Weight Loss Medications Could Pose Serious Risks: Experts
London: Medical experts have warned that weight loss medications could potentially harm the body. According to international news agencies, experts from a pharmaceutical company have...
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Sydney extends lockdown as other Australian cities reopen
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SYDNEY, Australia: The authorities have extended Sydney’s lockdown by another month as Covid-19 cases continue to rise. Australia’s largest city has been under lockdown orders...
Chinese Covid vaccine gets WHO emergency approval
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GENEVA, Switzerland: The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted emergency approval for a Covid vaccine made by the Chinese state-owned company Sinopharm. It is the...
India reports another record daily surge in Covid infections with over 200,000 cases
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NEW DELHI, India: In yet another highest single-day spike, India has reported a record daily increase of 217,353 Covid-19 infections, health ministry data showed the...
Yemen receives first batch of Covid vaccines
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SANA’A, Yemen: Yemen has received its first shipment of Covid-19 vaccines, the United Nations children’s agency said, a week after the country’s coronavirus committee warned...
Australia falls 85% short of vaccine delivery target
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CANBERRA, Australia: Australia has fallen 3.4 million doses short of its target of delivering four million Covid vaccinations by March 31, prompting criticism of the...
Paris to go into month-long lockdown as France fears third wave of coronavirus pandemic
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PARIS, France: The French capital is set to go into a month-long Covid lockdown as the country fears a third wave. Some 21 million people...
Germany, France among four European nations to halt use of AstraZeneca vaccine
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BERLIN, Germany: Germany, France, Italy and Spain have suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine after several reports of blood clots in people who received...
Thailand suspends AstraZeneca vaccine rollout over blood clot fears
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BANGKOK, Thailand: Thailand has delayed the rollout of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine over reports of blood clots. The delay comes after several countries, including Denmark and...
Italy blocks export of Covid-19 vaccine to Australia
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ROME, Italy: Italy invoked European Union powers to block the export of 250,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Australia on Thursday, in a dramatic escalation of...