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Bangladesh signs deal to buy Chinese Covid-19 vaccines, price remains undisclosed

DHAKA: Bangladesh has signed a deal with China to buy the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine, said the country's Health Minister Zahid…

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Saudi allows 60,000 vaccinated residents on hajj, bars foreigners again

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced Saturday it will allow 60,000 residents vaccinated against Covid to perform this year's hajj, but Muslims…

5 years ago

4 dead in eight-vehicle collision in Arizona

PHOENIX: Four people were killed and multiple others injured in a road accident in the US state of Arizona involving…

5 years ago

US to ship 500 million COVID vaccines from August

WASHINGTON: The United States will ship the first batch of 500 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to 92 countries…

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San Francisco to fully reopen on June 15

SAN FRANCISCO: Staring from June 15, the city of San Francisco will fully reopen and eliminate capacity limits, according to…

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Global Covid-19 caseload tops 174.7 million

WASHINGTON: The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 174.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.76 million,…

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US senator chides Apple, Nike for ‘using forced labour’ from China

WASHINGTON: A US senator on Thursday slammed top American companies including Amazon, Nike and Apple for using forced labour from…

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Saudi Arabia says hajj to be limited to 60,000 in kingdom

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Saudi Arabia says this year's hajj pilgrimage will be limited to no more than 60,000 people,…

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Arkansas woman sues trooper for flipping her SUV during stop

LITTLE ROCK: An Arkansas woman who says she was injured when a state trooper deliberately bumped into her SUV, causing…

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Top Chinese diplomat dismisses Wuhan coronavirus theories as ‘absurd story’

BEIJING: China's top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, expressed Beijing's serious concern to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that some people…

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