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COVID legal restrictions, including for face masks, will end: UK's Johnson

"We will move away from legal restrictions and allow people to make their own informed decisions about how to manage the virus," Johnson said in a Downing Street news conference.

Updated 06 Jul, 2021 12:12am

World

Britain still considering balance of risks on vaccinating children against COVID-19

"For any vaccine, what you want to be confident of is that the benefits of the vaccine outweigh any risks of the vaccine for the children involved," he told a news conference.

Published 05 Jul, 2021 11:08pm

World

UK PM Johnson: don't get 'demob happy' yet

"I didn't want people to feel that this is, as it were the moment to get demob happy... it is very far from the end of dealing with this virus," Johnson said at a news conference.

Published 05 Jul, 2021 11:01pm

World

Africa suffers record number of Covid cases

African nations combined saw a daily average of 36,141 new Covid-19 cases from June 28 to July 4.

Published 05 Jul, 2021 09:12pm

World

Trial of Myanmar's Suu Kyi continues as Covid-19 cases spike

The latest hearing comes after authorities reported 2,318 new confirmed infections, the highest daily coronavirus caseload for months.

Updated 05 Jul, 2021 06:54pm

World

France warns virus fourth wave could hit by end-July

A fourth wave of infections is "a possibility" by the end of this month, he said, echoing a warning issued by Health Minister late Sunday.

Published 05 Jul, 2021 05:01pm

World

Israel data 'preliminary signal' Delta variant can bypass vaccine: expert

The number of severe cases among vaccinated Israelis has risen in recent days from roughly one every two days up to five cases per day, Balicer said.

Published 05 Jul, 2021 04:32pm

World

UK PM says 'learn to live with' Covid as curbs to be lifted

Johnson had initially aimed for a full reopening on June 21, but was forced to push back the date because of a surge in the highly contagious Delta variant.

Published 05 Jul, 2021 03:51pm

World

Celebrating nation's birth, Biden urges Americans to help end COVID-19 pandemic

The country has fallen short of Biden's goal to have 70% of US adults get at least one vaccine shot by Sunday

Published 05 Jul, 2021 10:56am

Markets

Turkish inflation seen rising again to 17% in June

The bank has kept its policy rate at 19% since March

Published 05 Jul, 2021 10:14am

World

Queen Elizabeth honours Britain's health service for pandemic work

The honour has only been bestowed collectively twice before, and only once by the queen

Published 05 Jul, 2021 10:06am

BR Research

Petroleum consumption in FY21

Oil and petroleum consumption witnessed a sharp recovery in FY21 after a dip in pandemic hit FY20. This recovery is...

Published 05 Jul, 2021 08:07am

BR Research

Interview with Co-founder and CEO, PriceOye

“There is a trust deficit in Pakistan’s e-commerce market” Adnan Shaffi is co-founder and CEO at PriceOye,...

Published 05 Jul, 2021 07:40am

World

Airlines dust off planes grounded by Covid

ORLY, (France): As travel picks up this summer, airlines are dusting off planes that were grounded during the...

Published 05 Jul, 2021 04:57am

World

Luxembourg PM hospitalised for Covid observation

LUXEMBOURG: Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel was hospitalised Sunday and will be kept under observation as...

Published 05 Jul, 2021 04:57am

Pakistan

1,000 Covid-19 cases reported in a single day

ISLAMABAD: The country witnessed rising cases of Covid-19 infections as more than 1,000 coronavirus cases were...

Published 05 Jul, 2021 04:57am

Pakistan

Sindh reports 940 new cases of Covid-19

KARACHI: As many as 8 more patients of coronavirus died overnight lifting the death toll to 5,520 and 940 new cases...

Published 05 Jul, 2021 04:57am

Business & Finance

Greek economy won't close again of Covid-19: PM

ATHENS: Greece's economy would not close again because of the coronavirus pandemic if it was just to protect an...

Published 05 Jul, 2021 04:57am

World

Biden marks 'independence' from Covid, but pandemic woes persist

The president and First Lady Jill Biden will welcome 1,000 military personnel with their families and essential workers for the largest in-person event at the White House since he took office.

Published 04 Jul, 2021 09:48pm

World

Myanmar reports daily record 2,318 COVID-19 cases

The rate of positive tests, at more than 22%, was also higher than during the previous peak in case numbers late last year.

Updated 04 Jul, 2021 08:50pm

World

Russia posts highest number of virus cases since early January

Russia on Sunday announced 25,142 new infections, the highest figure since January 2 when Russia was emerging from a second wave of the pandemic.

Published 04 Jul, 2021 06:14pm

Pakistan

Covid vaccination of animal sellers mandatory: NCOC

Cattle markets will stay open from 7 am to 7 pm as guidelines, SOPs issued

Updated 04 Jul, 2021 01:49pm

World

Russia sets another Covid record as world battles Delta variant

MOSCOW: Russia reported its fifth record for daily Covid-19 deaths in a row on Saturday, as countries around the...