 people were killed and 50 others wounded in an attack on a military hospital. (Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)

Senior Taliban commander among dead in hospital attack

At least 19 people were killed on Tuesday in the attack claimed by the Taliban's hardline rivals, the Islamic...

3 Nov 2021 5:44 AM GMT

Patients lie on beds in a COVID-19 isolation room at the University Emergency Hospital in Bucharest, Romania. (Photo: AP)

COVID-19's global death toll tops 5 million in under 2 years

India, despite its terrifying delta surge that peaked in early May, now has a much lower reported daily death rate

1 Nov 2021 9:23 AM GMT

A box containing vials of Bharat Biotech Ltd. Covaxin vaccine. (Photo: Bloomberg)

Australia adds Covaxin to list of 'recognised' COVID-19 vaccines

COVID-19 vaccines are approved for use in Australia by the Therapeutic Goods Administration after an assessment and...

1 Nov 2021 7:59 AM GMT

Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard (Rear C-L), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Rear R) and world leaders prepare to attend the opening session of the G20 of World Leaders Summit. (Photo: AFP)

G20 leaders vow to boost supply of Covid vaccines in developing...

The leaders also welcomed multilateral efforts aimed at supporting and strengthening pandemic preparedness and response

1 Nov 2021 6:29 AM GMT