Bahrain offers Pfizer booster for some who got Chinese shots
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain has begun offering a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for someContinue Reading
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Israel opposition parties agree to form new unity government; would end PM Netanyahu’s 12-year tenure
Israeli opposition parties have reached an agreement to form a new government that would end Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year tenure asContinue Reading
The UAE and Bahrain offer third Sinopharm shots amid questions over vaccine effectiveness
KEY POINTS The UAE’s vaccination campaign, one of the fastest in the world, has relied heavily on the Sinopharm shot,Continue Reading
Fire-stricken container vessel sinking off Sri Lanka port
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Salvage experts were attempting to tow a fire-stricken container ship that had been loaded withContinue Reading
Sri Lanka President orders burnt container vessel X-Press Pearl to be towed to the deep sea
Colombo, June 1 (newsin.asia): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has ordered the concerned authorities to tow the wrecked X-PRESS PEARLContinue Reading
Canada panel says COVID-19 shots can be mixed, move could hit AstraZeneca
OTTAWA (Reuters) -An official Canadian panel on Tuesday said people who received a first shot of AstraZeneca PLC’s COVID-19 vaccineContinue Reading
Sri Lankan firefighters extinguish blaze on container ship
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Firefighters in Sri Lanka on Tuesday extinguished a blaze on a container ship that hadContinue Reading
China reports surge of new COVID-19 cases in Guangzhou city, triggering flight cancellations
China on Monday reported a sudden surge in COVID-19 infections in the country’s south, with 18 new local cases onContinue Reading
Sri Lanka questions burning cargo ship crew as ecological devastation assessed
Sri Lanka’s criminal investigators began questioning the crew of a burning cargo ship Monday, as the Singapore-registered carrier smouldered forContinue Reading
China re-imposes travel curbs on Guangzhou province after virus cases
BEIJING (AP) — China on Monday re-imposed anti-coronavirus travel controls on its southern province of Guangdong, announcing anyone leaving theContinue Reading
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